[Sacred Succulents] News, Book Sale Fundraiser for Botanical Dimensions

[Ben Kamm]

Greetings!

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 tax-deductible donations continue to be 
vital to our endeavors 
<https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/fundraiser-for-rare-plants-succulents-and-such>.

I will send a fuller email soon, including nursery updates and special 
offers for those who have generously contributed to the fundraiser.

For now, a few important announcements --

  * The Specimen Plant List
    <https://sacredsucculents.com/#specimen-plant-list> has been updated
    for September.

  * *September 30 is the last day to confirm plant/cutting orders to
    ship in 2026*;
    plant orders placed after this date will be reserved to ship spring
    2027.
    Seed, book, & products orders will continue to ship year round.

  * We are currently working to get orders that were placed up through
    August shipped this month.
    Orders placed in September will ship in October.
    Gratitude for your patience & understanding!

*A FUNDRAISER EVENT FOR BOTANICAL DIMENSIONS 
<https://momence.com/Berkeley-Alembic/Ethnobotanical-Book-Sale%3A--Books-and-Art-from-the-collection-of-Kathleen-Harrison-and-Botanical-Dimensions/142590385>:**
Sale of Books & Art from the collection of Kathleen Harrison & Botanical 
Dimensions*
/*This Saturday, September 19, 11am to 5pm*/
At The Berkeley Alembic <https://www.berkeleyalembic.org>, 2820 Seventh 
St., Berkeley, CA
A Cornucopia of Books on Plants, Ethnobotany & Entheogens; a rare chance 
to obtain hard-to-find titles, unusual editions, signed copies, 
authentic art.
Talk by ethnobotanist Kat Harrison (+ other botanical allies TBA).
*/All sales fund Botanical Dimensions ongoing research and conservation 
projects./*

Botanical Dimensions <http://www.botanicaldimensions.org> 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.
(Note: the books on sale are not the core BD Library, they are 
duplicates and rarities exclusively offered to support BD’s work.)
/Drop by to meet Kat, build your library, and show your support!/*_
_*

*_Other News:_*

  * 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: https://benkamm.substack.com

  * 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 --
    https://benkamm.substack.com/p/the-living-heart-of-the-dead

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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!
Please keep the Tax-Deductible Donations coming 
<https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/fundraiser-for-rare-plants-succulents-and-such> 
— every little bit helps!

/*
Our deepest gratitude for all your support — as a small, family-run 
organization, it is essential and goes a long way!*/

*Ben Kamm* <https://benkamm.substack.com/about> & family

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

/We do not take Paypal or other online payments. Still just cash, check 
or money order to our PO box./


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