Harvest is well underway now. Melissa crops have been distilled, yield was marginally lower than average, but the quality of the oil looks to be good. This year for the first time we tried Applemint...
German Chamomile 2020 Harvest
It’s been a daunting growing season this year. An incredibly wet winter and an exceptionally dry spring, it’s always unnerving when you first begin distilling, to see how the crop has faired up. We were...
Shipping of oils Classified as Dangerous Goods
Flammable oils are class as dangerous goods and need to be shipped accordingly. This must be in line with the IATA regulations for air shipping. We now have trained and certified staff that have completed...
Distilling Lemons
During the beautiful spring day, we fired up the distillery to replenish our Lemon hydrosol stock. With the delightful smell wafting through the distillery, the sun shining everyone had a smile on their face. We...
’17 Harvest has begun!!
Harvest this year has been the earliest yet! We have started processing approximately 10 days earlier than previous years. German Chamomile (Matrucaria recutica) is under way. Yield this year is normal, quality is excellent. Due...
German Chamomile Seeding
German Chamomile seeding for this year has been completed and has been successful. The plants are growing and looking well. To seed the German Chamomile we sprinkle the seeds on the bare soil, just before...
Exciting year to come!
Its an exciting year to come at Norfolk Essential Oils. We have begun extending our facilities. First stop is the extension to the office, adding 2 offices and a meeting room. Increasing the size of...
Keeping it in the family
Ken and Debra’s daughter Kim has recently come back to work alongside her parents. Having been away at university and then working in Cambridge. Previously Kim has run the distillery throughout the summer holidays, will...
2013 NEWS
Welcome to 2013 and good bye to one of the wettest autumns ever experienced. early 2012 started off with a drought but after July things went steadily downhill and of course all the essential oils...
Summer 2010
This summer has possibly been the hottest and driest we have experienced since we started producing essential oils over 12 years ago now. Although newly planted crops have struggled for moisture the established crops have...