[Sacred Succulents] Auction ends tonight; Plant & Book Sale; New Specimens & Tubers

[Ben Kamm]

*The finalAuction-Fundraiser 
<https://sacredsucculents.com/auction-fundraiser/>of 2024 ends tonight 
at 6pm PST!*
*The auction closes this evening at 6:00pm Pacific Standard Time, 
**Wednesday, December 18**.*
There are some very special plants, new /Tricho/ hybrid seed, and a 
signed, deluxe copy of /TiHKAL/ to bid on [seed & book open to foreign 
bids]. See our Auction-Fundraiser page for the auction terms and 
listings: *https://sacredsucculents.com/auction-fundraiser 
<https://sacredsucculents.com/auction-fundraiser/>*
*Please read the full terms before bidding.*
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*We honor the email bids as first come first serve, so if we don’t 
respond right away—do not worry, we will honor your bid in the 
order/time it was received. **_Note_: the last hour of the auction can 
get hectic and we may not be able to notify you in a timely manner if 
you’ve been outbid – therefore, we recommend checking the website 
periodically **during this final phase **to see the current high bids 
and respond accordingly.*
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*_A new "soft close" to this auction_: This allows for participants to 
make a final bid offer on a popular item even after the "close".
/How it works/: _For any plant bid on in the final minutes of the 
auction_, we will email the bidders shortly after the 6pm close and give 
them the opportunity to make /1 final bid/ on the plant within a given 
amount of time -- the highest bid wins the plant.*
*_For plants only bid on earlier in the auction_, there is no "soft 
close" and the win goes to the person with the highest bid at the 6pm 
close.*
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*After the auction ends, you will be contacted by email later in the 
evening /or/ the following morning for the auction plants you have won.*
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*The winning bids should all be posted on the website no later than 
7:30pm (PST), tonight.*
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The *SPECIMEN PLANT LIST:*is fully updated with a medley of new 
offerings such as rare Frankincense plants and a selection of Specimen 
Seeds, including new /Trichocereus/ hybrids and Andean rarities (this is 
some of the only seed we are currently shipping -- international seed 
orders are welcome!). While supplies last this month, we have a 
significant number of plants on sale! Many species have been selling 
out, so take advantage of these offerings while you can.
See*https://sacredsucculents.com/#specimen-plant-list 
<https://sacredsucculents.com/#specimen-plant-list>
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For folks in colder US regions, we can ship your order with a heat pack 
for a $5 fee.
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*ANDEAN TUBER CROPS:* We have a limited number of tubers available from 
now until the end of winter, or while supplies last. See our updated 
page *https://sacredsucculents.com/andean-tuber-crops/*
2024 was another difficult year and we didn't get to the tuber 
propagation we'd hoped, compounded by gophers chewing through the 
hardware-cloth at the bottom of several growing beds. We hope to build 
new raised-beds in 2025 and return to tuber production. Until then, our 
stock remains /very/ limited. To honor ongoing requests, we also list 
[after the tubers] a small quantity of seed of other *Andean Food Crops* 
(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; international orders are welcome.
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*Note: */Sacred Succulents/ is currently operating at reduced capacity, 
other than what's listed among the Specimens and Andean tuber page, we 
are still /not/ taking seed orders or plant orders from the PDF catalog.
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*BOOKS: *While stock lasts, many of our new and collector's titles are 
on sale until 12/31, see**_*https://sacredsucculents.com/#**books* 
<https://sacredsucculents.com/#books>_**and 
_*https://sacredsucculents.com/#rare-used-books
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We have a handful of historical artifacts for the serious collector:
We recently discovered an untouched case of the /1st edition/ softcover 
of *Jonathan Ott's* <https://sacredsucculents.com/#ott-books>seminal 
/Pharmacotheon/. We also found we have a few more 
<https://sacredsucculents.com/#rare-used-books> of the unsigned /PiHKAL/ 
deluxe hardcover edition, and a single /TiHKAL/ deluxe hardcover signed 
by both Sasha and Ann Shulgin! (See Auction-Fundraiser 
<https://sacredsucculents.com/auction-fundraiser>)
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*Ott Book Project*: We are working with our friend, the legendary 
ethnobotanist and author Jonathan Ott, on the publication of what is 
sure to become an historical phenomenon—*a deluxe series of eleven 
volumes, including four new titles and three new editions of his 
long-out-of-print books.* See www.jonathanottbooks.com 
<https://jonathanottbooks.com/>
For now, if you are interested in receiving updates about the project, 
email*benkamm at monitor.net * with “/Ott Books/” as the subject.
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          /LITTLE, BIG <https://littlebig25.com/PR-240907.shtml>
          /As some of you know, in addition to caring for thousands of
          plants, the last few years I'veassisted in publishing the
          anniversary edition of my friend John Crowley's 1981 award
          winning novel,/ Little, Big/. Erik Davis recently posted an
          essay about the book:
          https://www.burningshore.com/p/big-little-big
          <https://www.burningshore.com/p/big-little-big>Solstice
          Special! From now until 11:59pm 12/22/24, use the discount
          code " /*jcrowley*/ " to receive 8% off your order of the
          Numbered edition
          <https://store.deepvellum.org/products/little-big-numbered-edition>[a
          $60 discount] and the Trade edition
          <https://store.deepvellum.org/products/little-big>[a $14
          discount]. Stock is running low, don’t pass up your chance to
          invest in these gorgeous literary artifacts made to last for
          generations.


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*BOTANICAL PRODUCTS: *Last chance - 
*https://sacredsucculents.com/#products* 
<https://sacredsucculents.com/#products>
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It has been our pleasure to encourage deeper human relations with plants 
for over 25 years now! You have our sincere gratitude for your ongoing 
support of our endeavors. Solstice blessings to all!

Ben Kamm & family

*Sacred Succulents*: Rare & Endangered Beneficial Plants & Seeds
/*Conservation of Resilient Biodiversity through Propagation, 
Dissemination and Education
*/*PO Box 781
**Sebastopol, CA 95473 USA*
http://www.sacredsucculents.com


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          *MICROCOSMS: A Homage to Sacred Plants of the Americas
          <https://www.microcosmssacredplants.org/>*
          A stunning hidden dimension of plants revealed through
          confocal microscopy./
          Ben Kamm is a contributing researcher and photographer to this
          unique science-art project.//
          His commentary on the
          project/ -*https://www.microcosmssacredplants.org/commentary/ben-kamm/*/
          His article on the Andean keystone tree/
          /Polylepis/ -***https://www.microcosmssacredplants.org/plant/polylepis-spp/*

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