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</span></span></span></span></span><font
face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="4">I hadn't intended
for the long lapse in email, but here we are. Despite a seeming
constant obstacle-course of challenges and thwarted plans this
year, we’re finally making some progress with the crucial
nursery renovations. Still, we have far to go, and with the
extreme El Niño imminent, renovations will dominate the rest of
2026 for us. We must ask for you to bear with us during our
ongoing efforts to revitalize the nursery. Your patronage and <a
href="https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/fundraiser-for-rare-plants-succulents-and-such">tax-deductible
donations continue to be vital to our endeavors</a>.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="4">I will send a
fuller email soon, including nursery updates and special offers
for those who have generously contributed to the fundraiser.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="4">For now, a
few important announcements --</font></p>
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<li><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="4">The <a
href="https://sacredsucculents.com/#specimen-plant-list">Specimen
Plant List</a> has been updated for September. <br>
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<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="4"><b><font
color="#ff0000">September 30 is the last day to confirm
plant/cutting orders to ship in 2026</font></b>; <br>
plant orders placed after this date will be reserved to ship
spring 2027.<br>
Seed, book, & products orders will continue to ship year
round.<br>
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<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="4">We are
currently working to get orders that were placed up through
August shipped this month.<br>
Orders placed in September will ship in October.<br>
Gratitude for your patience & understanding!<br>
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<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"
size="4" color="#0000ff"><b><a
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FUNDRAISER EVENT FOR BOTANICAL DIMENSIONS</a>:</b></font><font
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<font color="#008000">Sale of Books & Art from the
collection of Kathleen Harrison & Botanical Dimensions</font></b><br>
<i><b>This Saturday, September 19, 11am to 5pm</b></i><br>
At <a href="https://www.berkeleyalembic.org">The Berkeley
Alembic</a>, 2820 Seventh St., Berkeley, CA<br>
<font color="#008000">A Cornucopia of Books on Plants,
Ethnobotany & Entheogens; a rare chance to obtain
hard-to-find titles, unusual editions, signed copies,
authentic art.</font><br>
Talk by ethnobotanist Kat Harrison (+ other botanical allies
TBA).<br>
<b><i>All sales fund Botanical Dimensions ongoing research and
conservation projects.</i></b></font></p>
<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"
size="4"><a href="http://www.botanicaldimensions.org">Botanical
Dimensions</a> is an organization dedicated to preserving and
sharing ethnobotanical knowledge and plants. Founded by
ethnobotanist and artist Kathleen (Kat) Harrison in 1985, with
her then-husband, the late Terence McKenna. As Director
throughout BD’s history, Kat has worked with indigenous peoples
and native plants to generate numerous vital projects in North
and South America. BD works from the deep instinct that the
plants can bring some light to the human/earth dilemma.<br>
(Note: the books on sale are not the core BD Library, they are
duplicates and rarities exclusively offered to support BD’s
work.)<br>
<i>Drop by to meet Kat, build your library, and show your
support!</i><span
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<li><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="4">For those
interested in my idiosyncratic writing and musing on varied
topics beyond the botanical, check out and subscribe for free
to my new Substack: <a href="https://benkamm.substack.com/"
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<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="4">My friend,
the author John Crowley, passed away at 83 the morning of
August 8th. John was a writer capable of astounding emotional
acuity and imagination, he enriched the world immeasurably
with his uncanny speculative fiction and insightful essays.
John’s friendship the past quarter century meant a great deal
to me. His writing affected me like no others’… Read my
remembrance here -- <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://benkamm.substack.com/p/the-living-heart-of-the-dead">https://benkamm.substack.com/p/the-living-heart-of-the-dead</a></font></li>
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<p><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="4">Like
everything in 2026, the cost of materials for the nursery
renovations has shot up significantly, far higher than my
project estimates last year… we currently need to raise
additional funds finish the first phase of irrigation work
throughout the nursery. We can’t do this without you!<br>
<a
href="https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/fundraiser-for-rare-plants-succulents-and-such">Please
keep the Tax-Deductible Donations coming</a> — every little
bit helps!</font></p>
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