by Dan Riegler | Jan 26, 2016 | Apothecary, Ethics & Sustainability, Fair Trade, Frankincense, Natural Perfume, Resins & Saps, Wildcrafting
I have just been invited to Northern Kenya to work with the women of the semi-nomadic Pastoralist Samburu tribe with their wildcrafting business and help set up a fair trade platform that will make their lives a little easier, especially through the unpredictable...
by Dan Riegler | Nov 15, 2015 | Apothecary, Fair Trade, Frankincense, Herbal Remedies, Natural Perfume, Resins & Saps, Wildcrafting
Recently, while writing about the traditional Labdanum harvest in Crete for my shop, I was reminded why I love doing what I’m doing. I see us, a new wave of herbalists, natural perfumers, earth and people healers, plant whisperers, craftspeople and shamans, with...
by Dan Riegler | Mar 28, 2015 | Apothecary, Boswellia Carterii, Boswellia Frereana, Boswellia Sacra/Carterii, Ethics and Sustainability Ratings, Fair Trade, Frankincense
by Dan Riegler | Mar 28, 2015 | Boswellia Carterii, Boswellia Frereana, Boswellia Sacra/Carterii, Ethics and Sustainability Ratings, Fair Trade, Frankincense
I did not expect this blog to receive much attention except from those who might want to work with oleoresins or buy some Frankincense from my shop. However, within a year of publishing it, it has grown into a homing beacon for Somali and Somaliland Frankincense...
by Dan Riegler | Mar 21, 2015 | Boswellia Frereana, Boswellia Papyrifera, Boswellia Rivae, Boswellia Sacra/Carterii, Boswelliaq Serrata, Fair Trade, Frankincense Oleoresins, Wildcrafting
Here is an often referred to, unique and useful chart my friend in Addis Ababa, Professor Ermias Dagne, compiled and posted on his website Aritiherbal.com a few years ago. Due to various issues it has rarely been accessible on his website. Many have asked for such a...
by Dan Riegler | Feb 27, 2015 | Civet, Ethics & Sustainability, Fair Trade
It’s been almost a year since my last visit to Ethiopia, after which I wrote the post, “Ethical civet a glimpse from the mountaintop”. I must admit, when I returned home I felt overwhelmed, as it seemed the only way a model ethical Civet farm could...
by Dan Riegler | Dec 10, 2014 | Apothecary, Civet, Ethics & Sustainability, Fair Trade, Resins & Saps
Well. Looks like I’m moving, and leaving Canada. I say “looks like” because at this point I can’t see exactly how I’m going to get there. I’m just putting one foot in front of the other, one packed box on top of the other, filling...
by Dan Riegler | Oct 20, 2014 | Apothecary, Distillation, DIY & Recipes, Essential Oils, Fair Trade, Frankincense, Resins & Saps
by Dan Riegler | Jun 19, 2014 | Essential Oils, Ethics & Sustainability, Fair Trade, Frankincense, Resins & Saps, Wildcrafting
Boswellia Frereana, Maydi Perhaps one of the least known Frankincense types in the western world, but one of the most prized in Arabia and Africa, Boswellia Frereana is native to the Somali Puntland the Somaliland highlands, and is their pride and joy. In Somaliland...
by Dan Riegler | May 1, 2014 | Fair Trade
by Dan Riegler | Apr 3, 2014 | Fair Trade, Resins & Saps
Since travelling in the Middle east and Africa, I haven’t been writing as much as I should. My apologies. Lots of great new business opportunities, connections and relationships, especially around free trade, sustainability of resources, ethics of commerce, and...
