Beginnings – the early days
![In this post we thought we’d take you back to the early days of our lavender journey.
We first planted lavender on the steepest and driest paddock on the property. This paddock which contained over 1,000 plants has now, some seventeen years later, been allowed to revert back to native bush.
Seven years ago we started developing a new area for lavender. […] Read more…](https://www.akaroaorganics.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMAG0019-663x497.jpg "IMAG0019")
In this post we thought we’d take you back to the early days of our lavender journey. We first planted lavender on the steepest and driest paddock on the property. This paddock which contained over 1,000 plants has now, some seventeen years later, been allowed to revert back to native bush. Seven years ago we started developing a new area for lavender. […]
Read more…Creating your own lavender based aroma
![Winter is a great time to experiment with your own lavender based aroma.
We find Pacific Blue is a great oil for mixing. It’s aroma is very different from the traditional lavender you might associate with your grandmother!
We thinks it associates well with New Zealand’s brand 100% Pure. The aroma is fresh, different and definitely Pacific!
[…] Read more…](https://www.akaroaorganics.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/IMG_0069-e1486936845313-663x995.jpg "Pacific Blue essential oil")
Winter is a great time to experiment with your own lavender based aroma. We find Pacific Blue is a great oil for mixing. It’s aroma is very different from the traditional lavender you might associate with your grandmother! We thinks it associates well with New Zealand’s brand 100% Pure. The aroma is fresh, different and definitely Pacific! […]
Read more…Its in the pot!
![You can grow the best Lavender in the world but unless its distilled well you may not get the best from your hard work. We take our lavender to Herbal Visionz who use a steam distillation plant to extract fine quality oil. […] Read more…](https://www.akaroaorganics.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/pot-663x265.jpg "pot")
You can grow the best Lavender in the world but unless its distilled well you may not get the best from your hard work. We take our lavender to Herbal Visionz who use a steam distillation plant to extract fine quality oil. […]
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