Salvia apiana, the Californian white sage, bee sage, or sacred sage is an evergreen perennial shrub that is native to the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, found mainly in the coastal sage scrub habitat of Southern California and Baja California, on the western edges of the Mojave and Sonoran deserts.

JL Local proudly sources our white sage directly from its natural habitat only from sustainable and privately owned farms.    The plants grow on hundreds of acres of private property where many different plants grow and wild animals roam.  The land is quite beautiful, with quartz and even gold still scattered in the grounds.

The plants that grow here are perfectly natural and have always grown here.  Various flowers and other sage plants all seemingly grow together around the same areas.

These plants are not over harvested (when too much is taken from a plant, crop or species it can damage that species and make it difficult to recover).  The owners and workers are highly knowledgeable about the various plants that grow here and are extremely careful not to harm the plants when they are picking. 

The pickers are extremely careful not to take too much from any plant, only the top flower from the stalk.  This way the plant does not stress, it gives the lower flowers time to grow out and this also helps with spreading seeds in the area where more sage will grow (see picture below!).

The ground was littered with tiny new white sage plants! This is absolutely wonderful - picking our white sage and other sage plants literally spreads more seeds and produces more sage plants.  This is absolutely the definition of sustainable harvesting.  The ground is perfectly natural and the absolute best location for these types of plants to grow naturally.  Lots of sun, excellent draining soil and not too much rain.

These plants are very sacred to many people.  We believe that giving these plants to all people helps improve well being and it does not harm nature in the process, in fact it helps!