In late 1997 HerbalGram was nominated by the editors of the Utne Reader -- the leading publication reviewing the alternative press -- as a finalist in the 9th Annual Alternative Press Awards in the category of Lifestyle Coverage. Other categories included Best New Title (Herbs for Health nominated), General Excellence, Reporting Excellence, and coverage of science and the environment, cultural, international, political, social, and spiritual topics. The awards were announced in the January/February issue of the Utne Reader. It reached the newsstands December 23, 1997.

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