SEPTEMBER 2020 - NZ Lavender Growers Association
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SEPTEMBER 2020 WELCOME NEW MEMBERS TALGA President Gary Young welcomes the following new member to TALGA – David Israel & affiliate member Brett James of Hillview partnership QLD. We trust you will enjoy the benefits that we can offer from networking, conferences, workshops, industry knowledge etc. FINAL CALL: FULL AND PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE Women currently working in the horticulture sector have a final opportunity to register their interest in a range of full and partial scholarships to support participation in an accredited leadership development program. Women working for both levy and non-levy paying organisations across the sector are encouraged to apply. This is the last chance to participate in this year’s joint funding arrangement between Women & Leadership Australia and Hort Innovation. Find out more and register your interest by completing the Expression of Interest form here prior to 9 th October: www.wla.edu.au/horticulture.html SCENTIMENTAL COLLECTION Scentimental Collection Products can now be purchased unlabelled. A sample TALGA label will be provided for the retailers information to show the name, suggested use, ingredients etc of each particular product. A great incentive to incorporate quality Australian lavender products under your brand and benefit from membership of TALGA.
BUY, SWAP & SELL SCENTIMENTAL COLLECTION MAUVE SOAP SALE! $26.80 for 10 minimum Plus GST & Postage. (NORMALLY Members Price $35.20 for 10 min Inc GST Plus Postage.) TALGA JOURNAL TALGA’s Lavender Journal 2020 is now published and has been posted to all members. Extra copies are available for purchase for Club members who do not receive this Journal as part of their membership $20 GST including packing & post. Contact secretary@talga.com.au
Lavender Association of Colorado Thank you for the Journal. I've begun reading it and have found it very interesting. All is good here. We've had an incredibly hot and dry summer. We had the hottest August on record and had .07 of an inch of moisture total for June, July and August. Thank goodness for irrigation. We had the largest wildfire in Colorado's history just 20 miles from here which filled the valley with thick smoke for several weeks. It is now contained. However, the valley is once again filled with dense smoke from the wildfires in Utah and California, some of which are 1,000 miles from here. The fire near us burned 139,000 acres and the news reports that 2 million acres are burning in California. We had a high of 99 degrees F. yesterday and are to have a low of 39 degrees on Wednesday morning. Farms on the Eastern Slope are to see lows of 28 degrees with up to 6 inches of snow. If that happens, it will be one of the earliest recorded major snowfalls in state history. I am looking forward to some cooler weather though hope we avoid frost for several more weeks. I love my fresh tomatoes, cantaloupes and peppers. Just so you know, the United States Lavender Growers conference has been moved to January 2022 due to COVID. We've been spared from large numbers of COVID cases in our county and have had 4 related deaths in a population of approximately 125,000. The economic fallout from the restrictions placed on businesses due to the virus has resulted in a couple of our members going out of business. The restrictions have been particularly hard on small businesses. We've also been impacted because of less tourism. We are hoping a vaccine will be developed so that life can resume in 2021 in a more normal fashion. I hope things are settling down for you and your members in regard to the virus. Thanks again for the Journal. I hope the upcoming lavender season is a success for everyone down there. Bob Korver FRIENDS OF BENDIGO BOTANICAL GARDENS Here is the link to the Friends of Bendigo Botanical Gardens 2000-2020 History booklet. Interesting reading (nb. If you have trouble opening the link please let me know and I will forward to you separately) file:///C:/Users/leven/OneDrive/Desktop/TALGA%20newsy%20bits/September%20enews%202020 /History%20of%20FBBG%2023.08.2020.pdf KEITH STUBBS FUNERAL SERVICE For those of you who would like to view the service for Keith Stubbs the following link is attached. https://admin.oneroomstreaming.com/email/view/a322875f32
News from Warratina Lavender Farm
Spring at Warratina in the gardens looks amazing. The daffodils are tossing their trumpets
& the magnolias are in full bloom. Typical Spring we have had severe winds, creating a lot
of tree mess around the farm. The ground is drying out after a very wet August. Weed
spraying, mowing lawns & spreading trace elements are all happening. Our soil analysis
provided us with useful information indicating we needed to apply potash, potassium & a
little sulphur. Hand weeding under lavenders continues & keeps me fit.
Our Shop & Tea Room remain closed. We continue to sell our products online &
developing new strategies to be announced in the next newsletter. Enjoy the longer days,
colour in the garden & the lavenders slowly coming out of their dormancy.
Cheers Annemarie Manders
Cuttings from McLaren Vale Lavender
There comes a day in August when the cold grip of winter seems to have relaxed; you step
outside to sniff the air and sense a definite change, a delicious surge of Spring. The trees
are still bare and officially spring is some weeks away, yet there is a discernable change in
the air. A softness in the breeze maybe, or is it the heady sweetness from moist earth
drinking the sun’s rays under a deep blue sky? Such a day was last
week, I put my face to the sun and closed my eyes for a moment to
take it all in. The distant sound of children’s voices echoed across
the valley and somewhere a dog barking. Across the creek on the
upper paddock I noticed the black angus cows have reappeared
and were grazing peacefully. They are a beautiful sight, their black
coats standing out in the rich green pasture making the most of
fresh grass before it disappears in October, not to be seen again until next year. Oh yes,
spring is just around the corner and our winter of discontent during this extraordinary
year, is now behind us.
Imposing on this tranquil sight, from behind
me came the steady growling sound of a Tiger
Moth biplane. Not unpleasant, more a hum
that increases in pitch as it gets closer or
accelerates to do a turn, as it always seems to
do over our place. It comes from Aldinga
Airport just down the coast from us and always
reminds me of the scene from the film Out of
Africa, where Meryl Streep is soaring across
the blue sky with Robert Redford as her pilot,
the wind in her hair….. I mentioned this to T
once and instantly regretted it, when he subsequently presented me with a ticket for a
joyride on my birthday. When I realized it would be just me and the pilot and could expect
“the whistle of the wind in the wires and the buffeting of the slipstream in your face,” not
to mention “a little ponderous in roll and marginally stable in pitch with a tendency to
sway her tail if not kept in check”. I simply didn’t have the courage to do it. Some things
are just left to the imagination aren’t they.
Back to reality I had spent the morning preparing the lower bed ready to plant some
Lavandula angustifolia munstead. We decided to replant back in June when early rains
showed so much promise for a good season that had me singing in the rain. Come late
July/August when we could reasonably expect more showers, our early optimism turned
to disappointment as the days rolled by without further rain. T’s daily weather forecast
became an irritation when it confirmed no low-pressure systems coming our way. Having
cleared and prepared the lower bed, the soil had become quite dry and so we turned on
the drippers and left the planting for another day. In the meantime I cleared the last of
the woodpile with a good bonfire and shouldn’t have mentioned it to T, because he set
about loading another trailer load to bring down for burning, and reckons I should be able
to get one more bonfire in before the fire ban comes on.
Warm regards
Christine
TALGA Supplier Directory – exclusive to members
This list has been compiled to assist members in sourcing goods and services particular to the
lavender industry. If your business sells to the industry (ie. Wholesale) and you would like to be
added to this list, contact Fiona Glover. We welcome your supplier recommendations if not included
here. Please send the details to email secretary@talga.com.au
GROWING, HARVESTING & DISTILLING
Weed mat Weed Gunnel, QLD (07) 5478 1993
Contact: Nita info@weedgunnel.com.au
www.weedgunnel.com.au
Plants, tubestock Larkman’s Nurseries, VIC (03) 9735 3831
Clive, Di & Simon Larkman sales@larkmannurseries.com.au
www.larkmannurseries.com.au
Plants, tubestock Fernview Nurseries, Vic (03) 5968 8166
Craig Lambe enquiries@fernview.com.au
www.fernview.com.au
Plants, tubestock Lambley Nursery, Vic (03) 5343 4303
David Glenn info@lambley.com.au
www.lambley.com.au
Plastic garden pots Garden City Plastics, Vic (03) 9756 6303www.gardencityplastics.com.au
Fertiliser Your local Seasol commercial – Sam Bye
Seasol/Seamungus Bunnings/Mitre10/garden 0438 997 713
Scotts/Blood & Bone/ centre
Osmocote/Other Your local landscape
supplier
Irrigation Valley Irrigation, Gatton, www.valleyirrigation.org
QLD
Irrigation Adams Shed Rural Supplies, www.adamshed.com.au
Hartley, NSW
Hand harvest sickles Green Harvest Organic www.greenharvest.com.au
Gardening Supplies, QLD Phone: (07) 5435 7000
Dried bud strippers TALGA members N/A at present
Row former Market gardeners In own area
Harvesting machinery: Ozito Bunnings
Hand power tools Stihl G.Day, Ballarat
Tea Harvester Ochiai Direct import
Rotary hoe/walk behind Grillo Rotary Hoe www.grilloagrigarden.com.au
tractor
Distillation supplies, Jill Mulvaney, Alembics NZ, +64 (0)274 777 826
copper stills Waiheke Island, NZ info@alembics.co.nz
www.alembics.co.nz
Distillation supplies, stills Still Spirits, NZ & www.stillspirits.com
Ballarat Home Brew Centre (03) 5333 5825
Distillation supplies, stills Simons Boilers, VIC & NSW (02) 8338 8660
info@simonsboiler.com.au
www.simonsboiler.com.au
Sieves CMT Equipment P.L. (07)55242230
Mob: 0423246693
Oil Testing Southern Cross University e:ashley.dowell@scu.edu.au
Lismore, NSW
Aromatherapy IAAMA, Vic Branch www.iaama.org.au
e:jularoma@bigpond.net.au
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT & CRAFT SUPPLIES
Base skin and body care New Directions, NSW Toll free: 1800 637 697
ingredients, essential oils (Workshops, cosmetics nda@newdirections.com.au
‘supermarket’, packaging, www.newdirections.com.auand contract design services & contract
manufacturing filling)
The Linen Press, VIC (03) 9739 8779
(Premium suppliers of linen, admin@brandedideas.com.au
soap/lotions specifically for www.thelinenpress.com.au
tourism market)
Candle making Aussie Candle Supplies www.aussiecandlesupplies.com.au
(Candlemaking, diffuser
ingredients)
Glass bottles/jars Cospak www.cospak.com.au
New Directions www.newdirections.com.au
Plasdene Glass www.plasdene.com.au
Plastic PET bottles New Directions www.newdirections.com.au
Packaging, bags, boxes, Brown Paper Packaging www.brownpaperpackaging.com.au
Ribbons, string, cello Co.
SNCL Packaging www.snclpackaging.com.au
Label designers/printers New Directions www.newdirections.com.au
Logo and label designers Brown Ink Design www.brownink.com.au
Ribbons, florist supplies Barama www.barama.com.au
and general giftware
Koch & Co www.koch.com.au
Quality Products (garden www.qualityproducts.com.au
gifts & apparel)
Lavender diffusers Thurlby Herb Farm www.thurlbyherb.com.au
Aromamatic www.aromamatic.com.au
(Electric oil burners,
diffusers, essential oil packs
etc)
Angel Aromatics www.angelaromatics.com.au
New Directions www.newdirections.com.au
Serendipity Lavender www.serendipitylavender.com.auTALGA Scentimental www.talga.com.au
Collection of beauty
products, soap etc.
Available unlabelled also)
Lavender soap Thurlby Herb Farm www.thurlbyherb.com.au
manufacturers and base (Awesome high quality soap
ingredients etc all handmade)
Aussie Soap Supplies www.aussiesoapsupplies.com.au
(ingredients for small scale
soapmaking etc)
Cloverfields, NSW (02) 4732 1644
(Soap, lotions etc) www.cloverfields.com
Tilleys soaps, VIC www.tilleysoaps.com.au
SALES AND DISTRIBUTION
Website development Rex Design Solutions, Yarra www.rexdesignsolutions.com
services Valley VIC
Webnoise P.L. www.webnoise.com.au
TALGA MEMBER SERVICES
Lavender beauty products Aloomba Lavender e:tere@aloomba.com
Creative Dried Flowers e:fiona@creativedriedflowers.com
LevenK Lavender e:levenklavender@bigpond.com
Pastoria Lavender e:nevhendo@yahoo.com.au
Plush Lavender e:plushlavender@gmail.com
Portland Bay Lavender e:rdbaudinette@gmail.com
Yanchep Lavender e:info@yancheplavender.com.au
DoTerra e: ebell@doterra.com
Lavender soap Scentimental CollectionTM www.talga.com.au
TALGA
Tower Hill Lavender www.towerhill.com.au
Warratina Lavender www.warratinalavender.com.au
Bridestowe Lavender www.bridestowelavender.com.au
McLarenVale Lavender www.mclarenvale.lavender.com.auNardoo Lavender www.nardoolavender.com.au
Lavender essential oils Aloomba Lavender e:tere@aloomba.com
Creative Dried Flowers e:fiona@creativedriedflowers.com
LevenK Lavender e:levenklavender@bigpond.com
Pastoria Lavender e:nevhendo@yahoo.com.au
Plush Lavender e:plushlavender@gmail.com
Portland Bay Lavender e:rdbaudinette@gmail.com
Yanchep Lavender e:info@yancheplavender.com.au
DoTerra e: ebell@doterra.com
GENERAL RESEARCH AND INFORMATION RESOURCES
Books on Lavender The Complete Guide to Salvatore Battaglia 2003 second edition
Aromatherapy published by The International Centre of
Holistic Aromatherapy, QLD Australia
Virginia McNaughton www.abebooks.com
“Lavender: the growers
guide
Susyn Andrews “The genus
Lavandula”
Facebook groups TALGA member discussion Private group for TALGA members only.
forum
Aromatic Botanical Distillers Private group administered by Alembics
NZ
Other Lavender Grower USLGA www.uslga.org
organisations NZLGA www.nzlga.org.nz
Farm insurance AB Countrywide www.abcountrywide.com.au
1800 245 123
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It goes without saying, 2020 has been a year many of us won’t
forget in a hurry. For the first time in the 50 years of Reed Gift
Fairs, we were sadly forced to cancel our Melbourne August fair
and we know many in the retail industry are doing it tough at the
moment.
As a way of giving back to the community we have been so lucky to
be a part of for the past 50 years, we’ve pushed forward with
bringing you one of our oldest traditions – the Big Book, only this
year we’re bringing it to you in digital format.
That’s right, we bring you 200 pages packed with 246 supplier
profiles, exhibitor videos, expert advice, premium product
features and in-depth interviews, to ensure that you can find your
next bestsellers, without ever leaving the store!
CHECK OUT THE BIG BOOK!
Stay tuned over the coming weeks as we highlight new products
and features and draw your attention to some leading wholesalers
innovating in the face of adversity.
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