ADVERTORIAL
Herbal farming and manufacturing update
by Warren Morey | Herbalist and Manager of the Pharmaceutical Plant Company
Today we hosted the Maroondah City Council Food Safety Inspector , we produce plenty of fruit and vegetable extracts for the food and beverage market . Food Safety adds another dimension to PPC quality control . Food safety puts focus on food handling , temperature control where required and allergens are a key point of interest . Our Auditor was impressed with our comprehensive documentation systems .
October was a big month for Paw Paw fermentation , with more fruit arriving over the coming weeks .
Our Percolators continue to operate at high capacity , Witch Hazel finally arrived , and we have had large batched of Withania / Ashwagandha root , Liquorice root , Turmeric root , Valerian root and St Mary ’ s Thistle seed moving through . The forward schedule includes Horsetail herb , herb , Pau Dárco stem bark and Clivers herb .
Farming Update
Update by Warren Morey ( Ronald was too busy with the new 24 / 25 growing season )
I first visited Ronald and Marleen Van de Winckel at Marleen Herbs of Tasmania some 10 years ago .
PPC Herbs and Marleen Herbs work together to bring Herbalists and Naturopaths , Australia ’ s largest range of Organically Certified , Fresh Plant Tinctures and Glycetracts . Every time I visit , I can ’ t believe how lucky we are that Ronald and Marleen chose to bring their family to Tasmania and create this amazing herbal wonderland . Starting from nothing more than grazing paddocks in 2010 , they have established Australia ’ s most diverse planting of commercial medicinal plants . Currently PPC offers 125 stunning Fresh Plant Tinctures .
The original farm has now been expanded by another 100 acres that has completed conversion to organic status .
With organics comes a strong commitment to sustainability . It starts with sustainable farming practices without the use of artificial fertilizers , pesticides or herbicides .
Green crops are sown to break pest and disease cycles and later ploughed in to nourish the soil . Green crops can also out compete weed species and reduce weed burden for the following year .
The harvester is electric with a large solar panel roof over the top . A percentage of the crops are also dried and sent to PPC for manufacture of traditional extracts . Here the drying system takes warm solar heated air from the roof space and blows it up through the herb drying beds . It is a very energy efficient system .
Recent deliveries include Wormwood ( Artemisia absinthium ), Chamomile ( Matricaria chamomilla ) Fennel ( Foeniculum vulgare ), Dandelion ( Taraxacum officinale )
PPC Herbs is TGA licenced and ACO Organic Certified .
If you have further questions , please email warren . morey @ ppcherbs . com . au
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