THE `TOONA' STORY

    'Toona', bought in 1990 and sold in 2002, covered 108 acres (43 hectares) at Goomboorian, a small town about two and a half hours north of Brisbane. The farm was on the eastern side of the Great Dividing Range with a NE to N aspect and received an average of 1400 mm (56 inches) of rainfall per year. On a clear day, from the top of the property, the southern end of world heritage listed Fraser Island, the largest sand island in the world, was visible.

    The farm and business were named after Toona ciliata (was Toona australis), the Australian red cedar tree, although the primary focus of the farm became Backhousia citriodora.....

    In addition to growing muscovy ducks for the restaurant trade, angora goats for their mohair and Melaleuca alternifolia (Australian tea tree), 'Toona' was the site of the world's first commercial plantation of Backhousia citriodora (lemon scented myrtle).

    `Toona' was certified organic, as was the distillation equipment. Organic farming works - it takes time and effort, but the results speak for themselves, with high quality produce, healthy soil, the return of animals and birds and fewer regulations with which to comply if using synthetic pesticides.

    After the sale of the farm in 2002, the Toona story continued with the publication of what we call the 'Bc book', and continuing the efforts to convince the medical profession that essential oils have a legitimate place in the health industry to alleviate a number of infections which show increasing resistance to synthetic antibiotics.

    In 2008, Rose and Dennis moved to a house on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia. 5 minutes away, we are able to walk down a street in which all the street trees are Backhousia citriodora.....

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