A couple of weeks ago I had the immense pleasure to visit Agronatura in Italy, a cooperative growing organic and biodynamic herbs. Well for the first time in my life I witnessed the distillation of lemon balm oil, one of the most precious essential oils. I love the scent of true lemon balm because it is fresh without being pungent and it has a sweetness that I find calming and at the same time uplifting. I m going to share with you the sight of the distillation and just imagine that the oil coming out of the 800 kg of leaves can fit in less than a tea mug. Imagine the effort of picking up 800 kg of leaves under the burning sun and then transport them miles away to have them distilled. Because the process involves steam, it is a little bit of a "hell" job, and the final result is this beautiful pale yellow oil ... It takes a lot of passion and care to put up with that and that is why I respect and used Agronatura in the past to in my work.
They also grow roses!
