Asia
Arabian Frankincense Distillery
MUSCAT, OMAN
Partner Since 2010
MUSCAT, OMAN
Partner Since 2010
The limestone cliffs of Oman’s Dhofar Mountains provide the perfect environment for the frankincense tree to grow Omani Sacred Frankincense resin. The Boswellia sacra trees in this region carry a rich history, having been harvested for the past 5,000 years. Today, their resin is harvested by the same method and on the same schedule as their ancestors performed thousands of years ago, continuing this centuries-old story.
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The original Salalah distillery is working with the government to restore Oman’s rightful place as the frankincense capital of the world. Together, they are developing reforestation tracts to strengthen the frankincense industry. Local farmers work several hours a day to care for the trees in these areas.
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Taiwan Cooperative Farm and Distillery
TAITUNG, TAIWAN
Partner Since 2012
This cooperative farm is actually made up of smaller individual farm operations that each focus on different oils. Like each unique operation, each oil has its own story and background that include its preservation, generational history and family significance, and the ingenuity and innovation necessary to create it.
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This cooperative farm is optimizing a sustainable cultivation model for select botanicals to empower the nearby community with new agricultural opportunities. In 2000, Dr. Lee won a Presidential award recognizing his contributions to Taiwan’s therapeutic plant database, including his work in investigation, collection, identification, classification, and cultivation.
BOTANICALS SOURCED FROM THIS COOPERATIVE FARM:
Jade Lemon essential oil
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Hong Kuai essential oil
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Xiang Mao essential oil
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Camphor Wood essential oil
Happy Pili Tree Farm and Distillery
BICOL REGION, PHILIPPINES
Partner Since 2018
Chosen as a partner farm because of its ethical and conscientious harvesting methods, the Happy Pili Tree Farm and Distillery is Young Living’s main supplier of Elemi essential oil. With expertise on how to legally and sustainably source this precious plant and provide fair wages to workers, the farm protects natural resources and helps ensure long-term viability of high-quality Elemi essential oil. The farm has also vertically integrated the production process by building a distillery on site, keeping job opportunities and expertise within the community.
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The custom distillery at the Happy Pili Tree Farm conserves both water and power with a closed-loop system that regulates the temperature of the distillery equipment. To conserve additional water, the farm team reuses water left over from distillation to water the nursery and garden. In 2019 Happy Pili joined with The D. Gary Young, Young Living Foundation to provide support, guidance, technical aid, and community advocacy by constructing a new schoolhouse for children in the area, complete with an organic garden, fish pond, duck house, and clean water source.
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Kalipay Coconut Farm
POLILLO ISLAND, PHILIPPINES
Partner Since 2019
The Kalipay Coconut Farm is located in the lush, tropical landscape of the Philippines. Kalipay provides Young Living with our main source of coconut oil. We chose Kalipay because it shares YL’s passion for giving back and supports communities by donating a portion of its profits every year to help fight generational poverty through education, leadership, and technology scholarship programs. The Kalipay Coconut Farm also uses green chemistry, a new discipline that helps to use resources efficiently and eliminate waste in the production process.
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Kalipay Coconut Farm is empowering a new generation by sponsoring students—a total of 84 so far—who want to improve their futures by receiving technology training. Most recently, The Lao Foundation in cooperation with the Tzu Chi Foundation, has contributed to several relief efforts for communities affected by both the Rolly and Ulysses Typhoons.
BOTANICAL SOURCED FROM THIS FARM:
Ningxia Wolfberry Farm and Distillery
NINGXIA, CHINA
Partner Since 2019
NINGXIA, CHINA
Partner Since 2019
The Ningxia Wolfberry Farm and Distillery is located in Ningxia, China. The region hosts a diverse geography: forested mountains and hills, deserts, flood plains, and basins carved by the Yellow River. The significant irrigation from the river supports the production of wolfberries, wolfberry puree, and wolfberry seed oil important in YL’s popular NingXia Red® line and other products.
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This partner farm regularly hosts field trips for nearby schools to educate future leaders of the wolfberry industry on sustainable agriculture and rigorous production standards.