*** RECENT EARTHQUAKES IN CHRISTCHURCH ***
DUE TO THE RECENT EARTHQUAKES IN CHRISTCHURCH WE HAVE BEEN FORCED TO MOVE OUR OFFICES TO OUR LAVENDER FARM IN CANTERBURY. OUR TEMPORARY TELEPHONE NUMBER IS +64 (0)21 294 5938.
Processing
At NZLavender we are personally involved in every step of the process, from the
planting of the cuttings to the storage of the oil after harvest, in order to ensure our
lavender essential oil is 100 percent pure.
It is an extremely well-researched process, with attention paid to every
detail to enable us to attain the highest possible standards:
Total farm design as a result of international consultation including:
• lavender cultivar selection
• irrigation installation
• steam distillation processing
• plant nutrition
• distillery construction
Among the quality processes in place, we take pride in having:
• the only Clier harvester from Provence, France in the Southern Hemisphere
• annual oil yields maintained with the use of 73km of irrigation drip tape
• a 'Frostbuster' frost machine from Belgium, used to prevent frost damage to the young flower buds in spring.
• the temperature at the farm monitored 24 hours a day by our weather station, with data accessible at: http://harvestalarms.com/w.cgi?hsn=6034
Storage of NZLavender essential oil
At NZLavender we take the storage of our oil very seriously, fully aware of the harmful effects water, oxygen, heat, strong light and certain metals can have on lavender oil. To maintain the quality of the oil it is dried using anhydrous sodium sulphate before being stored at 4°C, under argon gas in aluminium containers.
planting of the cuttings to the storage of the oil after harvest, in order to ensure our
lavender essential oil is 100 percent pure.
It is an extremely well-researched process, with attention paid to every
detail to enable us to attain the highest possible standards:
Total farm design as a result of international consultation including:
• lavender cultivar selection
• irrigation installation
• steam distillation processing
• plant nutrition
• distillery construction
Among the quality processes in place, we take pride in having:
• the only Clier harvester from Provence, France in the Southern Hemisphere
• annual oil yields maintained with the use of 73km of irrigation drip tape
• a computerised distillery constructed in Australia by J Dexter Engineering and made out of food grade stainless steel, to the bespoke design of Tim Denny of Denny, McKenzie Associates, Tasmania, Australia (distillation engineer and consultant to the Essential Oils Industry)
• a finely tuned distillation process, with the assistance of Dr Noel G Porter B.Sc. (Hons) PhD, NZ Institute for Crop and Food Research, Lincoln (natural product crops scientist)• a 'Frostbuster' frost machine from Belgium, used to prevent frost damage to the young flower buds in spring.
• the temperature at the farm monitored 24 hours a day by our weather station, with data accessible at: http://harvestalarms.com/w.cgi?hsn=6034
Storage of NZLavender essential oil
At NZLavender we take the storage of our oil very seriously, fully aware of the harmful effects water, oxygen, heat, strong light and certain metals can have on lavender oil. To maintain the quality of the oil it is dried using anhydrous sodium sulphate before being stored at 4°C, under argon gas in aluminium containers.
*** RECENT EARTHQUAKES IN CHRISTCHURCH ***
FOLLOWING THE RECENT EARTHQUAKES IN CHRISTCHURCH WE HAVE BEEN FORCED TO MOVE OUR OFFICES TO OUR LAVENDER FARM IN CANTERBURY. OUR TEMPORARY TELEPHONE NUMBER IS +64 (0)21 294 5938.