Golden Poppy Apothecary

Eric will talk about the origins of alchemy, chemistry in relationship to pharmaceuticals, natural and artificial fragrance/flavor, how compounds are isolated, connection of plant distillates to the essential intelligence/spirit of the plant available as the “Genie in the Bottle,” value of domestic/regional distillation, hand processing charge vs. machine – wild crafted vs. cultivated, Conifers as one of the ancient colonizers of the planet that have survived all major extinctions and their wide range of indications and applications, and co-distillations of plants living together in symbiotic intention bringing this aspect to the essential oil.