Organic herbs are not only the most sustainability produced, they are without a doubt the best quality when placed alongside those grown with chemical fertilizers.
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Organic herbs are not only the most sustainability produced, they are without a doubt the best quality when placed alongside those grown with chemical fertilizers. Not only does an organically grown herb contain higher levels of valuable nutrients it also lacks any chemical residues that may have been absorbed. Britain as with its food industry, has undergone a renaissance in the last 20 years for its demand for organically grown herbs.
What does 'Organic' mean?
'Organic' is a term which is strictly defined by law. All production of food intended for sale as organic must be inspected annually by an authorised body such as The Soil Association. The Soil Association's Symbol (like others governing organic quality) is only awarded to herbs processed according to their rigorous standards, which cover a broad range of aspects including growing methods, farm animal welfare, environmental criteria, processing and packaging. Organic herbs are grown without the used of chemical fertilisers, herbicides or pesticides and the use of genetically modified organisms is prohibited. Instead of these artificial methods, the development of healthy, fertile soil, growing a mixture of crops and encouraging a diversity of beneficial insects and other wildlife contributes towards healthy, healing plants produced in a vibrant, unpolluted countryside.
A field of Echinacea in flower
Once all criteria are met a constant surveillance or growing methods is kept up and certificates awarded on individual crops, which prove worthy of standards imposed.
What are Wild Crafted Herbs?
(Sometimes known as Wild Harvested Herbs.)
It is said that herbs effectively gathered from their natural habitats may be more potent than those that are cultivated. Wild crafting was a common and original worldwide process for collecting herbs; it was only superseded by commercial growing once demand and supply could not be met. It still is a frequently used method of collection and generally only reputable wild herb crafters who know how to correctly identify herb species and who pick from areas unpolluted by roads, industry or conventional farming, pursue this caring profession. Gathering takes place at the peak of each herb's growing cycle. All harvesting is done taking in mind the non-depletion of natural plant populations or damage to their habitats. The word 'crafted' conjures the care and knowledge that goes into such a special way of herb culling. Sometimes the word 'Wild Harvested' is also used, and to many it means the same thing, but some companies view the word as meaning those who collect without knowledge or care; something to be avoided at all costs. [Herbs Hands Healing does not necessarily take the view that wild harvesting necessarily means this lack of care and knowledge]
Many different herbs are collected in the above manner; for instance Lime Tree blossoms from French meadows, Rosehips from Alaskan wilderness and Rosemary from Spanish National Parks are but a few of the hundreds upon hundreds of herbs collected in in a monitored fashion.
Incidentally, where an organic herb is put alongside a wild crafted herb it can't be called an 'organic formulae' and cannot therefore be regulated at this stage by organic regulating associations. Therefore such regulation still lies within professional herbal practitioners and their knowledge of quality wildcrafting.
What are Cultivated Herbs?
At Herbs Hands Healing Ltd we prefer to avoid 'conventionally' grown cultivated herbs because of the toxic, contaminated aspects. Very occasionally, (about 15% of our materia medica) we may be forced to purchase these but generally we go without or choose a different herb temporarily. Our prices also reflect our choice in using purely organic and wild crafted herbs.
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