A call for diversity, if it's not too late

[Guest guest]

Hello, I am seeing a trend in the herb world that's really disturbing

me. There are a few, mainly one herb company positioning themselves for

Amazon.com kind of security. They sell herbs retail and wholesale and

have a fabulous marketing campain and deep pockets. Sounds great

right, wholesale prices, but wait! With that kind of power they can

negotiate absurdly low prices. The consumer becomes infatuated they

can buy huge quantities of Nettles Super cheap. The more they buy the

bigger the discount. The wild crafters, small herb stores independant

and divese become slowly extinct. Gone are the community centered herb

resources. The plants have to be hauled in from

lands far far away. Plant matter is taken for granted herbs are

waisted on the shelves.

It's a lot like the Free Trade issues. It sounds good but the

destruction, is it reversable. I feel like the character in the Horton

hears the who. Yelp!