HERBAL RESOURCE LIST A raggedy-assed list of extended-family or preferred resources.(with heavy emphasis on the MM (SWSBM) and TL (New Mexico Herb Academy) family of Former Students) Last edited in May of 1995, some of the numbers and addresses may be out of date. I am sure I missed lots of good folks, but this is what's on the Rolodex, kids. If you know me, you know that I MEAN well, but sometimes forget the details. All opinions mine. WHOLESALE WILDCRAFTED AND ORGANICALLY GROWN HERBS Adaptations - Tane Datta P.O. Box 1070, Captain Cook, HI 96704 808-328-9044 Permaculture-grown tropicals plants, such as Gotu Kola, Ginger, Kava, Passionflower. Blessed Herbs - Martha & Michael Volchok 109 Barre Plains Road Oakham, Mass. 01068 800-489-4372 508-882-3839 FAX: 508-882-3755 A VERY large selection of wildcrafted herbs, and generally a moral plant source. They will answer questions about their sources, and will freely acknowledge any necessary compromise made. Although Big, B.H. is 2 notches closer to the earth than other wholesalers (such as Frontier) and Michael deals almost exclusively with the pickers themselves. They try their damnest to walk a narrow line between the heavy and blind demands of the herb industry and their acute awareness of the earth. They will also ship fresh herbs if humanly possible. I have even picked for them. Frontier Herbs Box 299 Norway, lowa 52318 1 -800-669-3275 Fair quality of wildcrafted herbs and international herbs as well. Well- meaning, politically aware and BIG, but too heavily tied to the International trade for my taste. There is no other way to run a coop that sells 50 tons of Chamomile by the pound each year, to be perfectly honest. A true coop at heart, the weight of demand has forced Frontier into Big Herb Business. Horizon seeds - Richo and Mayche P.O. Box 69 Williams, OR 97544-0069 503-846-6704 Medicinal plant seeds, organic and wildcrafted herbs. Impeccable. Island Herbs - Ryan Drum P.O. Box 25 Waldron Island, WA 98927-0025 206-739-4035 Quality herbs picked by loving energies and spirits. Also offers Apprenticeships in Medicinal Herb Wildcrafting and Cultivation as well as weekend herbal retreats at his homestead. Montana Botanicals - Suzanna McDougal (MM) P.O. Box 1365 Hamilton, MT 59840 406-363-6683. Many organic and wildcrafted herbs. Impeccable. Nature's Cathedral - Leroy Ballard RRT 1 Box 120 Blairstown, IA 52209 1-319-454-6959 Grows Echinacea and Golden Seal Pacific Botanicals - Mark & Margie Wheeler 4350 Fish Hatchery Road Grants Pass, OR 97527 (503) 479-7777 High quality organic and wildcrafted herbs. Will deliver fresh plants if you're on the list early enough. They have a limited selection of sea vegetables. Will also fill 1/2 Ib. orders. Southern Virginia Herbals - Robert Wooding Rt 3 Box 81 Hallfax, Virginia 24558 1 -804-476- 1339 Organic grower and wild crafter of East coast herbs...The Man. Spring Wind 2315 Fourth St. Berkeley, CA 94710 1 -800-588-4883 Good quality Chinese herbs - by Chinese or Latin names Starwest Botanicals 11253 Trade Center Drive Rancho Cordova, Ca. 95742 1 -800-800-4372 A fair quality herbal wholesaler but has lots of other products such as oils, teas, soaps, etc. for retailers. SOUTHWEST HERBS and HERBALISTS Alive and Wild Herbals - Meryl Kastin (MM) P.O.Box 5654 Bisbee, AZ 85603 Lv. message at 602-577-6551 Consciencious Southwest Wildcrafter, grower, HerbPerson Bear Creek Herbs - Michael Cottingham (MM) 602 N. Bullard Silver City, NM 505-388-5035 The usual southwestern tinctures; sometimes has wildcrafted herbs as well Bisbee Botanicals - Susan Mullen P.O. Box 218 Gila, NM 880303 505-388-4411 Sue Mullen offers hundreds of wildcrafted and organically grown extracts, etc. Dancing Willow Herbs - Debra Rueben (MM) 960 Main Street Durango, CO 81303 Retail store, also wholesales wildcrafted tinctures, a few wildcrafted tea blends and LOTS of formulas. Debra Brandt "From the Ground Up"(MM) 2137 N. Main St Las Cruces, NM 88001 505-523-7510 Source of SW herbs and tinctures in small lots. Reliable ex-student w/decades of experience as a R.N. psychiatric clinician Evergreen Herbal Market - Diane & Cecil (MM) 701 Northern Blvd. Rio Rancho, NM 87124 505-892-5243 Retail store, wholesaling some wildcrafted tinctures. Resource mavens, they can track down ANYTHING (for a moderate profit). Herbs Etc.(Wholesale) - Daniel Gagnon (MM) 1340 Rufina Circle Santa Fe, N.M. 505-471-6488 My old store, now mainstream national manufacturing, STILL a source of a HUGE line of tinctures made properly. Jae Bird Botanicals - Jae Schneider (MM-TL) P.O. Box 22088 Santa Fe, NM 87502 Wildcrafted or organically grown herbs in tinctures and oils: wholesale prices / bulk Chaparral Charlie Jordon (MM) Box 74, Hwy 285 Ojo Caliente, NM 87549 505-583-2118 Former owner of Dragon River Herbals, he still may wholesale tinctures. Politically active and part of the Land Tithe movement, he's taking time off to work with different aspects of herbalism than wholesaling. Mitch Coven (MM) 505-268-2772 SW tinctures, formulas...big variety, w/many bodyworking formulas Mimi Kamp Box 5 Naco AZ 602-432-2688 Has tinctures from the southwest and all over the US...between her and Halsey and Bisbee Botanicals SOMEONE will have it. She makes her own flower essences. Mtn. Wisdom Herbals - Abby Schreiber (MM) P.O. Box 802 Mancos, CO 81328 1 -303-533-7156 A clinical herbalist with a small retail store, Abbie gives classes in local plants and can also supply small quantities of her wildcrafter preparations Reevis Mtn, School - Peter Bigfoot Box 1534 Roosevelt, AZ 85545 Message: 602-952-0915 (need I say more?) Monica Rude (MM) P.O. Box 263 Gila, N.M. 88038 She grows herbs, sells plants, and can be a source for bulk herbs and extracts. Silver Wing Herbals - Karla Hazer (MM) P.O.Box 40517 Eugene, OR 97404 503-689-8770 A good source of bulk tinctures and will sometimes wildcraft fresh on contract. Carol Taschel (MM) 6 Gavilan Place Santa Fe, NM 87505 505-982-6153 She is a practicing clinical herbalist, teaches at the two SF Massage schools, and gives a number of field and lecture classes during the year in the Santa Fe area. Spirit Mountain Botanicals - Kendra Whittaker (MM) 120 Sandia Circle C.R. 520 Bayfield, CO 81122 303-884-9637 A source of wildcrafted tinctures, preparations, sometimes bulk herbs. Taos Herb Co. - Rob Hawley (MM sort of) P.O.Box 3232 108 Siler Rd Taos, NM 87571 505-758-1991 A good retail store, they also wholesale a wide variety of wildcrafted tincture s and preparations. Tierra Madre Herbs - Elle Sarason (MM-TL) 4008 Lead SE Albuquerque, NM 87108 1 -505-266-6880 Home business - supplying wildcrafted and organically grown herbs in extract. Leads Summertime herbs walks - advertised through Wild Oats in Abq. and Santa Fe. Turtle Island Herbs - Feather Jones (MM) Salina Star Route Boulder, CO 80302 303-442-2215 A well-run and well-established line of reliable and ethical tinctures, formulas, etc. Feather is the sparkplug for the Boulder herb school. Linda Whitedove (TL) P.O. Box 332 Ward, CO 80481 1 -303-584-3466 Herbals walks; wildcrafter in Colorado Winter Sun Trading Co. - Phyllis Hogan 107 N. San Francisco, Suite #1 Flagstaff, AZ 86001 602-774-2884 Wildcrafted herb tinctures, some organic. Established 1976. OTHER REGIONAL HERBALISTS, HERB RESOURCES, SCHOOLS Cascade Anderson-Geller 1934 S.E. 56th Ave Portland, OR 97215 503-232-0473 Although no longer directly involved in retailing or NCNM teaching, Cascade still gives classes, and is an Old Pro who knows whatever is happening in the NW. Bastyr College 144 N.E. 54 St. Seattle, WA 98105 206-523-9585 (office) 206-632-0354 (clinic) Amanda (McQuade) Crawford Box 66 Ojai, CA 93024 805-646-6699 A British Medical Herbalist, she is a specialist in Women's Medicine, has lots of fingers in lots of pies, does lots of classes round the U.S, and may eventually return to a coherent Medical Herbalist program (interrupted when she and the California School of Herbal Studies "parted" company.) Steven Dentali (MM) 503-663-2239 (home) With a PhD in Natural Products Chemistry, Steven has access to The Papers on any herb. Maybe some day a company will have the money to set him up to REALLY check out plant chemistry. Eclectic Research 14385 S.E. Lusted Rd. Sandy, Oregon 97055 These are the folks that reprint the Eclectic Manuals and papers, make a large (and expensive) line of well-crafted extracts and supplements for the Naturopathic trade. The Herbalist - Tierne Salter (MM) 2106 N.E. 65th Seattle, WA 98115 206-523-2600 For years the MAIN herb store in Seattle, they also have a BIG wholesale line of tinctures, formulas and gee-gaws, with lots of yummy body and cosmetic stuff. Although she doesn't make a big deal about it, Tierney often has an awesome amount of hard-to-get plant materials. With Clarissa Smith no longer the owner of Wyoming Wildcrafters, Tierney would be our extended-family source of choice for wholesale tinctures from the NW. Herb Room 1130 Mission Santa Cruz, CA 95060 There are usually one or two ex-students working in this store. Lots of energy and good community resources. The Herb Pharm - Ed Smith Williams, OR 503-846-6262 Ed STILL runs the class act herb business for professionals in the west. I have never seen any compromises in the products they put out. A bit quirky but impeccable. KAMI (MM) P.O.Box 5381 Vacaville, CA 95696 707-446-1290 A first-class herbalist-body-worker-counselor, KAMI knows the plants in her area, and can probably supply some hard-to-get tinctures and herbs. A Country Herb Woman. NCNM 11231 S.E. Market Portland, OR 97216 503-255-4860 (office) 503-255-7355 (clinic) The old-line Naturopathic school, with a lot of folks dressed in white coats. Rocky Mountain Center for Botanical Studies - Dir. Feather Jones (MM) P.O. Box 19254 Boulder, CO 80308-2254 303-442-6861 A sort of sister school, with lots of links to SWSBM...faculty-oriented classes rather than an over-grown master-class like ours. EagleSong Randalls (Moon Valley Herb Co.) 444 Railroad Ave. N. P.O. Box 188 Snoqualmie, WA 98065 Plants, seeds, herbs, wisdom. Jeanne Rose 219 Carl Street San Francisco, CA 94117 415-564-6337 What can I say...the Grand Lady herself, still teaching and writing as always, but with a schedule limited by a severe respiratory infection she picked a few years ago in the Pacific. Adam Sellar (MM) P.O.Box 2194 Berkeley, CA 94702 510-845-4028 The ultimate Urban Radical Herbalist, his school and classes, although sprawled through time, offer great field, clinical and intellectual fodder. He has become a Master clinician over the years. Like yours truly, not a teacher for every person, but the BEST for some people. James Snow (MM) c/o Organic Grocery 2481 Guerneville Rd Santa Rosa, CA 95403 707-528-3663 James teaches Constitutional herbology at the California School of Herbal Studies. knows the plants of the Bay Area VERY well, probably can supply some wildcrafted products if asked, and is someone to look up and chat with if you are in the area. One of the family. Elaine Stevens (MM) 2658 West 31st Ave Vancouver, B.C.CANADA V6L-128 Wild Rose College FINALLY has classes in herbal pharmacy 'cause Elaine teaches it. A good resource for B.C. herb info, and perhaps some wildcrafted material as well. Sierra School of Herbs and Health - Suzanna and Barbara (MM) 6715 Garden Bar Rd. Lincoln, CA 95648 Although Barbara Klokevold has been running the school for a few years now, rumor has it that she and Pam Hyde-Nakai are joining forces for a school in Tucson. Stay tuned. South West College of Naturopathic Medicine. 602-990-7424 The New School on the block, SW is well-funded, has good teachers, and is in it for the long haul. The down-side is it's in PHOENIX. David Winston (Herbalist and Alchemist) P.O.Box 553 Broadway, NJ 08808 908-689-9020 Although David is hard to contact personally, he REALLY knows his shit, and the company has all the wierd stuff in tincture form (sometimes bulk) from the eastern seaboard that we have grown accustomed to having access to here in the west. Susun Weed P.O.Box 64 Woodstock, N.Y. 12498. 914-246-8081 What can I say. Wise Woman herself, with LOTS of classes, books, and Wonderful Wicca Wierdness. You can also pay to be her apprentice and learns LOTS about the care and treatment of goats (g). APOTHECARY SUPPLIES, MATERIALS Alameda Chemical Co. 922 E. So. Pacific Drive. Phoenix, AZ 85034 602-256-7044 Potassium carbonate, other chemicals. Business license or business name needed. Apothecary Products 11531 Rupp Drive Burnsville, MN 55337 800-328-2742. Suppository Molds, Pharmaceutical Equipment NOTE: Need to represent yourself as a business, or have a wholesale number...or order through a friend who does. Bear River Trading Co. (Suzanne and Stephen Hurst) 6715 Garden Bar Rd. Lincoln, CA 95648 916-645-3932 Books (the best), herbalists supplies, percolation cones, presses, etc. etc. They have been "down-sizing" this year, so I don't know the current status of their catalogue City Chemical Corp. 100 Hoboken Ave. Jersey City, NJ 07310 1 -800-248-2436 Supplies bulk vegetable oils. Essentials and Such - Michael ? 1 -209-298-3313 Shrink seals for bottles of all sizes as well as other supplies Excelsior Incense (see Misc.) 415-622-9124 Raw incense (sticks and cones) bulk incense (VERY GOOD) by the Kilo for repackaging (PROFITS), plastic bags by the role for repackaging, many gum exudates, Tibetan, Chinese, Japanese...GREAT resource, quirky Asian owners. Fortec 248 Pennsylvania Ave. Virginia Beach, VA 23462 804-468-8999 Electronic (also battery operated) scale for weighing herbs upto 4.5 lbs. (in oz/gr) -$55.00 for the CR-107 MayWay (See Misc.) 510-208-3123 THE source for bulk Chinese herbs, and a variety of herbal supplies, blenders for herbs ($400-$500) Hopefully you can get someone on the phone you can understand. McCormick Distilling Co. Inc. Industrial Alcohol Division P.O. Box 263, Dept. 672 Kansas City, MO 64193-0672 800-825-0377 Mertex 718-625-4555 (perculator cones) Oshadhi Ayus,15 Monarch Bay Plaza Suite 546 Monarch Beach, CA 92629 800-933-1008 Bulk supplier for essential oils and floral waters. Packaging West 5840 Midway Park NE Albuquerque, NM 87109 505-344- 7575 Salve jars, Salve tins, dropper bottles, amber storage bottles, shrink wrap sleeves, etc. Old friends to herbalists, they know our needs. Minimum purchase. Meer Corporation - See Misc. resources Sodium Copper Chlorophylin. PLANT PRESS INFORMATION Tonya Horton 505-281-2808 Her Partner Jim makes VERY GOOD big aluminum presses Carol and Daniel Willard 505-294-8793 12 Ton Press w/steel press pans $250.00. Deliver in 3-4 wks. Teal or beige. MISC RESOURCES drawn from my CD-ROM "Rolodex" BOTANICALS INTERNATIONAL 2550 E EL PRESIDIO ST LONG BEACH, CA 90810 310-637-9566 ECLECTIC INSTITUTE 30900 SE DIVISION DR TROUTDALE, OR 97060 503-668-4120 EXCELSIOR INCENSE WORKS 1413 VAN DYKE AVE SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94124 415-822-9124 GINSENG BUSINESS CENTER 16H MENARD PLZ WAUSAU, WI 54401 715-845-7300 HERB FMALI INCORPORATED 831 ALMAR AVE SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060 408-423-7913 HERB PRODUCTS CO (John Devol) 11012 MAGNOLIA BLVD NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA 91601 818-984-3141 HERB TAYLORS GARDEN INC 1535 LONE OAK RD VISTA, CA 92084 619-727-3485 HERBAL GRAM NEWS LETTER 11540 SPICEWOOD PKY AUSTIN, TX 78750 512-331-4244 HERBARIUM INC 11016 152ND AVE KENOSHA, WI 53142 414-857-2373 HERBS OF MEXICO 3903 WHITTIER BLVD LOS ANGELES, CA 90023 213-261-2521 MAYWAY CORP LOS ANGELES, CA 90014 213-622-0234 MEER CORPORATION 9500 RAILROAD AVE NORTH BERGEN, NJ 07047 201-861-9500 MEER CORPORATION WEST 1620 240TH ST HARBOR CITY, CA 90710 310-534-3323 PACKAGING WEST INC 6838 S 190TH KENT, OR 97033 503-223-2360 (???) PACKAGING WEST INC 6838 S 190TH ST KENT, WA 98032 206-251-9155 (???) PACKAGING WEST INC 5840 MIDWAY PARK BLVD NE ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87109 505-344-7575 PACKAGING WEST INC 5155 E 46TH AVE DENVER, CO 80216 303-394-3100 PACKAGING WEST INC 1702 N TOPPING AVE KANSAS CITY, MO 64120 816-241-1717 PINES INTERNATIONAL INC RR 3 #-21C LAWRENCE, KS 66044 913-841-6016 SAN FRANCISCO HERB CO 250 14TH ST SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103 415-861-7174 SOLARRAY INC 2815 INDUSTRIAL DR OGDEN, UT 84401 801-621-5631 SUPERIOR TRADING CO 837 WASHINGTON ST SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94108 415-982-8722 TROUT LAKE FARMS EPHRATA, WA 98823 509-754-2520 WESTERN PLASTICS CORP 2925 W WHITTON AVE PHOENIX, AZ 85017 602-253-1163 ZANDT CO MANHATTAN BEACH, CA 90266 310-545-0571