African resins Archives - Apothecary's Garden

The Frankincense collectors. Somali Region-Ethiopia

The Frankincense collectors. Somali Region-Ethiopia

by Dan Riegler | Mar 4, 2019 | Apothecary, Ethics & Sustainability, Fair Trade, Frankincense, Resins & Saps

Visiting the collectors of Frankincense and Myrrh in the Somali Region of Ethiopia February 2019 February 2019 brought a visit with the Camel and Goat herders of the Somali region of Ethiopia. What was once called the “Ogaden”. They are the collectors of...

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...