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friends and fellow plant-people,</font></font></span></span></span></span></div>
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is a call for aid</font></b></font></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:14px;line-height:150%;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><span style="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="font-size:14px;line-height:21px;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font style="font-size:large;"><b><font>. W</font></b></font></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:14px;line-height:150%;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><span style="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="font-size:14px;line-height:21px;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font style="font-size:large;"><b><font>e
seek your support to fund
extensive <a href="https://ssbp.betterworld.org/campaigns/renovating-our-nursery">renovations</a> to the
aging infrastructure of Sacred
Succulent's </font></b></font></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:14px;line-height:21px;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font style="font-size:large;"><b><font>nursery &
conservancy-research garden—endeavors that are now <i>critical</i>
to preserving the high diversity of rare &
endangered plants we offer and grow here</font></b><font>
in the face of <a rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://sacredsucculents.com/support-our-endeavors/#note-2"><font color="#0000ff">ongoing
losses</font></a> </font></font></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:14px;line-height:21px;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font style="font-size:large;"><font>from increasingly
erratic climatic shifts.</font></font></span></span></span></span></font></div>
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most vital phase is renovating the entirety of
our irrigation systems<b>. </b></font></font></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:14px;line-height:150%;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><span style="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="font-size:14px;line-height:21px;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font style="font-size:large;"><b><font>Your
help is crucial for us to
accomplish this massive
undertaking.</font></b></font></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></font></div>
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<div align="center" style=""><i style=""><font color="#cc0000" style="" size="5"><span style="font-family:Arial;line-height:150%;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif" style=""><span style="line-height:21px;"><span style="font-family:Arial;line-height:150%;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif" style=""><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="line-height:21px;"><font style=""><b style=""><font style="">Please Consider Making a Donation Today</font></b></font></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></font></span></span></span></font></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;line-height:150%;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="line-height:21px;"><span style="font-family:Arial;line-height:150%;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><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="line-height:21px;"><font style=""><b><font>—a</font></b></font></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></font></span></span></span></font></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;line-height:150%;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif" style=""><span style="line-height:21px;"><span style="font-family:Arial;line-height:150%;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif" style=""><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="line-height:21px;"><font style=""><b style=""><font style="">ny amount helps!<br></font></b></font></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></font></span></span></span></font></span></span></font></i></div><div align="center" style=""><b style="text-align:left;"><font size="5"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://ssbp.betterworld.org/campaigns/renovating-our-nursery">https://ssbp.betterworld.org/campaigns/renovating-our-nursery</a></font></b></div>
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<div style="text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;line-height:150%;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="line-height:21px;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;line-height:150%;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><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;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font style="font-size:large;"><font>Your generosity also helps to:</font></font></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></font></span></span></span></font></span></span></div></span></span></span></font></span></span></span></font></span></span>
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<li><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;line-height:150%;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="line-height:21px;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;line-height:150%;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><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;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font style="font-size:large;"><font>Sustain and fortify our diverse living plant collections and seed bank.</font></font></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></font></span></span></span></font></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;line-height:150%;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="line-height:21px;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;line-height:150%;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><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;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font style="font-size:large;"><font>Protect rare & endangered plants by supporting our propagation & distribution efforts.</font></font></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></font></span></span></span></font></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;line-height:150%;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="line-height:21px;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;line-height:150%;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><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;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font style="font-size:large;"><font>Further
our research, various writing projects, and efforts to educate and
encourage others towards ethnobotanical and ecological literacy. </font></font></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></font></span></span></span></font></span></span></li>
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<div style="text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;line-height:150%;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="line-height:21px;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;line-height:150%;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="line-height:21px;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><span style="font-size:14px;line-height:21px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;line-height:150%;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><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="line-height:21px;"><i style="font-size:large;">For more info and nursery photos, see </i></span></span></span></span><font size="4"><a rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://sacredsucculents.com/support-our-endeavors/"><b>https://sacredsucculents.com/support-our-endeavors</b></a></font></span></span></span></font></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></font></span></span></span></font></span></span></div>
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<div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;line-height:150%;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif" style=""><span style="line-height:21px;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;line-height:150%;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif" style=""><span style="line-height:21px;"><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;"><font face="times new roman, serif" style=""><span style="line-height:21px;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;line-height:150%;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif" style=""><span style="line-height:21px;"><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;"><font face="times new roman, serif" style=""><span style="line-height:21px;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;line-height:150%;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif" style=""><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;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font style="font-size:large;"><font style=""><i>Donations can also be sent as cash, check or money order to:</i></font></font></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></font></span></span></span></font></span></span></span></span></span></font></span></span></span></font></span></span></span></span></span></font></span></span></span></font></span></span><br>
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</b><div style="text-align:left;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;line-height:150%;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="line-height:21px;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;line-height:150%;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="line-height:21px;"><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;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="line-height:21px;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;line-height:150%;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><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;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font style="font-size:large;"><font>“If
ever there was a project that deserved support, this is it! Your
contributions make a crucial difference... you’ll
be helping safeguard plants that are under threat from habitat loss and
climate change while also promoting propagation, scientific study,
and preservation of traditional knowledge. Not to mention, helping
out an amazing family, who have devoted nearly all of their time and
energy to making the world a better place, one rare plant at a time.
Let’s unite the botanical community around this cause so these
extraordinary species (including the rare Mr. </font></font></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></font></span></span></span></font></span></span></span></span></span></font></span></span></span></font></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;line-height:150%;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="line-height:21px;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;line-height:150%;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="line-height:21px;"><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;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="line-height:21px;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;line-height:150%;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="line-height:21px;"><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;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="line-height:21px;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;line-height:150%;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><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;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font style="font-size:large;"><font><a rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://sacredsucculents.com/support-our-endeavors/#ben">Ben Kamm</a></font></font></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></font></span></span></span></font></span></span></span></span></span></font></span></span></span></font></span></span></span></span></span></font></span></span></span></font></span></span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;line-height:150%;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="line-height:21px;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;line-height:150%;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="line-height:21px;"><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;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="line-height:21px;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;line-height:150%;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><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;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font style="font-size:large;"><font><b>) continue to
thrive in both the wild and in cultivation.”</b><br>
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<div style="text-align:left;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;line-height:150%;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="line-height:21px;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;line-height:150%;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="line-height:21px;"><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;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="line-height:21px;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;line-height:150%;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><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;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font style="font-size:large;"><font>“Sacred Succulent’s </font></font></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></font></span></span></span></font></span></span></span></span></span></font></span></span></span></font></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;line-height:150%;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="line-height:21px;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;line-height:150%;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="line-height:21px;"><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;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="line-height:21px;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;line-height:150%;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="line-height:21px;"><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;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="line-height:21px;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;line-height:150%;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="line-height:21px;"><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;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="line-height:21px;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;line-height:150%;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><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;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font style="font-size:large;"><font>Ben Kamm</font></font></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></font></span></span></span></font></span></span></span></span></span></font></span></span></span></font></span></span></span></span></span></font></span></span></span></font></span></span></span></span></span></font></span></span></span></font></span></span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;line-height:150%;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="line-height:21px;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;line-height:150%;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="line-height:21px;"><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;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="line-height:21px;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;line-height:150%;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><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;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font style="font-size:large;"><font><b> has
done great service to people and the planet through his preservation
efforts. Hands-on practitioners like Ben have done more to protect plant
diversity than all the governments in the world... Now is the time to
step up and support this work!”</b><br>
—David Theodoropoulos, Conservationist, Seedsman, Director of J.L. Hudson Seeds since 1973<br>
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</font></font></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></font></span></span></span></font></span></span></span></span></span></font></span></span></span></font></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;line-height:150%;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="line-height:21px;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;line-height:150%;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="line-height:21px;"><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;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="line-height:21px;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;line-height:150%;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><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;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font style="font-size:large;"><font><b>“Sacred
Succulents is... a preserve and repository of many rare species... It
is also the lifelong passion project of ethnobotanist Ben Kamm, who has
devoted decades to locating, preserving, propagating and distributing
rare species... This fine work is not supported by an institution, or
any pool of wealth. It is supported by independent folks who care about
preserving biodiversity, and the continuity of knowledge that must
attend these species. A donation to help Sacred Succulents upgrade their
facility is a vote for carrying these plants and our knowledge of them
into the future.”</b><br>
—Kat Harrison, Ethnobotanist, Co-Founder and Director of Botanical Dimensions<br>
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“It’s often passionate individuals that are responsible for stewardship
of biodiversity and Ben has dedicated his life’s work to sacred
succulent diversity. Contribute your support to keep this treasured
living collection alive.”</b><br>
—Susan Leopold, Ph.D., Director of United Plant Savers</font></font></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></font></span></span></span></font></span></span></span></span></span></font></span></span></span></font></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;line-height:150%;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="line-height:21px;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;line-height:150%;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="line-height:21px;"><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;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="line-height:21px;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;line-height:150%;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><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;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font style="font-size:large;"><font><br>
</font></font></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></font></span></span></span></font></span></span></span></span></span></font></span></span></span></font></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;line-height:150%;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="line-height:21px;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;line-height:150%;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="line-height:21px;"><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;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="line-height:21px;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;line-height:150%;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><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;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font style="font-size:large;"><font><b>“In
the effort to conserve biological elements of Andean culture and
fragile ecosystems, Sacred Succulents is on the cutting edge... This
work deserves the same level of funding and support that the moon
landing and green revolution received. Please help this work continue!”</b><br>
—Neil Logan Ethnobotanist, Agroforester, Author of <i>Legacy Legumes: Trees of Renewal and Abundance</i></font></font></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></font></span></span></span></font></span></span></span></span></span></font></span></span></span></font></span></span></div>
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<div style="text-align:left;"><span style="font-size:large;"><b>You're welcome to order from our <a rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://sacredsucculents.com/#specimen-plant-list">Specimen Plant List</a>
now to reserve plants & seeds <i>to ship in Spring</i> (March or April,
2026, exact date TBD). As it is, many species are already selling out...</b></span></div>
<div style="text-align:left;"><font size="4">The <i>possible</i> exception to this shipping hiatus is <a rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://sacredsucculents.com/andean-tuber-crops/"><b>Andean Tubers</b></a></font><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;line-height:150%;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><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;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;line-height:150%;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="line-height:21px;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><span style="font-size:large;"></span></span></span></span></font></span></span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;line-height:150%;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="line-height:21px;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><span style="line-height:21px;">—</span></span></span></font></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></font></span></span><font size="4">depending on the harvest later this month, we <i>may</i> have a limited number available to purchase and ship in January, 2026. Please check back <i>after</i> the new year for updates.</font></div>
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<div style="font-size:large;"><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;"><b><font color="#ff0000"><font style=""><a style="" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://sacredsucculents.com/#books">SOLSTICE BOOK SALE!</a></font> </font></b><br>
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<div style="font-size:large;" align="center"><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-size:large;"><b><u>MISC. NEWS:</u></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<div style="font-size:large;"><b><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-size:large;">We are excited about the publication of the stunning new book </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;line-height:150%;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="line-height:21px;"><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;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="line-height:21px;"><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;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="line-height:21px;"><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;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></font></span></span></span></span></span></font></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;line-height:150%;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="line-height:21px;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><span style="line-height:21px;">— </span></span></span></font></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;line-height:150%;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="line-height:21px;"><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;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="line-height:21px;"><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;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></font></span></span></span></span></span></font></span></span></span></span></span></font></span></span></b><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-size:large;"><b><i><a rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://papadakis.net/books/microcosms-sacred-plants">MICROCOSMS: Sacred Plants of the Americas</a></i> </b><br>
I've been a contributing researcher and photographer to <a rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://www.microcosmssacredplants.org/commentary/ben-kamm/">this unique science-art project</a>. </span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<div style="font-size:large;"><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-size:large;"><i><a rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://sacredsucculents.com/little-big-art-book-anniversary-edition/"><b>LITTLE, BIG</b></a></i><br>
In addition to caring for thousands of plants, the last few years I’ve
assisted in publishing the anniversary edition of my friend John
Crowley’s 1981 award winning novel, <i>Little, Big</i>. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;line-height:150%;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><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;"><span style="font-size:large;">See Erik Davis' great essay about the book: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://www.burningshore.com/p/big-little-big">https://www.burningshore.com/p/big-little-big</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></font></span></span><br>
<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-size:large;">Stock is low, <i>don’t pass up your chance to invest in these gorgeous literary artifacts made to last for generations.</i></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-size:large;"><b><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-size:large;">Your final chance to obtain </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;line-height:150%;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="line-height:21px;"><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;"><span style="font-size:large;"><a rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://store.deepvellum.org/products/little-big-numbered-edition">the Signed, Numbered edition</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></font></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;line-height:150%;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="line-height:21px;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><span style="line-height:21px;">—</span></span></span></font></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;line-height:150%;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="line-height:21px;"><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;"><span style="font-size:large;">less than 10 copies remain!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></font></span></span></b><br>
<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-size:large;"><a rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://littlebig25.com/PR-240907.shtml"><b><font color="#ff0000">SOLSTICE SALE!</font></b></a> From now until 11:59pm 12/21/25, use the discount code <b><i>LB2025</i></b> to receive 15% off your order of the <a rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://store.deepvellum.org/products/little-big">Trade Hardcover edition</a> [a $26+ discount] and the <a rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://store.deepvellum.org/products/little-big?variant=43187529875705">limited edition poster</a>.<a rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://www.burningshore.com/p/big-little-big"><br>
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<div><b>Classes in Andean Knowledge:</b><br>
Our companion on many of our Andean expeditions, Mateo Magee, is
offering <a rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://www.livingtheceremony.com/sacred-temple-gathering">an educational weekend</a> in Wimberly, Texas, December 13-14, to
share some of what he’s learned of during the course of his unparalleled
27+ years of apprenticeship in the healing systems of Andean
curanderismo. <br>
Mateo also has amazing online classes and courses available: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://www.livingtheceremony.com/">https://www.livingtheceremony.com</a></div>
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<div><b>“Ben Kamm’s lifelong dedication to plants has made
him one of the most respected ethnobotanists and nursery experts working
today. Through Sacred Succulents, he has shared rare and vital species
with a global community of growers, always with deep ecological
awareness and cultural respect. His vision combines scientific rigor
with a gardener’s devotion, inspiring countless people to see plants as
teachers as well as companions. Ben’s current fundraising efforts to
strengthen the nursery’s infrastructure will ensure that his invaluable
work can continue to flourish and better serve the many clients and
admirers who depend on his knowledge, care, and integrity.”</b><br>
—Steven F. White, Ph.D., Co-Author of <i>Microcosms: Sacred Plants of the Americas</i> (Papadakis, 2025)</div>
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Kamm’s tireless work to cultivate and conserve rare succulents and
other valuable plant species is unparalleled. Supporting this effort to
recover and steward these critically important genetics will increase
the resilience and persistence of this biodiversity reservoir for
generations to come.”</b><i><br>
—</i>Kate Lundquist, WATER Institute Director, Occidental Arts & Ecology Center</font></font></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></font></span></span></span></font></span></span></span></span></span></font></span></span></span></font></span></span></span></span></span></font></span></span></span></font></span></span></div>
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<div><b>“Sacred Succulent's Ben Kamm has done great service
to people and the planet through his preservation efforts aimed at rare
beneficial plants, especially Andean flora.. Hands-on practitioners like
Ben have done more to protect plant diversity than all the governments
in the world. Not only are we losing species and habitats, but are
losing the rare class of dedicated plantsmen who do the important work
of collecting and maintaining plants from endangered habitats. I
absolutely support this fundraising effort. If we lose Ben’s efforts,
the world will be a poorer place. The man has devoted his life to these
plants, and we need to make sure he can continue for decades to come.
Now is the time to step up and support this work!”</b><br>
—David Theodoropoulos, Conservationist, Seedsman, Director of J.L. Hudson Seeds [founded in 1911] since 1973</div>
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<div><b>“I really want to thank you for taking care of these
very interesting and hard-to find plants with such dedication. Being
able to source tubers and seeds from you really enhanced our South
American crops collection and I am so glad to be able to share these
plants with people who visit us. People who are familiar with them are
often delighted to see these plants, and most others are seeing them for
the first time! I appreciate you making these fascinating plants
available—they are really special and I salute your work!!”</b><br>
—Catherine Callaway, Horticulturist, Ethnobotanical Collections, UC Botanical Garden, Berkeley<br>
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“In the effort to conserve biological elements of Andean culture and
fragile xerophytic ecosystems, Sacred Succulents is on the cutting
edge—a trend setter decades ahead of most others engaged in this kind of
work. Land use changes over the last 500 years have greatly impacted
the Andes and their people. The situation is dire requiring an 'all
hands on deck' response. Sacred Succulents has risen to the occasion by
tirelessly collecting, propagating, and distributing these botanical
treasures along with collection notes about their cultural and
ecological contexts. Frankly, projects like Sacred Succulents should be
set up in every bioregion on the planet to help multiply and distribute
local germ-plasm and knowledge. This work deserves the same level of
funding and support that the moon landing and green revolution received.
Please help this work continue!”</b><br>
—Neil Logan Ethnobotanist, Agroforester, Author of <i>Legacy Legumes: Trees of Renewal and Abundance</i><br>
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<div><b>“Ben Kamm has been in service to people and plants,
specifically plant enthusiasts and entheogenic succulents, for as long
back as my botanical memory reaches. Service. ‘What goes around comes
around,’ as they say here in Southern Oregon. Serving people by way of
plants is perhaps one of the most enjoyable and effective paths. Plants
offer silent solace, sitting there on the windowsill, filtering the air,
making oxygen. Secondary compounds held in their bodies, molecules that
heal illness or expand consciousness, are less tangible than the
visible tissues, spines and epidermis, fleeting flowers, yet hold great
promise to mend the human condition. Some of these effects are known.
Some are yet to be discovered. In each case, conserving the plants
themselves is necessary, worthy of our selfless contributions. We are of
body and mind. Supporting rare plant conservation, these strange
species from far-flung places, is one way of throwing bread upon the
waters of our best human potential. May the minnows in the shallows be
nourished. They are. . . us.”</b><br>
<span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;line-height:150%;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="line-height:21px;"><span style="line-height:21px;"><span style="line-height:21px;">—</span></span></span></font></span></span>Richo Cech, Author, Plantsman, founder of Strictly Medicinal Seeds</div>
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<div><b>“Yule is a time of giving, which includes spreading
some philanthropy around. This season, I urge you to consider throwing
some of that love towards Sacred Succulents... headed up by the
brilliant and passionate plant-man Ben Kamm. Sacred Succulents is,
without doubt, the premier nursery for <i>Trichocereus</i> cactus
offerings. But the outfit is also dedicated to the preservation of
ethnobotanical knowledge and rare and endangered plants. Ben is a
fiercely DIY guy, and I am amazed at his independent efforts to sustain
his mail-order nursery, public-access seed bank, and research gardens...
But Ben’s nursery and gardens now need some serious renovation work. In
the immortal words of the Lorax, ‘<i>Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better — it’s not</i>.’ ”</b><br>
—Erik Davis, Cultural Historian, Author of <i>Techgnosis, High Weirdness, The Visionary State</i>, etc.</div>
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