Organic
Agriculture



N.O.P

 

Aromuz is a cooperative society founded in 1997 and located in Rincón de Ademuz, a mountainous area belonging to the region of Valencia. At a height above the sea level and comprised between 700 and 1,100 metres, it grows aromatic, medicinal and condimental plants, as well as fruits (mainly apples), almonds and cereals.

 

 

Therefore, the main activity of the Cooperative turns around the production and elaboration of such aromatic, medicinal and condimental plants and the resulting essential oils extracted from these plants. This cultivation, as well as the elaboration of essential oils, are accomplished following the measures of organic production and elaboration established by the European Union.

 

At present Aromuz owns a vapour drive distiller, natural and hot air dryers, apart from machinery for the cultivation and processing of the plants.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Cooperative raises over 200 hectares of dry land, and 10 hectares of irrigated land.
As a result, at the moment we are cultivating thyme, fennel and lavender crops, as well as some experimental plots of land raising plants of several species that had never before been cultivated in the area, as is the case of aniseed, coriander, cumin, caraway, dill, melissa, lavender, basil, wild marjoram, etc.

 

In its turn we also undertake harvestings of the wild species that grow indigenously in the area, such as thyme, rosemary, lavender, fennel, etc. To this end we have been assigned the stewardship of these plants by the Environmental Council for 5 years in an area covering over 9,500 hectares.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The produce of the Cooperative is being commercialised through the trademark ECOAROMUZ, which in its turn is distributed by the Limited Company AGROBLAINPA, S.L., which offers the produce both, either packed in assorted sizes, or in bulk.

 

The use of machinery in the treatment of the plants is merely reduced to those stages of the process where the quality and aspect of the plants do not suffer any kind of damage.

 

 


Moreover, the processing and packaging of the produce is developed in an artisanal way, so that the herbs are kept intact all along the process until the final stage. This artisanal separation of the leaves and the packaging of the produce locate the trademark of Ecoaromuz within a high quality standard.