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An East African Aromatic Adventure

An East African Aromatic Adventure

by Dan Riegler | Oct 30, 2016 | Apothecary, Distillation, Ethics & Sustainability, Fair Trade, Frankincense, Natural Perfume, Resins & Saps

With only a day left in Africa, I feel I need to offer a brief overview of my latest aromatic trip just to keep everyone abreast. Once back in Canada I will write in detail about this last trip to Madagascar and Kenya. So much has happened during these past three...
Lollygagging with Lemurs

Lollygagging with Lemurs

by Dan Riegler | Oct 6, 2016 | Apothecary, Distillation, Essential Oils, Ethics & Sustainability, Fair Trade, Frankincense, Resins & Saps, Wildcrafting

Well, I have my tickets to Madagascar. Now I deal with the anxiety of Oh My God what have I done, what am I forgetting to pack, and make sure you buy new underwear in case the plane goes down in a ball of flame. A huge, warm thank you to everyone who contributed to...
A Distillation Workshop in the Apothecary’s garden

A Distillation Workshop in the Apothecary’s garden

by Dan Riegler | Sep 20, 2016 | Apothecary, Astrodynamics, Distillation, Essential Oils, Frankincense, Plant Alchemy, Plant Alchemy, Resins & Saps

For those who will be in South Central Ontario this weekend As promised, I will teach a distillation workshop this Saturday in the Apothecary’s Garden at the Teaching gardens in Churchill Park Hamilton. It will be part of the Hamilton Herbal Weekend. Short...
Chocolate dreams, Vanilla beans, Cinnamon, Cloves and Lemurs-Madagascar 2016

Chocolate dreams, Vanilla beans, Cinnamon, Cloves and Lemurs-Madagascar 2016

by Dan Riegler | Sep 12, 2016 | Apothecary, Ethics & Sustainability, Fair Trade, Natural Perfume, Resins & Saps, Wildcrafting

  I have been offered the opportunity to spend two weeks working in Madagascar this October. Short notice and an unexpected expense, but full of potential. I will stay with Vanilla farmers, distil an unusual Elemi, and look at creating value-added products and...
Medicinal Frankincense FAQ

Medicinal Frankincense FAQ

by Dan Riegler | May 26, 2016 | Apothecary, Boswellic acids, Ethics & Sustainability, Frankincense, Frankincense Cancer, Resins & Saps

  Let me open by saying there is no special “medicinal’ type of Frankincense. Don’t be fooled by marketing catch words like “Medicinal” or “Therapeutic”. All Frankincense is medicinal, in fact, everything nature produces...
Kenya to Canada-Landing at a run

Kenya to Canada-Landing at a run

by Dan Riegler | Apr 1, 2016 | Apothecary, Civet, Essential Oils, Ethics & Sustainability, Fair Trade, Frankincense, Natural Perfume, Resins & Saps, Wildcrafting

Since returning from Africa 2 weeks ago, it feels like I landed running, and I don’t yet see a respite in the near future. My keynote speech at the Viridis Genii Symposium is coming up fast which means I had better get travel arrangements to Oregon made ASAP,...
An East African Aromatic Adventure

Samburu County Frankincense and the mystery of the bicoloured Boswellia

by Dan Riegler | Mar 7, 2016 | Apothecary, Ethics & Sustainability, Fair Trade, Frankincense, Natural Perfume, Resins & Saps

A short update before I return to the Kenyan bush and comunication silence. Though I’ll focus on the more current events in Kenya with the Samburu women since they are fresh, I will return in the next few weeks to expand on the equally important landmarks of my...
A fragrant moon over Addis

A fragrant moon over Addis

by Dan Riegler | Feb 20, 2016 | Apothecary, Distillation, Essential Oils, Ethics & Sustainability, Fair Trade, Frankincense, Resins & Saps

First night in Addis Ababa Ethiopia, reclining in a hammock, chewing on some Chaat and gazing at the moon at 2,355 meters above sea level. She feels closer somehow. Supporting a huge halo, I’m comforted by her unchanging presence no matter where in the world i...
An African Fair Trade Frankincense and Myrrh tour 2016

An African Fair Trade Frankincense and Myrrh tour 2016

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...
How to separate the resin with its Boswellic acids from Frankincense-An improved method

How to separate the resin with its Boswellic acids from Frankincense-An improved method

by Dan Riegler | Dec 3, 2015 | Apothecary, DIY & Recipes, DIY & Recipes, Frankincense, Herbal Products, Herbal Products, Herbal Remedies, Resins & Saps

 With time, as I find better ways of doing things, I update older posts and recipes. This is an edit to a post I published 4 months ago on my other blog, Fair Trade Frankincense. I’m going to mix things up a bit and post it here on Apothecary’s Garden...
Wild Harvest-Creating a future through Stewardship

Wild Harvest-Creating a future through Stewardship

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...

How to make a Tincture of Frankincense or Myrrh- 4 Variations and a Tea

by Dan Riegler | Nov 12, 2015 | DIY & Recipes, Frankincense, Herbal Products, Resins & Saps

With a growing interest in the anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer activity of Boswellic acids, Acetyl-11-keto-beta-boswellic acid (AKBA), Incensole and Incensole Acetate which are found in some types of Frankincense, the market for Frankincense products is growing...
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Apothecary’s Garden is a blog and a shop centered around what I call “The Apothecary Arts”. Creative arts and artisanry with a focus on aromatic materials, traditional processes and our relationship with Nature. Whether novices or masters we are all artisans and creators. The quality of our finished products is rooted in the quality of the materials we use. Here you will find the best quality materials I could find, and a growing number that are both sustainably harvested and fairly traded. Apothecary’s Garden strives to reconnect science with spirit, ethics with economics and to promote fair and sustainable relationships with people and plants.

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