Herbalists Without Borders is a 501 (c) (3) Nonprofit & NGO Organization
Herbalists Without Borders is 100% volunteer operated - so donations go directly where needed most!
Herbalists Without Borders is 100% volunteer operated - so donations go directly where needed most!
US COMMUNITY APOTHECARY | Current Status | SHIPPING DONATED SUPPLIES EVERY MONDAY
Updated 5/5/22
Re-Stock our Supplies!
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HWB is a small, grassroots nonprofit that relies on community support and donations to help us achieve our goals and to support community herbalism and holistic wellness disaster relief in communities. Providing funding is a direct way to support HWB projects, but we also welcome donations of herbal first aid supplies, extracts, dried herbs, and more to help us get down to the ground green medicine to the people.
HWB has a US mutual aid network where we intake donations at our US Community Apotheca/Donation space, and then distribute out to free clinics and for HWB community outreach (unhoused care packs, for example) throughout the US. We ship boxes every Monday, and so greatly appreciate all of the amazing donated goods we distribute to those serving communities in need. Thank you! HWB encourages and offers technical support for groups to create mutual aid reciprocity based systems of support in all nations where possible. If you are in another country and interested in donating, please contact the office and we can connect you to any local HWB networks. |
Support Herbal Aid!Donations help ship boxes, buy supplies we cannot get donated, and provide microgrant funds to groups in high needs communities or responding to a local disaster where they need supplies quickly, or, to international groups that rely on funds in regions we cannot ship to logistically, etc. THANK YOU!Are you a small to large herbal maker that is interested in making tax deductible product donations to HWB? Any amount helps! Email director@hwbglobal.org. Thank you! |
Please ship HWB donations to:
OUR SHIPPING ADDRESS HAS CHANGED DURING THE PANDEMIC. PLEASE EMAIL OFFICE@HWBGLOBAL.ORG FOR OUR DIRECT SHIPPING ADDRESS. |
Herbalists Note: Products follow laws and good manufacturing procedures in labeling, please. Products should be marked/labeled clearly and neatly with botanical name, common name, date, part used, source (ie: my yard or xxxx company), fresh or dried, lot number if applicable, menstruum type & % (brandy, vodka, grain alcohol, glycerine, etc. + % menstruum), and ratio (1:2, 1:5). Please know that if any herbs, salves, or extracts come in that are not able to be identified clearly or are questionable - we may not be able to use them. THANK YOU for taking the time to do this prep so that your valuable donations can be used immediately. Questions? Email officehwb@gmail.com. Thank you! We are unable to accept opened/used tinctures/extracts, capsules or bottled supplements, as we have no way to ensure sanitation or check for contamination. We do accept properly labeled stock GMP compliant tincture bottles from herbal apothecaries, formularies, & schools. We also accept unopened and unexpired individual tinctures, vitamins/supplements, herbal products, syrups, salves, etc. Thank you for understanding that those we serve deserve the best!
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We are RUNNING LOW or are OUT of many things after a record year.
This list changes often based on needs lists provided by free clinics, and what donations have come in - check back soon! We are always in need of adaptogens, nervines, cough/cold/immune support, skin, nourishment. If it isn't on the list, it doesn't mean we don't have a clinic that could use it - we just have some items always on wish lists.
Tinctures (alcohol & glycerites welcome);
So many groups are distributing self care kits, wellness kits, and other bulk community care packets, so we are currently only accepting tinctures that GMP compliant with printed labels meeting all labeling criteria (not handwritten) in 1, 2, or 4 ounce bottles. These are the easiest to share, and meet the liability requirements of public health organizations we are partnering with to distribute support. Alcohol-free is also always welcome, for serving communities that do not want or do not use alcohol.
We are also accepting stock bottles of properly labeled unexpired tinctures for our free clinics from formularies/shops/schools. Email the office if you have any tinctures to donate. Thank you so much!
So many groups are distributing self care kits, wellness kits, and other bulk community care packets, so we are currently only accepting tinctures that GMP compliant with printed labels meeting all labeling criteria (not handwritten) in 1, 2, or 4 ounce bottles. These are the easiest to share, and meet the liability requirements of public health organizations we are partnering with to distribute support. Alcohol-free is also always welcome, for serving communities that do not want or do not use alcohol.
We are also accepting stock bottles of properly labeled unexpired tinctures for our free clinics from formularies/shops/schools. Email the office if you have any tinctures to donate. Thank you so much!
Dried herbs
We are always in need of dried herbs. HWB Chapters, Projects, Members, and herbal businesses donate dried herbs and herbal products, which we gratefully accept. We do welcome all unexpired and properly labeled dried herbs. If you don't see what you have on here, it doesn't mean we won't use it. We just have certain common herbs that are always in high demand and always short of, so those are listed here!
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Angelica root
Arnica flowers Astragalus root Ashwagandha root Barberry root Bilberry Birch bark Bitter melon Black cohosh Blue vervain Burdock Calendula CA Poppy Cardamom Cat's Claw Catnip Cedar Leaf Chamomile Cinnamon chips, powder, sticks Codonopsis root Cramp bark Damiana Dandelion root Devil's Claw Dong quai Echinacea (leaf, flower, root) Elder (berry, flower) Elecampane root Eleuthero root Ginger root Gotu kola Citrus - grapefruit, orange, lemon peel Hawthorn - berry, leaf, flower Hibiscus Holy Basil, Tulsi (all types) Hops Horehound Horsetail Hyssop Kava Kava Lavender Lemon Balm |
Lemon vernena
Lemongrass Licorice Root Linden Marshmallow leaf and root Meadowsweet Milk thistle Motherwort Mullein Oat tops, oat straw Olive leaf Oregon grape root Passionflower Peppermint Plantain Red clover Red root Rhodiola Rose Rosehips Safflower Sage Schisandra berries Sea buckthorn Self heal Shatavaari Skullcap Slippery elm St John's Wort Stevia Thyme Turmeric Usnea (sustainable) Uva Ursi Valerian Root Violet White oak Wild yam Yarrow Wood Betony Yellow Dock Yerba santa Yucca Mushrooms Cordyceps, reishi, turkey tail, and decocted/extracted mushroom supplements or whole dried mushrooms are always high need. |
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General Herbal Needs:
CONTAINERS We are always In need of new jars, tins, dropper bottles, stock bottles, kraft tea bags, wax lined coffee bags, muslin baggies, lip balm tubes and tins. Any size can help. We do not have the ability to accept used containers, due to the sanitation requirements. CHILDREN We also are always in need of Children's packaged and sealed herbal products. Booty balm, kids elderberry syrup, immune support, sunscreen, herbal bug sprays, multivitamins, gummy vitamins, single vitamins (Vit C or D, for example). New/sealed products only, please. Essential Oils We are always in need of unexpired good quality pure essential oils for trauma support, respiratory support, salves and balms, chest rubs, inhalers, etc. |
CARRIERS
We also are always in need of carrier oils, beeswax, epsom salts, butters, aloe, and other carriers that are used to make topical products. Cough Drops, Jellies, Medicinal Candies COUGH DROPS TUMMY TROUBLES KID FRIENDLY SUPPLEMENTS (NOT EXPIRED, NOT OPENED) VITAMIN D3 ZINC/MAG MUSHROOM BLENDS Hydrosols We welcome hydrosols for first aid kits, child safe herbal support, sprays and other herbal support. |
What We Usually Need Most By Clinic Type:
COMMUNITY RESPONSE CARE KITS: Due to COVID many are hosting free clinics with additional safety protocols, or, for the unhomed or displaced, creating self care kits with GRAS items and immune/wellness support that are distributed to all to help reach those that don't feel safe in person or who do not have access otherwise. Things we need include cough drops, chest rubs, tea bags, cough & wellness support syrups, vitamin D, hand balms (unhoused folks get cracked hands and feet in the winter), children's vitamins (we have adult), mushroom support, electrolyte powder packets, sample size toothbrush/toothpaste, emergency blankets, individually wrapped tea bags, masks, etc.
For those operating virtual clinics, we are in need of the anti-inflammatories, antivirals, demulcents, herbs for respiratory support and steams, etc. THANK YOU!
PANDEMIC: immune support, anxiety, upper respiratory, tea blends, masks, throat sprays, sleep support
FIRES: upper respiratory support, eye wash herb bags, immune support, masks, throat sprays, sinus rinse, nervines, inhaler sticks
HURRICANES: nervines, respiratory support, antifungal support, salves, masks (mold clean up), immune support
EARTHQUAKES: nervines, salves, calming extracts
TORNADO: nervines, salve, bruise balm, calming aromatherapy, calming teas
FLOODS: nervines, respiratory support, antifungal support, salves, masks, immune support
REFUGEES: antifungal, upper respiratory support, salves, skin support (scabies, rashes, blisters), nervines/anxiety support, bug bites
VETERANS: calming, anti-anxiety, nerve pain, joint pain, anti-inflammatories, blood sugar support
CHILDREN: digestive health, calming, cough/cold, nutrition, diaper rash, salves
UNHOMED: salves, chest rubs, antifungal support, immune support, nervines, small cough syrup bottles, non-breakable containers, small portable sizes, items that won't melt/leak easily
RURAL OUTREACH: blood sugar support, nervines, cough/cold, immune support, digestive support, healthy cholesterol and blood pressure support
Community work after disasters or events always need nervines, calming, stress relief, support for anxiety, etc.
For those operating virtual clinics, we are in need of the anti-inflammatories, antivirals, demulcents, herbs for respiratory support and steams, etc. THANK YOU!
PANDEMIC: immune support, anxiety, upper respiratory, tea blends, masks, throat sprays, sleep support
FIRES: upper respiratory support, eye wash herb bags, immune support, masks, throat sprays, sinus rinse, nervines, inhaler sticks
HURRICANES: nervines, respiratory support, antifungal support, salves, masks (mold clean up), immune support
EARTHQUAKES: nervines, salves, calming extracts
TORNADO: nervines, salve, bruise balm, calming aromatherapy, calming teas
FLOODS: nervines, respiratory support, antifungal support, salves, masks, immune support
REFUGEES: antifungal, upper respiratory support, salves, skin support (scabies, rashes, blisters), nervines/anxiety support, bug bites
VETERANS: calming, anti-anxiety, nerve pain, joint pain, anti-inflammatories, blood sugar support
CHILDREN: digestive health, calming, cough/cold, nutrition, diaper rash, salves
UNHOMED: salves, chest rubs, antifungal support, immune support, nervines, small cough syrup bottles, non-breakable containers, small portable sizes, items that won't melt/leak easily
RURAL OUTREACH: blood sugar support, nervines, cough/cold, immune support, digestive support, healthy cholesterol and blood pressure support
Community work after disasters or events always need nervines, calming, stress relief, support for anxiety, etc.
GLOBAL DONATIONS: Local Chapters, Clinics, Community Apothecaries
Are you interested in finding a local Chapter/Clinic/Project to donate directly to? Many nations and global Chapters also accept donations of supplies for their free clinics, outreach, community support work, etc. Visit our Find a Chapter page to search for a group local to you in your country - and reach out to the Coordinator to see what the local needs are. YOu can also email the office and we can connect you to a local group to you. THANK YOU.
https://www.hwbglobal.org/find-a-chapter.html
https://www.hwbglobal.org/find-a-chapter.html
We Always Need Funds to Ship Boxes!
We need funds to ship boxes regularly! A large flat rate box is $20.05 per box to ship, so any donations earmarked for our shipping fund are so helpful. If you would like to earmark donation for one project, note in your paypal submission. Thank you!
Why ship to our Wisconsin headquarters?
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Often right after a disaster, people are scrambling to get supplies and volunteers coordinated, trying to find out what they need and when. When random items are shipped en masse, not only do relief workers have to intake, sort, verify safe/labels and organize - they also need to figure out what they have so they can make or assemble kits of what they need - all while they are scrambling to respond and get to the people that need them most. Once it dies down, they often have a LOT of leftovers and no time or funds to ship them to someone else - not to mention storage of all of the extras was not likely optimal (dry, climate controlled) during the response. Also, often by the time donations are collected, packed, and shipped from donors, the response is winding down. We want to be ready in advance, so we can mobilize support to local chapters and members quickly.
We also have many Chapters hosting frequent free clinics and getting donation into one central place where we can work to fairly divide to reach the most people and clinics is an amazing system. We can store the supplies in a climate controlled area, and ship only what folks need and can use, reducing waste and storage logistics. We also ship to clinics monthly or on a regular schedule so they don't have to manage a lot of inventory and we can adapt and send what is needed seasonally. Many people think HWB is large with expansive staff and a warehouse - we are not. We do this in a donated space at a small farm, and using volunteers! So, at HWB we work to intake supplies here. We inventory, sort, and store in climate controlled location. We prep most needed items here, we can ship immediately as soon as there is a disaster or a clinic need. We also ship what is needed, and extras are kept for the next disaster or free clinic or need. This saves time, reduces waste, and helps the organizers focus on the people they serve in their communities. In addition to shipping for disasters we also support and empower local people to continue working in their own local communities long after aid organizations have gone and we ship weekly to many community clinics, projects, and chapters around the US. |
Are you a business looking to donate supplies or become a corporate sponsor?
Make a tax-deductible donation today!
Contact Denise at director@hwbglobal.org
Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean.
~Ryunosuke Satoro
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