Guest guest Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 Hi All, Can anyone recommend a Western herbal supplier, preferably on the west coast? Organic would be nice if its not to much $$$. Thank you, David Vitello Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 These two are top-notch; California and Oregon respectively. The latter was Co-Op America's " People's Choice " for Green Business of the Year in 2008. http://www.starwest-botanicals.com/ http://mountainroseherbs.com/ Best regards, Jamey Kowalski St. Petersburg, FL - dmvitello01 Friday, January 09, 2009 6:03 PM Western Herb Supplier Hi All, Can anyone recommend a Western herbal supplier, preferably on the west coast? Organic would be nice if its not to much $$$. Thank you, David Vitello Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 David, Pacific Botanicals seems to carry some of the better Western herbs I've seen in commerce and most of their herbs are organically grown. Another company I know of, and happen to run, carries a couple hundred or so Western herbs in bulk tincture including a lot of harder to find wildcrafted stuff. Contact me offline and/or check out our inventory at www.fiveflavorsherbs.com (in need of an update). I'd also be happy to direct you to some other preferable sources for specific things you may be looking for if you contact me. Best, Benjamin Zappin : dmvitello: Fri, 9 Jan 2009 23:03:45 +0000 Western Herb Supplier Hi All,Can anyone recommend a Western herbal supplier, preferably on the west coast? Organic would be nice if its not to much $$$.Thank you,David Vitello _______________ Windows Live™: Keep your life in sync. http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t1_allup_explore_012009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 I have been using Mountain Rose for about two years, the quality is good and I like the ability to buy in units of 4 oz, 8 oz and 16 oz. Also, the service has been good and the web ordering process pretty easy. And now I will check out Pacific botanicals and starwest. -- Duncan E " We are here to help each other get though this thing, whatever it is. " -Mark Vonnegut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2009 Report Share Posted January 12, 2009 Thank you for your responses everyone. I will check out these companies. Dave Vitello , ben zappin <btz23 wrote: > > > David, > Pacific Botanicals seems to carry some of the better Western herbs I've seen in commerce and most of their herbs are organically grown. > Another company I know of, and happen to run, carries a couple hundred or so Western herbs in bulk tincture including a lot of harder to find wildcrafted stuff. Contact me offline and/or check out our inventory at www.fiveflavorsherbs.com (in need of an update). I'd also be happy to direct you to some other preferable sources for specific things you may be looking for if you contact me. > > Best, > Benjamin Zappin > > > > > : dmvitello: Fri, 9 Jan 2009 23:03:45 +0000 Western Herb Supplier > > > > Hi All,Can anyone recommend a Western herbal supplier, preferably on the west coast? Organic would be nice if its not to much $$$.Thank you,David Vitello > > > > > > _______________ > Windows Live™: Keep your life in sync. > http://windowslive.com/explore? ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t1_allup_explore_012009 > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Dave, Ben's company is excellent, he's a good friend of mine and an excellent medicine maker. Bill is absolutely right, don't waste your time and money tincturing an extract, just make tinctures with whole herbs. Ben, Pacific Botanicals used to be the best, I'm not so sure about that now. Mark has changed the company into a money making machine, with a major shake-up in management (firing long-time dedicated employees) and (I hear) the quality has suffered in the process. I would be interested to hear about a comparison between them and Mountain Rose, who I only have a little experience with, but they have a good reputation and seem to have a great root ethic... Bill, you know anything about this? Author of: Western Herbs According to Traditional : A Practitioners Guide http://sourcepointherbs.blogspot.com > Another company I know of, and happen to run, carries a couple hundred or so Western herbs in bulk tincture including a lot of harder to find wildcrafted stuff. Contact me offline and/or check out our inventory at www.fiveflavorsherbs.com (in need of an update). I'd also be happy to direct you to some other preferable sources for specific things you may be looking for if you contact me. > > Best, > Benjamin Zappin > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 could we be a little more diplomatic in our phraseology here? thanks, doug , " " wrote: > > Dave, > > Ben's company is excellent, he's a good friend of mine and an > excellent medicine maker. Bill is absolutely right, don't waste your > time and money tincturing an extract, just make tinctures with whole > herbs. > > Ben, > > Pacific Botanicals used to be the best, I'm not so sure about that > now. Mark has changed the company into a money making machine, with a > major shake-up in management (firing long-time dedicated employees) > and (I hear) the quality has suffered in the process. I would be > interested to hear about a comparison between them and Mountain Rose, > who I only have a little experience with, but they have a good > reputation and seem to have a great root ethic... > > Bill, you know anything about this? > > > Author of: Western Herbs According to Traditional : A > Practitioners Guide > http://sourcepointherbs.blogspot.com > > > Another company I know of, and happen to run, carries a couple > hundred or so Western herbs in bulk tincture including a lot of harder > to find wildcrafted stuff. Contact me offline and/or check out our > inventory at www.fiveflavorsherbs.com (in need of an update). I'd also > be happy to direct you to some other preferable sources for specific > things you may be looking for if you contact me. > > > > Best, > > Benjamin Zappin > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 Thanks for the props Thomas. What we are able to get from Pacific Botanicals that these other companies (mountain rose, etc.) don't offer to my knowledge is fresh plants shipped direct. The shipping prices are usually a little absurd. Our staff organoleptic analysts and customers are still in agreement that fresh plant material makes better medicine. Benjamin Zappin www.fiveflavorsherbs.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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