Jatamansi, Himalayan Juniper, Himalayan Wintergreen and Valerian are among the most distinctive botanicals a buyer can source. But for Annapurna Aroma Company, a Nepali company that achieved FairWild certification for all four in 2026, the real story is what certification has changed for the people who collect them.
Read MoreFew wild ingredients are as quietly essential to our lives as Gum Arabic.
Also known as acacia gum (food additive E414), it's a workhorse ingredient in the food, beverage, cosmetic, pharmaceutical and manufacturing industries, prized as a natural emulsifier, stabiliser, thickener and binder.
Read MoreWild ingredients carry a real origin, a real harvester and a history one can trace. A tear of frankincense from an Omani wadi, a spikenard root dug in the Himalayas or a drop of elemi resin from a Philippine forest carry a place, a season and generations of knowledge about when and how to harvest it.
Read MoreRead More"No two wild landscapes are the same. No two harvests carry the same risk, the same history, the same people“
FairWild Week 2026 centres on Wild Wisdom - the specific, hard-won knowledge held by the people who have worked a landscape for generations, and who know better than anyone what it can sustainably give.
Read MoreFairWild Week is our annual, global celebration of the wild and of the people, communities, and landscapes that keep it thriving, This year, we're celebrating the unique qualities that wild ingredients bring - and the wisdom, knowledge, and care behind every responsibly harvested wild ingredient.
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