Hello George.
I'm sorry to have nothing but phone numbers to offer you, but perhaps it'll
lead to contact with someone who can help you. These are from my own
files.
Trout Lake Farms, Tel. 509-395-2025
This is one of the largest commercial producers of herbs in the country,
and as luck would have it, located in the northweast state of Washington, a
region with a climate somewhat similar to your own. I would try them
first.
Herb Growing And Marketing Network 717-393-3295
American Herbal Products Association 301-951-3204
International Herb Association 708-949-4372
These are all business associations of one kind or another. The first is
most likely to consist of growers themselves and so might be most useful.
The others may include processors, distributors, practitioners, etc., but
could perhaps be useful.
Best of luck to you with this. Hope this helps.
Beth von Gunten
Ventura County, California
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>>Date: Fri, 30 Jan 1998 10:41:44
>>
>>Thanks for the reply, Carla.
>> I'm 21 and currently studying at the Scottish Agricultural College,
>>in a wee village called Auchincruive, near the town of Ayr in S.W. Scotland.
>> Hopefully in June I will have passed the 4th and final year of an
>>Honours degree in Food Production and Land Use, (basically agriculture).
>>As part of the degree, I am presently doing research into the commercial
>>mechanised production of herb crops in Scotland for essential oil extraction,
>>and have become quite interested in overseas operations. Last year I
>>received an award for the best 3rd year student in our course.
>> I'm from farming background and stay on our 180 acre livestock
>>farm within a few miles of the college. Not content with just
>>returning home to lamb sheep and milk cows for the rest of my life, I
>>decided to get a job in Essex (south England) last summer, where I
>>worked long hours during harvests of beans, wheat, oats and oilseed rape.
>>The
>>machinery was large by our standards (270hp tractors), but small by
>>yours no doubt ! I've also had experience in cultivation and other
>>land preparations for cereals and oilseed rape, including the use of
>>fast tractors (up to 50km/hr).
>>
>>Again, any info/contacts would be very much appreciated, but please don't go
>>out of your way too much as I'm sure your very busy.
>>
>>Thanks again
>>
>>George McNaughton
>>sau208@au.sac.ac.uk
>>P.S. I'm having the occasional technical hitch with the old email,
>>so if the address and subect details seem strange, don't worry !
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