Handcrafted from Nature is more than a motto at The Herb Farm. It represents the passion, integrity and care that goes into creating our natural skincare products here in Manawatū, New Zealand.
You’ll find the words Handcrafted from Nature proudly displayed on our product packaging, and they have been at the heart of The Herb Farm since the very beginning.
For us, Handcrafted from Nature means knowing where our products come from, understanding the ingredients that go into them, and taking great care throughout every stage of the process.
Handcrafted from Nature Means Passion
The Herb Farm was founded by a herbalist, who began creating natural skincare and herbal products herself in the early days of the business.
As The Herb Farm grew, people were carefully brought into the team to help continue that same hands-on approach.
Today, our skincare products are still formulated and handcrafted on-site at The Herb Farm in our purpose-built manufacturing facility in Manawatū.
Our passionate manufacturing team creates our products in batches, following the same philosophy that has guided The Herb Farm for decades: thoughtfully made natural skincare, created with care.
The Herb Farm founder with early handcrafted natural skincare products, running a stall with some of The Herb Farm’s first products.
Handcrafted from Nature Means Integrity
Creating our products ourselves allows us to maintain close control over our ingredients, manufacturing processes and the quality of the finished product.
We believe in retaining as much of the natural goodness of our ingredients as possible. Our manufacturing methods are carefully considered to protect the qualities of the ingredients we choose and to create effective, beautiful natural skincare.
Our connection with plants goes even further.
Herbs are grown in the gardens here at The Herb Farm and harvested to create some of the herbal extracts and sun-infused oils used throughout our skincare range.
It means that when we say Handcrafted from Nature, there is a genuine connection between the plants growing outside our doors and the products being created on-site.
Visitors to our Manawatū destination can wander through our gardens, see many of the herbs growing and experience the home of The Herb Farm products for themselves.
Fresh comfrey leaves harvested from The Herb Farm gardens in Manawatū. Sarah Cowan collecting comfrey leaves from the gardens at The Herb Farm.
Handcrafted from Nature Means Care
Care has always been an important part of how we create our products.
From choosing natural ingredients and harvesting herbs to blending, filling and packing our skincare, there are real people behind every step.
Our team works mindfully and with positive intention when creating The Herb Farm products. It is part of our belief that the way something is made matters just as much as what goes into it.
You can even discover who helped create your product.
On our packaging, alongside the batch details, you’ll find the name of the person who made your Herb Farm product. It is a small detail, but one that represents something very important to us: our skincare is genuinely made by people who care about what they are creating.
Three generations of The Herb Farm family in the herb gardens in Manawatū.
Natural Skincare, Handcrafted in New Zealand
From our gardens to our manufacturing facility, Handcrafted from Nature reflects the way we have chosen to make skincare for decades.
It means carefully selected natural ingredients.
It means herbs grown and harvested here at The Herb Farm.
It means creating our own herbal extracts and sun-infused oils.
It means manufacturing our products on-site in Manawatū, New Zealand.
And most importantly, it means putting passion, integrity and care into every product we make.
That is what Handcrafted from Nature means to us.
By Sarah Cowan, Managing Director, The Herb Farm
Originally published September 2015