Harvest Results – 2010
1 August 2010
Harvest is complete and the results are spectacular. Thanks to a hot, sunny June, our fine lavender yielded 30% more essential oil than last year – a result to exceed our most optimistic predictions. The oil will now be ‘dried’ to remove water and impurities. It will then be matured for at least nine months (to achieve a fully rounded aroma). Only then will it be ready to be hand-blended by our perfumer with other fine essences and used in the Mitchell and Peach range.
Harvest Update – July 2010
13 July 2010
June’s glorious heat and sunshine has brought the lavender crop on apace, making up for the cool Spring. As usual, the ‘Maillette’ (the finest lavender – that we use in the Mitchell and Peach range) is flowering first; the ‘Grosso’ is following close behind. In this photograph, Ian Mitchell is testing the aroma of the fresh florets. We think this year’s harvest – which takes place late-July – could result in our most productive harvest yet. Watch this space…
Centenary Party
21 May 2010
In May the Mitchells celebrated 100 years of farming at Foxbury Farm in Kent, England. The event, in the shade of Foxbury’s magnificent five-roundel oast house (seen below in 1910, and still part of the estate) included an exhibition of family archives, a traditional hog roast and swarms of children gleefully ‘driving’ antique tractors. Learn more about our heritage here.
Coworth Park
21 May 2010
We are thrilled to announce that Mitchell and Peach has created an amenities range for Coworth Park, the new luxury country house hotel near Ascot, England. The ‘eco-luxury’ retreat is part of the Dorchester Collection, which owns some of the world’s most prestigious hotels, including the Hôtel Plaza Athénée in Paris and The Beverly Hills Hotel in LA. Coworth Park opens in September 2010. www.coworthpark.com; www.dorchestercollection.com
New Luxury Hand Cream
12 May 2010
After two years of development and more than 40 formulation refinements, our Luxury Hand Cream has arrived. It has already been described by Nicola Moulton, the Beauty & Health Director of Vogue as “an absolute joy – quenching and luxurious, like an ice cream on a sunny afternoon.”
The cream, which is available in a handbag-friendly tube, rubs in effortlessly and contains shea butter, organic English honey and Vitamin E to leave hands soft and protected. From www.mitchellandpeach.com and selected stockists.