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Tell Me About The Drying Processes...

How do we dry our herbs?

We dry our herbs using two different processes. We have two standard drying rooms, which both hold approx. 500 to 1000 pounds (depending on the herb), and a flat bin dryer which is constructed of stainless steel and food grade surfaces. It is our goal to complete the drying process with in 48 hours of harvesting, using good air flow and temperatures below 108 degrees. We have found that drying within 48 hours, at these temperatures, helps to maintain quality herb color and activity.

Are there any benefits to this process?

The advantages and benefit to this process results in maintaining high quality, color and activity in all plant material. There are several other things that insure quality herbs:

  • We store our farm grown organic herbs in their whole form. This is important because milling plant material to a cut-and-sift or powder form, increases the surface area, and adds to the de-graduation of the plant material through oxidation.
  • We also consistently bring in fresh, new plant material from our Biodynamic® farm, so almost all the organic herbs on your shelf are freshly harvested and dried.