Vangelis Alexandrakis

The north Aegean island of Lemnos Lemnos, Greece located in the North Aegean region and is a large island totally off the beaten track. The distinctive volcanic substrate of the island in conjunction with its arid climate produces exceptional quality herbs with musky aromas, intense flavor and rich in essential oils. More… Lemnos Island Photo The north Aegean island of Lemnos Aegean Organics Facility Aegean Organics Facility Aegeanorganics.com Aegean Organics© constitutes an integrated organic company that cultivates processes and packs certified organic herbs and essential oils. The essential oils are water-steam distilled in our own food grade stainless steel distillation apparatus. More… Our concern for the environment In Aegean Organics© our mentor is nature and we are entirely devoted to protect it. Since we collaborate with nature it is our duty to maintain the superior quality of Lemnos herbs with the minimum possible carbon footprint. We do not harvest nature’s wild herbs since this practice may result important long term negative consequences for the preservation of Lemnos flora and biodiversity, by setting in danger of extinction plenty of the widely used herbs. The Aegean Organics is working to reverse that tendency, with the support of sustainable farming of wild herbs of Lemnos, using always environment friendly methods of cultivation and harvesting. To preserve the local flora genotypes Aegean Organics uses: – the local subspecies of Origanum vulgare hirtum with Thymol chemotype – The local subspecies of sage Salvia triloba and – The local subspecies of thyme Coridothymus capitatus, by protecting that way their preservation locally and globally.We use renewable resources to cover our energy needs. We compost all herbal by-product residues and recycle our plastic waste. We use where possible, biodegradable, recyclable or recycled materials. We do not irrigate the herbs. Our herbs are left to grow wildly both in the fields and in the farm. We sustain the endemic floral species and enrich the island with more plants sustaining the local farmers and economy