May 06 2010
We recently moved into our new summer house in Ithaca NY. After a few days of moving boxes and lots of dust we remembered to check the mailbox. Instead of mail there was an infestation of spiders and ants, and a note from our mail person. She kindly suggested we buy some Wild Irish Spring [...]
Jul 23 2009
Visiting Aliksir Distillery was the highlight of our recent trip to Canada. The farm is located in Grondines, a small rural municipality of the Comté de Portneuf bordering the St-Lawrence River in Quebec. Aliksir has been producing essential oils since 1988. It has always been a family business focused on medicinal plants and [...]
Jun 13 2008
Aromatics International rang in 2008 with a trip to Italy in search of Bergamot! Happily for all of us, we were able to find a wonderful producer of bergamot in the “toe” of Italy, in the region of Calabria. After an enchanting 2 days in Rome, we flew to Calabria, and continued by car along [...]
Jun 08 2008
In the fall of 2007, I returned from an inspiring trip to Corsica and France. In Corsica I was visiting a distiller, Michele, who I have been buying essential oils from this year. It was Helichrysum season, and I had the amazing opportunity to go into the mountains with Michele and her crew and [...]
