LeslieTaylor.net is the personal website of a nature conservationist.
Title
WELCOME TO MY JUNGLE! Leslie Taylor's Personal Website
Description
Making a Living in the Amazon
I own several companies which are involved with the sustainable harvesting of rainforest botanicals in the Amazon rainforest; formulating and manufacturing nutritional and herbal supplements; wholesale sales of herbal products and formulas into health food stores and to health practitioners; and bulk sales of medicinal plants to manufacturers in the natural products industry. I started these companies after my first trip to the rainforest in Peru where I went to find a medicinal plant that was being used for cancer. Now, ten years later, I am harvesting and providing over 100 rainforest medicinal plants to the U.S., European and Far East markets. It's been quite a journey and I have never had so much fun and adventure nor felt so much purpose in what I do.
Carving a business out of the jungles of the Amazon has been interesting to say the least. Even for me, it's been an odd departure from the other businesses that I've owned. Here's a picture of my office. I always enjoy seeing the look on people's faces when they first come into my office. It's not every day you see an arsenal of jungle weapons hanging behind a businesswoman's desk - especially within easy reach! I wonder why it makes the salesmen nervous?
My day-to-day job varies greatly which is how I like it since I get bored easily. One week I might be on a speaking circuit, talking or teaching about the rainforest and herbal medicine, the next in the jungle and other times I'm at my office doing the corporate thing. I enjoy teaching courses and workshops on herbal medicine and teaching practitioners and just regular folks how to use herbs and natural medicine to positively affect their health.
