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	Herbfarmacy Newsletter: Summer 2009 SUCCESS for Herbfarmacy Rebrand! As you are all aware by now, we launched the new face of Herbfarmacy at Olympia?s Natural and Organic Products Show. What a fantastic show it is and this year was made even better as we had our most successful show to date...yippee! Welcome on board to all our new customers. We have been finalists in several awards over the last few months ? including our Just Face Cream which was in the top four Best Organic Facial Skincare Product category at the Natural Products Europe Show. At the Clothes Show Live UK Beauty Awards we were also finalists with our Skin Rescue Balm and in The Natural Health Beauty Awards our Luxury Foot Cream proved to be a winner for the second year running. So a season of great results so far! Herbfarmacy products make you look and feel 10 years younger! That?s why we have decided to take Herbfarmacy to the Ten Years Younger show in London (Earls Court 3rd - 5th July). So if you fancy a trip to the Show - you can not only get your teeth and glasses sorted with an optional liposuction thrown in :-o you can also visit us and feast yourself on Herbfarmacy?s wonderful lotions and potions rich in anti-wrinkle aids and skin nourishing herbs and oils - good enough to eat! Growing your Own Drugs Yes we watched Mr Wong and he was right when he expounded the joys of the healing power of many herbs easily grown or even picked from the hedgerows for use as great healers for many problem skin conditions and health issues. James? programme simply compounded and endorsed the work that Paul has been doing here on his Herb Farm for many years growing traditionally used herbs for use in tinctures, ointments and oils and more recently giving birth to the Herbfarmacy Organic Skincare range. See "Stop Press" for more news! Balms Old and New Paul reflects.... My dad passed away sadly in April, and I was sorting through things in his house with my sister the other day and found a pot of green ointment he used for chapped hands which we remember from childhood. Examining the ingredients, I discovered the herbal component to be none other than Marshmallow which we now use as a soothing and healing component (with 3 others) in our Skin Rescue Balm. Marshmallow also features in many Herbfarmacy products as a superlative skin softener and moisturiser. When I started using it in ointments, some 10 years ago, I had no idea that this herb had featured in our home medicine cupboard all those years ago... Farm News .... Bunny Patrol It has been an interesting spring this year with some beautiful weather, bringing dry conditions and cool nights which slowed the growth of newly established crops. With the recent rainfall conditions have improved, but we are still having trouble with rabbits! Although we partially net some crops (especially Echinacea), they have taken a liking to the new Marshmallow and Mullein patch. They dig up the plant plugs, and nibble away its young leaves. We are hoping a mixture of disrupting their feeding routine (by chasing them away!) more strategic netting and the accelerating growth of the plants as temperatures rise, will win out in the end. This Season's Herb - Cornflower We have just added another herb to our trials this year - Cornflower. This stunning annual was common years ago in cornfields, before the days of herbicides and more aggressive varieties of cereals. It is related to Calendula, and has bright blue flowers. Watch this space to find out how well it grows, and what we use it for. STOP PRESS! TV Crew at The Field On Midsummer Day, St John's Day, we were out harvesting Hypericum, St John's Wort Flowers, for the well-known Red Oil that is used in several of our products. We were joined in beautiful sunshine by James Wong with a crew filming the harvest for the popular TV programme Grow Your Own Drugs. Herbfarmacy Open Day Don?t forget our Open Day on 26th July (10 am to 4 pm) when many herbs will be out in full bloom prior to harvest time. Entry is free and there is an exciting programme of events in store including: ¤ Guided tours through the herbs with Paul Richards ¤ Mini pampering sessions using our Herbfarmacy products ¤ Mini Demos / displays ¤ Herbfarmacy Shop and Plant stall ¤ Castle Yurts - prividing inspiring spaces ¤ Refreshments including luscious Cakes and savouries ¤ A Herbs and Flowers Ceramics Exhibition View Larger Map See you there! Newsletter Archive Newsletter - Spring 2009 (pdf)