Cottage Flowers and Gifts purchases dried flowers that are grown in the United States and around the world. Many of the beautiful hydrangeas that we use for our wreaths are grown on the beautiful Northwest Coast of Washington and Oregon. Other's, come from the Eastern shores of Cape Cod, and North Carolina. Many other flowers and exotic plants that we purchase are grown in: Canada, Brazil, Ecuador, Thailand, Vietnam, India, Pakistan, Italy, France, South Africa, and Israel, to name just a few.

Since the freeze-drying of botanicals began in 1989, it is still too early to say that freeze-dried flowers will last forever. However, when protected from humidity, sunlight and insects, freeze-dried flowers can last for many years.

Yes, pre-treatments are used to enhance color retention, prevent ultra-violet damage, and provide durability as well as shatter resistance. Post-treatments with polymers prevent moisture reentry and give flexibility. On a few occasions, color enhancer's are utilized. None of these chemicals are harmful once they dry.

Typically, roses and other flowers are placed in a freeze drier and then the vacuum is applied for an average of about 12 days while the temperature in the product chamber is stepped back up to room temperature.

Freeze dried flowers offer an outstanding floral preservation improvement over air-dried flowers or other methods of preservation that result in wrinkled and shriveled flowers. Flowers not preserved with freeze drying become brown or black, with only traces of the original color. They often fall apart in 6 to 12 months or begin to mold.

Litehouse Freeze-dried herbs are used 1:1. One teaspoon fresh equals one teaspoon freeze-dried . Litehouse Freeze-dried herbs rehydrate instantly. Do not refrigerate upon opening.

The water base of SHATTER-PROOF will give the freeze dried flowers an air dried look. Freeze dried materials may be misted lightly to clean and prevent shattering.

Roses and other freeze-dried flowers are best displayed in a low humidity environment, out of direct sunlight. Further preservation can be done by displaying your flowers in a closed environment such is domes, domed frames, shadow boxes, or sealed cases. This is a wonderful way to preserve a freeze-dried wedding bouquet!

While there is a precious quality about the impermanence of fresh flowers, it is exciting to know that the pleasure flowers bring can have permanence. With today's drying methods, dried/freeze-dried flowers are enjoying a renewed popularity. Bright, bold colors, as well as gorgeous Victorian shades, abound in the world of today's dried flowers!

Answer: No. To destroy organisms that are in freeze-dried form, open the cryopreservation vial and add moisture to the contents prior to autoclaving. Without moisture, the contents of the vial will not reach a high enough temperature to destroy the enclosed culture.

No scientific evidence suggests these forms of ginkgo offer better health benefits than the standardized ginkgo extract in tablets with which mostly, if not all, ginkgo biloba trials were done. There is no specific report on the interaction of Plavix and ginkgo in human. It is true that caution should be taken in taking a blood thinner and ginkgo together because several cases of adverse effects were reported after their combined use.

The process is similar to that used in the food, pharmaceutical, and taxidermy industries, but has only been used for the preservation of fresh flowers and foliage in the last two decades as technology advanced to the point of being able to process delicate fresh flowers without damaging them.

Our rose petals are dried in a commercial designed drying room that has been purpose built for rose petals. The rose petals are not dried using the freeze drying technique but our drying technique is "state of the art", having been refined over 20 years of commercial drying. Also, because our roses are grown on site, we have selected specific rose varieties for their drying properties and petal quality.

Freeze-dried food is great for lightweight camping and offers a wide variety of meal options. If you're not carrying it on your back though, your menu can be as adventurous as you want. Pack a cooler with fresh foods – gas cook stoves offer few limitations. You can even get small ovens to fit some stoves. The only restrictions to camp cooking should be the chef's imagination. Sleeping bags are designed to provide warmth by trapping body heat in the insulation.

When certain flowers and leaves are dried, they retain their perfume, and these in particular have been used since the earliest times both to adorn and to perfume rooms.

Our flowers come from different parts of the world, the United States, Holland, France, Ecuador, Israel, Brazil, and many other countries. The greenhouses in Holland produce one the highest quality roses and tulips in the world. Our ultra blue lavender is grown in the beautiful region of Provence, where the climatic conditions are so perfect that it is only here where you will find such fragrant lavender. Provence is the birthplace for the most splendid perfumes in existence today are created.

Almost all flowers freeze dry beautifully, with the exception of bouvardia and gerber daisies. Roses, stephanotis, tulips, hydrangea, lisianthus, freesia, gardenias, and other flowers typically found in a bridal bouquet freeze dry beautifully.

After we receive your flowers they are digitally photographed, disassembled, and rehydrated. Next, they are chemically pre-treated according to color and flower type in order to enhance color and increase durability. The flowers are inventoried and placed in a holding freezer till room in the freeze-dryer becomes available. After they come out of the freeze-dryer, they are post-treated with a sealant that aids them from reabsorbing moisture.

Yes. NESCAFÃ? TASTER'S CHOICE coffee is freeze-dried, which means that more rich roast flavor and aroma is preserved.

Yes, freeze-dried fruits can turn soggy because of the way they are dried. Freeze-dried fruits have a sponge-like character and they absorb moisture quickly when exposed to air. They can also turn soggy in high temperature (i.e. inside a trunk of a car in a hot summer day) even when left unopened. However, this phenomenon can be easily corrected by putting the unopened bag in a cool place (such as inside a fridge or next to an AC vent).

In freeze-drying, the product is flash frozen in bite-size pieces. The frozen product is placed in very cold vacuum chambers and then the ice particles in the food are removed in a process known as sublimation. Sublimation removes 98% of the ice particles without affecting the taste, color, form and nutritional value of the food item. The cost of freeze-drying is very expensive and is usually done in large quantities to minimize costs.

If kept under the right conditions, your dried/freeze-dried flowers will last for many years. Light conditions are the most hazardous to dried/freeze dried flowers. Keeping your flowers away from direct sunlight, moisture, pets and children are the keys to longevity.

If you have our ULTRA or UNLIMITED VIP Package you can freeze your account. Freezes can be done once in a 12 month period. Your account will not be deducted $29.95 but only $5 each month. The amount accumulated will be added to your in store account when you "un-freeze" and can be used to purchase lotion, other tanning products or upgrades. You can freeze for a minimum of one month and a maximum of 6 months.

The only ingredient in the Perfect Acai is 100% Organic, Fair Trade Freeze Dried Sambazon Acai. Here is some information on how Sambazon processes their Acai: In June 2006, Sambazon inaugurated the world's largest Acai fruit receiving and processing facility - situated right in the Brazilian Amazon. The facility adheres to all GMP and FDA guidelines and has strict quality control.

That's up to you. There isn't any real difference in terms of nutrition or shelf life. But there is a difference between taste, convienence and cost. We receive this question a lot, so we've put up a new page covering this issue in depth. Freeze dried food is pre-cooked with multiple ingredients (usually, such as entrees). Instant preparation is convienent by simply adding hot water (in most cases, some require cold water, such as ice cream).

It's very good. Freeze drying is a more expensive method of food preservation and "locks in" the best taste and texture for the foods processed in this method. Taste is comparable to freshly prepared and cooked food (or even better), since it's all seasoned and the ingredients are proportioned correctly for you. Entrees for example, are complete meals, containing multiple ingredients and seasoning.

Mountain House products are all freeze dried. A few of the Alpine Aire products are dehydrated and will say so in the product description (such as dehydrated onions). Alpine Aire also uses "FD" to indicate freeze dried. Richmoor products are all freeze dried. It is the Rainy Day Food line (RD in description) that is the main dehydrated line. Knowing the difference between dehydrated and freeze dried can help you on shipping costs and how the food is prepared. See the next question.

Dehydrated food is made dry by a dehydration process. This is usually done in ovens where the food is subjected to low temperature heating to remove the moisture from the food. The food is not cooked prior to dehydration, thereby preserving all of it's nutrients and nutrition. These foods are usually cooked during preparation. Freeze dried foods are first precooked with all the ingredients and then dried by using an extremely cold vacuum that removes the moisture from the food.

Mountain House for example, advertises a 30 year shelf life for most of their food products. We've found that shelf life between freeze dried and dehydrated foods is the same. Freeze dried foods in cans have the very longest shelf life, while freeze dried foods in foil pouches are good 7 - 10 years. These are usually 2 - 4 person servings and were intended to be rehydrated right in their foil pouch (just add hot water to the pouch and let sit for 10 - 15 minutes then eat).

Although both Follistim® and Follistim® AQ Cartridge contain the same active ingredient, rFSH, Follistim® AQ Cartridge (follitropin beta injection) is NOT the same formulation as Follistim® in the freeze-dried powder presentation, which is administered with a conventional syringe and needle. Consult with your doctor or other healthcare provider if you have any questions about the difference between these two products.