Living Magazine doTERRA Fall 2017 Living Magazine | Page 7

dōTERRA utilizes a large network of
harvesters that transport their copaiba
oleoresin by boat from their different
villages to Manaus. Once the oleoresin
has been inspected, paid for, and
collected in Manaus, we work with our
distillation partner to steam distill the
oleoresin and prepare it for final shipment
to the US.
During a recent sourcing trip, Ben Platt,
dōTERRA Strategic Sourcing Manager
for the Americas, met a family of copaiba
harvesters that were not a part of our
current network. As they talked about
copaiba, the harvester expressed
frustration that he was getting pressured
about the price for his copaiba oleoresin
and that payment would frequently
come much later than agreed upon.
“As I was talking with this family I quickly
recognized that they were the type of
people that dōTERRA prefers to work
with. It was clear that they knew their
copaiba harvesting area very well. It was
also clear that they were hardworking,
honest people that would harvest the
copaiba in the sustainable manner that
dōTERRA requires. We encouraged them
to join our harvesting group and assured
them that we would pay them on-time
and at fair prices for their oleoresin. They
were excited by this proposition and
agreed to join our harvesting group. We
are definitely glad that this family has
joined the network of families that are
now a key part of the dōTERRA Global
Botanical Network. This experience goes
to highlight the importance of our mission
to source the world’s most beautiful oils
from some of the world’s best people.
We source great people as much as we
source essential oils.”
*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food
and Drug Administration. This product is not intended
to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
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