The Lavender Supply
In the years ahead, who will produce true Lavandula angustifolia oil—true lavender oil? The future…
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June 2011
May 2011
When Will French Lavender Return?
While visiting with Benoit Cassan, the former president of CRIEPPAM (the technical research center for…
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Cloned Lavender
True lavender (lavande vraie) is a variety named Lavandula angustifolia, and it is all about…
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French Lavender: Encroaching Synthetics
Years ago, sons had a tendency to follow in their fathers’ footsteps, which was certainly…
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Are You Buying Lavender or Lavandin?
Why then are the farmers switching to lavandin hybrid grosso or super? First of all,…
Read More »March 2011
Growing Lavender: What Are the Costs?
Now let’s look at the numbers today. Land starts at $5,000 per acre. A 2705…
Read More »February 2011
Part 19: Finding Pure Essential Oils
9. Will the soil composition and location affect the plant that is grown there, thereby…
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Part 18: Finding Pure Essential Oils
Following GC analysis, we run the essential oil through a mass spectrometry instrument (MS) to…
Read More »January 2011
Part 14: Finding Pure Essential Oils
3. If an oil is labeled pure therapeutic grade, can I be sure that it…
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Part 13: Finding Pure Essential Oils
I met with Saud Salim Al-Harthi, Director General, Ministry of Agriculture–Dhofar. I have also visited…
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