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THE CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS - IFEAT

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Following an early wake-up call (thefirst of many!) we started our trip in ourluxury coach to Fazenda Alpina, whereIvo Gregori’s enthusiam for the organicproduction and processing of essentialoils was there for all to see. It wasreally interesting to see the benefitsshared between the different plants.How they protect each other and avoiddamage through pests.For some of us, it was our first contactwith the fruit pitanga and its essentialoil.Text!Text!Text!August 12, 2012!!Visit to Fazenda Alpina!* pitanga, lemongrass, jathropha curcas, malphiga glabra!The second day saw a visit to Dierberger’s processing operations for essential oils and candied fruits atBarra Bonita.Text!Text!Text!August 13, 2012!!Visit to Dierberger!* bergamot, mandarin, grapefruit, lemon, bitter orange!* vetiver, palmarosa, lemongrass!At the farm, we left our coach andhopped onto 4x4 jeeps to get as close aspossible to the plantations of bergamot,mandarin, grapefruit, lemon, bitterorange, vetiver, palmarose, citronellaand lemongrass.The following dinner and campfire wasaccompanied with a gorgeous andimpressive starlit sky.The next early wakeup call wasfollowed by a breakdown of our bus, sowe started with a delay a boat trip alongthe River Tiete, including a lunch, to seesome of the environmental changes thathad been implemented over the years.Text!Text!Text!!August 14, 2012!!Boat trip along the River Tiete!296

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