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<div class="moz-text-html" lang="x-unicode"><span style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 150%; font-size: 14px;"><div style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif" style="" size="3"><font style=""><b style="">[<font color="#ff0000" style=""><u>Note</u></font>: do not respond to this email, use</b></font><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><b> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated moz-txt-link-freetext"><font color="#0000ff">benkamm@monitor.net</font></a> </b></span></span><font style=""><b style="">]</b></font></font></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial;"><br></div><div style=""><div style=""><font face="times new roman, serif" size="4">Greetings Botaniphiles,</font></div><div style=""><font face="times new roman, serif" size="4"><br></font></div><font face="times new roman, serif" size="4">January
was the warmest and driest on record here, forcing us to hand-water
nearly all of our non-succulent container plants both within and outside
the greenhouses—a first for this time of year! February has seen the
rain return in full force with washed out roads and flooding not far
from us... though things are calm at the moment...<br>
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<div style="font-family: Arial;"><font face="times new roman, serif" style="font-size: large;">The <b><font color="#008000">SPECIMEN PLANT LIST:</font><font color="#0000ff"> </font></b></font><span style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">is updated with a medley of new offerings and a <b><font color="#ff0000">sale on select plants</font></b>,</span><font size="4"><font face="times new roman, serif"> </font><span style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif">see</font><font face="Arial"> </font><font style=""><b style=""><a rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://sacredsucculents.com/#specimen-plant-list" style=""><font color="#0000ff" style="" face="times new roman, serif">https://sacredsucculents.com/#specimen-plant-list</font></a></b></font></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman", serif;">.</span></font></div>
<div style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif" style="font-size: large;"><font style="text-align: center;">O</font></font></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">fferings include a selection of Specimen
Seeds, this is some of
the only seed we are currently shipping -- international
seed orders are welcome.<br>
<b><i>Many specimens have been selling out, so
take advantage of these offerings while
you can! </i></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;"><br>
For folks in colder regions of the US, we can ship your order with a heat pack for a $5 fee. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;">
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<div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><font color="#008040"><b>ANDEAN TUBER CROPS:</b></font>
We have a dwindling number of tubers available, see our updated page </font><span style="font-family: "times new roman", serif;"><a href="https://sacredsucculents.com/andean-tuber-crops/"><font color="#0000ff"><b>https://sacredsucculents.com/andean-tuber-crops/</b></font></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><font face="times new roman, serif">2024 was another
difficult year and our stock remains <i>very</i>
limited. To honor ongoing requests, we also list
[after the tubers] </font><font face="times new roman, serif">a small quantity
of seed of other <font color="#008040"><b>Andean
Food Crops</b></font> (kiwicha, kaniwa,
quinoa, caigua, tarwi, etc.) to grow in your
garden this coming season! This and the Specimen
Seed is the only retail seed we are offering
this year; <i>international seed orders are
welcome</i>!</font></div></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></span><font face="times new roman, serif">__</font></div>
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</font><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif" style="font-size: large;"><font style="text-align: center;"><b><font color="#008000">BOOKS</font><font color="#008000">: </font></b></font></font></span></span></span><font face="times new roman, serif">We have several books <font color="#ff0000"><b>on sale</b></font> this month, </font><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif" style="font-size: large;"><b style="text-align: center;"><font color="#008000"></font></b><span style="font-size: 14px; text-align: center; line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><u><a rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://sacredsucculents.com/#books"><font size="4"><b><font color="#0000ff">https://sacredsucculents.com/#</font></b></font><font size="4"><b><font color="#0000ff">books</font></b></font></a></u></span></span></font></span></span></span><font face="times new roman, serif">, including the 3 still-in-print softcover titles by legendary ethnobotanist <a href="https://sacredsucculents.com/#ott-books"><font color="#0000ff"><b>Jonathan Ott</b></font></a>.<br>
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<div align="center"><font face="times new roman, serif"><b><u><font color="#008000">The Jonathan Ott Book Project</font></u></b>: </font><br>
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<font face="times new roman, serif">As previously mentioned, we are
collaborating with Jonathan Ott on the publication of a deluxe series of
eleven volumes, including four new titles and four new editions of his
long-out-of-print books, see <a href="www.jonathanottbooks.com"><b>www.jonathanottbooks.com</b></a>. These hand-made
limited editions will be leather-bound, signed & numbered
collector’s volumes with original art by renowned painter Donna Torres.<br>
Production is underway, the launch to this exceptional series is a two-book box set of the long out-of-print <i>Ayahuasca Analogues</i> and<i> Shamanic Snuffs</i>—14 of these deluxe sets are currently available to purchase: <a href="https://jonathanottbooks.com/product/limited_edition_ayahuasca_book/"><font color="#0000ff"><b>https://jonathanottbooks.com/product/limited_edition_ayahuasca_book/</b></font></a><br>
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<i>Ayahuasca Analogues</i> and <i>Shamanic Snuffs</i> have been
out of print for decades. The original editions of each individual title
have recently sold online for more than the price of the <i>entire</i>,
deluxe, new two-book set. <b>Handmade with a level of artistic
craftsmanship far beyond what you normally find in deluxe or limited
edition books, this magnificent set is more than just a beautiful new
edition of these engaging and historically important ethnobotanical
monographs, but a work of art in itself. This gorgeous artifact is a
worthwhile investment—made to last for generations, destined to become
coveted by collectors and ever more valuable with time. <i>Don’t pass up
your chance to invest in this historical set now!</i></b></font></div>
<div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><font size="4" face="times new roman,serif"> In the coming months, </font></span></span></span><font face="times new roman, serif">t</font><font size="4"><span style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif">he
bookbinder will be shipping us batches of 10 sets as he completes them.
These will be made available on a first come first serve basis as we
receive them. However, their production in Mexico means that a looming
possibility of tariffs may increase the price of future sets.</font></span></span></span></font></div>
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<div align="center"><font face="times new roman, serif"><b><u><font color="#008000">Ott Book Project Fundraiser—the very first of the Numbered Box Sets</font></u></b>:</font><br>
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<font face="times new roman, serif">The first numbers in any limited edition are the most valuable, in this case these are not just the first numbered sets of <i>AA/SS</i>,
but also the first in the entire eleven book series which we hope to
publish in the coming years… with your support! To aid the Ott Book
Project’s launch, and to help offset some initial obstacles, we’re
offering the first ten of these collectible, signed & numbered box
sets at fundraising prices. Currently, only four copies remain [#2, 3,
4, 6]—<i>order one while you can</i></font><font size="4" face="times new roman,serif"><i> and help to fund this unique publishing project</i></font><font face="times new roman, serif"><i>!</i><br></font><a href="https://jonathanottbooks.com/product/limited_edition_ayahuasca_book/" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif;"><font color="#0000ff"><b>https://jonathanottbooks.com/product/limited_edition_ayahuasca_book/</b></font></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><font face="times new roman, serif">_____</font></div><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><b><br></b></font></div><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">
<div><div style="text-align: center;"><font color="#008000" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif;"><b><u>Classes with Mateo Magee</u></b></font><span style="font-family: "times new roman", serif;">:</span></div><font face="times new roman, serif">Our dear friend and companion on many of our Andean expeditions, <a href="https://www.livingtheceremony.com/about-us"><font color="#0000ff"><b>Mateo
Magee</b></font></a>, is offering an educational retreat in Wimberly, Texas, May
24–25, to share some of what he’s learned during the course of his
unparalleled 27 years of apprenticeship in the healing systems of Andean
curanderismo. See
<a href="https://www.livingtheceremony.com/sacred-temple-gathering"><font color="#0000ff"><b>https://www.livingtheceremony.com/sacred-temple-gathering</b></font></a> for more
information and to reserve your place. Mateo also has a number of
amazing online classes and courses available:<b>
<a href="https://www.livingtheceremony.com"><font color="#0000ff">https://www.livingtheceremony.com</font></a></b><br>
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<div><font face="times new roman, serif">A new page with full descriptive and
photographic accounts of our
distributed <font color="#008000"><b><i>Trichocereus</i> </b></font></font><font color="#008000"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman", serif;">BK</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman", serif;"> </span></b></font><span style="font-family: "times new roman", serif;"><font color="#008000"><b>accessions</b></font> remains under
construction, see <a href="https://sacredsucculents.com/trichocereus-bk-accession-info/"><font color="#0000ff"><b>https://sacredsucculents.com/trichocereus-bk-accession-info/</b></font><br>
</a></span></div>
<div><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><div style="font-size: large;">
<font face="times new roman,serif" size="4">We're aware there is
some confusion out there
around our <i>Trichocereus</i>
BK<i> </i>accessions
distributed over the years.
For clarity, we recently began
work on a document that
catalogs all 40+ of these
field accessions together in
one place. While fleshing out
the descriptions more
thoroughly, we're
incorporating greater detail
about the Andean habitat of
each collection, including
companion plants associates,
plus additional ethnobotany
and regional history. We also
recognize the value in sharing
information about distribution
-- what year we originally
introduced an accession into
cultivation, what it was
(seed, cuttings, seedlings),
what has been distributed over
the ensuing years, and
approximate quantities. It turns out that all this
is a <i>much</i> larger
undertaking than we'd
first anticipated! In our scant
'spare' time, we've been
looking over <i>thousands</i>
of photos, reading through our
old field notes, two decades
of <i>Sacred Succulents</i>
catalogs, and hundreds of
pages of <i>SS</i>
supplements, rare plant lists,
etc, not to mention additional
reference material. We now
endeavor to work on this in
stages, updating the webpage
periodically, with the goal to
have the entire project
completed before summer 2025.
Expect more descriptions and
images to be posted in the
coming weeks!<br>
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<div><br></div></div><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif" style=""><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="">Note: </b><i>Sacred
Succulents</i> is currently operating
at reduced capacity, other than what's
listed among the Specimens and Andean
tuber page, we are still <i>not</i>
taking seed orders or plant orders from
the PDF catalog.</span></font></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br>
<font face="times new roman, serif" style=""><span style="font-size: large;"></span><font face="Arial" style="font-family: Arial;">__</font><br><br></font></div><div class="moz-text-html" lang="x-unicode" style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><i>Gratitude for your ongoing support!</i></font></span></div><div class="moz-text-html" lang="x-unicode" style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></span></div><div class="moz-text-html" lang="x-unicode" style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><p><span style="font-size: large;"><font face="times new roman, serif">Ben Kamm & family<br><br></font></span></p></span></span></div></span></span><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><p style="font-family: Arial;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><font size="5"><b>Sacred Succulents</b>: </font><font size="4" style="font-weight: 700;">Rare & Endangered Beneficial Plants & Seeds<br></font><em class="" style="font-size: large;"><span class=""><b>Conservation of Resilient Biodiversity through Propagation, Dissemination and Education<br></b></span></em><span style="font-size: large;"><b>PO Box 781<br></b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Sebastopol, CA 95473 USA</b><br></span><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://www.sacredsucculents.com/" style="font-size: large;"><font color="#0000ff">http://www.sacredsucculents.com</font></a></font></p><div style=""><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><h5 align="left" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><p><font size="4" face="times new roman, serif"><b><font color="#990000">We do not take Paypal or other online payments. Still just cash, check or money order to our PO box.</font></b><font color="#990000"><b><br></b></font></font></p><div><font face="times new roman, serif">~~~~~~~~~~~~</font></div><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="times new roman, serif"><b><a rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://www.microcosmssacredplants.org/"><font size="4"><span style="color: blue;">MICROCOSMS: A Homage to Sacred Plants of the Americas</span></font></a></b><br>A stunning hidden dimension of plants revealed through confocal microscopy.<i><br>Ben Kamm is a contributing researcher and photographer to this unique science-art project.</i><i><br>His commentary on the project</i> -<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://www.microcosmssacredplants.org/commentary/ben-kamm"> <b><font color="#0000ff">https://www.microcosmssacredplants.org/commentary/ben-kamm/</font></b></a><i><br>His article on the Andean keystone tree</i> <i>Polylepis</i> -<b> </b><b><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://www.microcosmssacredplants.org/plant/polylepis-spp/"><font color="#0000ff">https://www.microcosmssacredplants.org/plant/polylepis-spp/</font></a></b></font><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"></span></span></p><div class="moz-text-html" lang="x-unicode" style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-size: large;">__</span></div></span></span><p></p><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><h5 align="left" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;">
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<h5 align="left" style=""><i style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;"><a href="https://littlebig25.com/PR-240907.shtml" style=""><font color="#0000ff" style="">LITTLE,
BIG</font></a><br>
</i><font face="times new roman, serif" size="4" style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">In
addition to caring for
thousands of plants,
the last few years
I've </span></font><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">assisted
in publishing the
anniversary edition</span><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;"> of
my friend John Crowley's
1981 award winning
novel,<i><span> </span>Little,
Big</i>. </span><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">Erik
Davis</span><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;"> recently
posted </span><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">an
essay about the book in
which </span><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">I
make an appearance</span><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">:<span> </span><a href="https://www.burningshore.com/p/big-little-big"><font color="#0000ff">https://www.burningshore.com/p/big-little-big<br>
</font></a></span><font face="times new roman, serif" size="4" style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Stock
is running low, but
books can still be
purchased:<span> </span></span><a href="https://store.deepvellum.org/products/little-big" style="font-weight: 400;"><font color="#0000ff">https://store.deepvellum.org/products/little-big</font></a></font></h5>
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