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There is something truly special about harvest season on a biodynamic farm. It is the culmination of months of careful stewardship, working in harmony with nature, and nurturing plants that will go on to support health and wellbeing.

Today has been dedicated to one of our favourite medicinal herbs – Calendula (Calendula officinalis)

We’re delighted to say that this year’s harvest has been an excellent one. Vibrant golden-orange blooms have filled our fields, each flower carefully harvested at the optimal stage to preserve its valuable natural constituents. It’s always rewarding to see the abundance that comes from healthy soil, biodiversity, and farming practices that respect the rhythms of the natural world.

As a biodynamic farm, sustainability is at the heart of everything we do. We believe that producing exceptional herbal medicines begins long before the manufacturing process. Healthy soils, thriving ecosystems, and responsible farming practices help us grow herbs of outstanding quality while caring for the land for future generations.

One of the unique aspects of our farm is that the journey from plant to finished product happens entirely on-site. Once harvested, our fresh calendula is taken directly to our cGMP and MHRA-approved manufacturing facility, where it is processed under rigorous quality standards. This allows us to maintain complete traceability and ensure every step of production meets the highest standards of safety, consistency, and efficacy.

The freshly harvested flowers will soon be transformed into three of our most popular herbal preparations: Calendula Fluid Extract, Calendula Tincture and Calendula Cream.

From seed to harvest, from extraction to finished product, every stage takes place with care, expertise, and respect for both nature and science. Our commitment to sustainability is matched by our commitment to producing herbal medicines that are safe, effective, and manufactured to the highest regulatory standards.

As we celebrate another successful calendula harvest, we’d like to thank our dedicated farming and production teams whose knowledge and attention to detail make this work possible. Every flower harvested today represents not just the success of this season, but our ongoing commitment to providing high-quality herbal medicines you can trust.

The fields may now be a little less golden, but the next stage of the journey has only just begun. Before long, this beautiful harvest will become the calendula creams and tinctures that continue our tradition of bringing the very best of nature, carefully crafted, from our farm to you.

To buy our calendula cream click here Calendula Cream – Rutland Biodynamics and calendula tincture click here Calendula officinalis – Rutland Biodynamics

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