Dame Patsy and Sir David visited New Zealand Essential Oils/aoTERRA near Arrowtown. Co-directors Mathurin Molgat and Michael Sly are taking wilding pines, an invasive tree species and using them to create essential oil. The company has already seen success overseas, having become a supplier for a major American essential oil marketing company.
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Monty and Poppy greet the visitors
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Michael Sly holding an example of the type of wilding pine used for their essential oil manufacture
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One wilding pine eventually reduces to this much essential oil
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Mathurn Molgat shows the distilling equipment to Dame Patsy
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Dame Patsy and Sir David sample a pine oil infused soda
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DamePatsy and Sir David with Queenstown Mayor, Jim Boult and NZ Essential Oils/aoTerra directors Mathurin Molgat and Michael Sly