FarmacyCo

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Medicinal herb farm and education platform in North East Victoria, sharing knowledge on growing and using plants for food and medicine through herbal products, workshops and ethical growing practices.

04/06/2026

One of the things I love most about plants is that there is always something new to learn.

Whether it's growing herbs, making herbal preparations, creating hydrosols, or exploring the fascinating world of botanical distillation, every plant has a story to tell.

Over the past few years, I've had countless conversations with people wanting to learn more about distillation — not for alcohol, but for creating hydrosols, floral waters and essential oils from the plants growing in their own gardens.

That's what led me to create Alembic Alchemy.

I've just finished a major update of the website, adding new educational resources, articles and guides to help people understand traditional copper stills, botanical distillation and how to get started safely and confidently.

If you've ever been curious about turning lavender into hydrosol, distilling rose petals, or understanding how copper stills work, you'll find plenty to explore.

It's a small corner of the plant world that continues to fascinate me, and I'm excited to finally share more of that knowledge.

You can explore the updated website at:

www.alembicalchemy.com.au

As always, if you have questions about growing, harvesting or using plants, I'm happy to help.

Naomi

25/05/2026

Following on from my recent article on imported medicinal herbs, many people asked me a great question:

What actually is irradiation, and what impact does it have on medicinal plants?

I’ve explored the science, the nuance and the broader conversation around phytochemicals, freshness, herbal integrity and industrial processing within global herbal supply chains.

This isn’t about fear. It’s about transparency, provenance and understanding how our medicine is grown, processed and handled before it reaches us.

Read the full article at -
https://open.substack.com/pub/farmacyco/p/what-is-irradiation-and-what-does?r=3xjiwi&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

21/05/2026

Something I’m passionate about is the future of locally grown medicinal herbs in Australia

As interest in herbal medicine continues to grow, I believe we have a huge opportunity to support local growers, strengthen regional communities and reconnect people with where their plant medicine comes from.

I’ve just published my first article exploring the rise of imported medicinal herbs, herbal quality, provenance and why growing more medicine locally matters.

Read the full article on Substack ⬇️ https://open.substack.com/pub/farmacyco/p/australias-growing-dependence-on?r=3xjiwi&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

23/04/2026

Hello FarmacyCo friends. Apologies for the delays in getting your web orders out, I've had a few issues with the back end of the website and emails. It's all back on track and I'm getting the production space set up after the relocation to the new farm.

All current orders have been sent out and I'll be restocking and updating for a busy spring seed sale over the winter. Thanks again for your support and patience. I look forward to hosting workshops at the farm soon! Naomi

09/04/2026

Fair bit of work done yesterday before today’s rain. First 8 herb beds tilled and planted the blueberry and haksap bed. Started moving the raised beds for my perennial food crops and finished the first run of mowing the autumn flush of baby cape w**d that will take over my life.

04/04/2026

I’ve been a little quiet on the airwaves lately. I started a new job setting up the reimagined cafe at called it’s been a busy 8 weeks getting ready for the Easter trade. The farm work has taken a back seat lately but I’m planning on getting the beds ready for some planting this week.
The shade house is a mess so getting there to pull out the mountain of w**ds is a priority!
You can pop into the Terrace for a pot of tea and a chat about farm progress and plans. Workshops will be scheduled for Spring, there will also be some farm working bee days organised with a delicious meal and great company coming up in preparation.

15/03/2026

This gorgeous little blue banded bee has been popping in to visit the nepeta I planted in our entry garden regularly.

I haven’t posted in a while as I’ve been busy with a new work project but at the weather changes I’ll be bed forming and getting ready for spring planting on the farm.

I’m excited my passiflora incarnata gifted from Marleen herbs has had its first flowers.

09/12/2025

The last stop on our herb tour was a wonderful 1 1/2 days spent with the incredible Van der Winkel family. Again a common thread of generous spirit and warm family hospitality greeted us each day. It’s encouraging to see our herbal farmer elders give so much of their knowledge and enthusiasm to the future farmers. Succession is at the forefront of family plans with Emma’s at Marleen Herbs farm that will be opening some time in 2026 so everyone will be able to experience this magical place.

Emma is making a little known (in Aus) ancient tree medicine called Gemmotherapy, by harnessing the buds of the new emerging spring growth. It’s powerful medicine and she treats every tree with a gentleness that is sometimes lost in this hectic world. Her creams are made on site with the herbs grown on the farm and work a treat.

Now I’ve landed back home with new enthusiasm for the autumn planting, I have made some new friends and seen what is possible. Big shout out to Twiggy for bringing us together, .ille.potts for support and if you haven’t listened to .elder.tree podcast, you should

04/12/2025

Day 2 on our herbie road trip through Lutruwita and this stop with the formidable duo

Wow, such beautiful generous souls, it was an absolute pleasure and privilege to be able to spend the day learning and observing all of the hard work that has gone into developing their property.

We were lucky to have a delicious lunch to share and a decadent chocky cake that perked us up for the afternoon.

The day finished with a paddle in the river with the added bonus of a visit from the resident platypus. It’s back to our new digs for the night and another shared feast.

Tomorrow we head to Marleen Herbs
elder.tree

03/12/2025

Day 1 of our Lutruwita farm tour started with a trip to Goulds farm. What an honor to spend the day with Greg Whitten and his hard working team. It was a full day and I will be forever grateful for the openness and generosity of information shared with us.

After the farm we headed back into Hobart for an apothecary tour and to see and sample the end result of the work done on the farm.

I’ll put my thoughts down on paper once I digest the info, it’s a lot! Day two kicks off and we are on to the next farm with fellow travelers on the .elder.tree herb farm tour

Address

77 Main Street
Eldorado, VIC
3746

Telephone

+61357281037

Website

http://farmacyco.com.au/

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