I am extremely moved by the story of Vetiver farmers...beyond moved. From now on when I apply Vetiver, I will be thinking about these beautiful people who labor so hard to provide a living for themselves and their families and their labors produce this most precious of oils. I used to buy a fragrance by Guerlain that my father wore. an intoxicating fragrance that I associate with him, my beloved father. And, for a while, I worked for 3 famous French skincare fragrance companies and had and wore all the perfumes and creams. Until I was introduced to DoTerra and was in the process of educating myself about the fragrances added to perfumes and creams that disrupt hormones and create imbalances in the body. I now subsitute my DoTerra oils for the expensive perfumes...and wear pure Vetiver on my wrists and behind my ears to honor myself and the memory of my amazing father. Thank you DoTerra for this beautiful video and allowing me to witness what it takes to cultivate the plant and how WE as a company are helping to make the lives of the farmers better by partnering with them.
Amazing to see water systems created for communities who previously had to travel 3 hours to get just a gallon of clean water. Wonderful that DoTerra meets with producers to discuss their challenges to get the product from farm to distillers.
This is amazing. Tear jerker. What these poor people went through to harvest this grass. Then to have doTerra come and Love these people and give them a life. Truly a blessing for them, us and doTerra. This is truly a blessing.
It's sooo vital as a Wellness Advocate to know how much goes into producing these precious oils and to be part of a company that has the integrity to provide good income and resources and to not just take and waste.
Doterra is making a difference and from good flows goodness. I love that the process goes back to the beginning. No pharmicudical company can say that.
Thumbs up if you love vetiver! It is such an amazing plant! Besides the roots that are harvested for oil it is an amazing plant for soil stabilization and groundwater recharge, it can produce food for livestock and windbreak for small scale farming operations. Especially the soil stabilization is remarkable. A vetiver plant can grow roots up to 3 meter deep in one year! And up to 7 meters deep over a longer period. The roots are like a spiderweb under the soil, holding everything together and allowing rainwater to penetrate.
It truely takes every person whom have the skills and a partnership to process what is grown and cultivated to lead to improvement in their environment. Wow what a great team.
I can do with out the music and tears. Seriously in 2018 we as white people should know better than to present ourselves as the teary eyed shocked by poverty saviours. This can be presented in a way where it is straight forward and utilizing the voices of the haitians to speak for themselves. Otherwise I love the product.
I live in the South department of Haiti and Vetiver is a big crop here in general as it's used in Perfumes. There is a BIG BIG problem though - because the roots and not the grass is harvested and because they harvest entire hillsides, erosion of Haiti's diminishing top soil is accelerated at an alarming level. The current practice of harvesting and processing coupled with no environmental controls, means the increased harvesting and processing of Vetiver in Les Cayes is EXTREMELY detrimental to the local environment. The pollution dumped into the waterways right outside Les Cayes processing plant alone needs to be addressed. Giving people work in Haiti is good but doing so without regard to these issues is even more detrimental to Haiti then any short term benefit.
***** Thank you for your comment. We also believe that short term benefits should not come at the expense of the future. Soil erosion is a serious problem in Haiti and can be exacerbated by poor farming and harvesting practices. One of the key elements of our Co-Impact Sourcing strategy is to encourage traceability between our distillation partners and the members of the cooperative groups that supply the harvested biomass. Our distillation partners in Haiti make a concerted effort to teach and train these producers to implement and use responsible practices. One of the key strategies to mitigate soil erosion is the planting and harvesting of Vetiver roots in narrow banded intervals along sloped fields. These bands create natural barriers every few meters to minimize the size and speed of possible soils slides. Other strategies include intercropping, building terraces, leaving roots in the ground longer, and not harvesting during or before the rainy season. We are not familiar with the “factory in Les Cayes” you are referring to, as that is not one of our partner producers, but are sad to hear that there are possible issues surrounding the pollution of waterways. doTERRA takes seriously its commitment to be a responsible producer and buyer of the finest essential oil products in the world. We seek to partner with producers around the globe who share this vision.
Hopefully doTerra can find more harvesters to add into the cooperative that we can train in sustainable practices that will prevent soil erosion and continued thriving of vetiver. And that would mean that doTerra could be such an impact in their lives. Surely word will spread in Haiti so that things will get better. Change has to come from the people of the country...from you who live there. We can make a difference through doTerra in the harvesters lives through Co-impact sourcing. But you who wrote the comment and are aware of the severe problems that you addressed, I hope you are active, I hope you are doing something productive to bring about change with the government and with your countrymen who are involved with these issues. Because one person can make a difference! You CAN make a difference. I believe this!
Madagascar is being raped and the country has about 10 years left of sustainable agricultural lands. This is the problem with extremely poor countries om EO production. they are not educated in preservation for the future and western demands upon them...in general....do not seem to care.
That is not a stick. It is a machete. Is there a way that doTERRA could invest in supplying better harvesting tools for these workers? I would love to see these farmers working with better equipment. It would extend their life and health.
Haiti has not recovered from back to back hurricanes in 2016 and 2017. What has DoTerra done to help them recover? My understanding is that the Vetiver production is currently at a stand still.
Oh my heart, oh my vetiver, vetiver for the people of Haiti. Do they get an allotment of vetiver? Can they afford to buy it? That's a REAL living wage.
I am extremely moved by the story of Vetiver farmers...beyond moved. From now on when I apply Vetiver, I will be thinking about these beautiful people who labor so hard to provide a living for themselves and their families and their labors produce this most precious of oils. I used to buy a fragrance by Guerlain that my father wore. an intoxicating fragrance that I associate with him, my beloved father. And, for a while, I worked for 3 famous French skincare fragrance companies and had and wore all the perfumes and creams. Until I was introduced to DoTerra and was in the process of educating myself about the fragrances added to perfumes and creams that disrupt hormones and create imbalances in the body. I now subsitute my DoTerra oils for the expensive perfumes...and wear pure Vetiver on my wrists and behind my ears to honor myself and the memory of my amazing father. Thank you DoTerra for this beautiful video and allowing me to witness what it takes to cultivate the plant and how WE as a company are helping to make the lives of the farmers better by partnering with them.
I love the power within these oils.
"An oil in every home..."
Love when a company doesn't just give back but builds a community, and hope and a future for that community.
Amazing to see water systems created for communities who previously had to travel 3 hours to get just a gallon of clean water. Wonderful that DoTerra meets with producers to discuss their challenges to get the product from farm to distillers.
WOW! THANK YOU DoTerra for caring about your worker's ❤ and providing them a fair wage and SO MUCH MORE 🙏
How beautiful for doTERRA to bring water to these people.
@Glen Giuffre & @Miles Arcon Maxilum here a doTerra Wellness Advocate from Philippines. We love being in doTerra.
Its beautiful to see the love and care that goes into our oils
I just joined as a Wellness Advocate I’m so proud to be part of Doterra
Wow that just brought tears to my eyes. God bless you Doterra!
This is amazing. Tear jerker. What these poor people went through to harvest this grass. Then to have doTerra come and Love these people and give them a life. Truly a blessing for them, us and doTerra. This is truly a blessing.
It's sooo vital as a Wellness Advocate to know how much goes into producing these precious oils and to be part of a company that has the integrity to provide good income and resources and to not just take and waste.
Potable water is more than a desire of the heart. It's life-giving. I'm glad doTERRA helped.
Doterra is making a difference and from good flows goodness. I love that the process goes back to the beginning. No pharmicudical company can say that.
So grateful for what harvesters go through to bring about relief and assistance to the world. Thank You!!!
Thanks for helping Haiti! 1 new 😍 customer here!
Emazing , making the big difference is peoples lives ☺
I know I chose the right company when it has real heart for the people.
Thumbs up if you love vetiver!
It is such an amazing plant! Besides the roots that are harvested for oil it is an amazing plant for soil stabilization and groundwater recharge, it can produce food for livestock and windbreak for small scale farming operations. Especially the soil stabilization is remarkable. A vetiver plant can grow roots up to 3 meter deep in one year! And up to 7 meters deep over a longer period. The roots are like a spiderweb under the soil, holding everything together and allowing rainwater to penetrate.
This video brought tears to my eyes and it made me even prouder to become a part of Doterra family.
Wow! No hablo ingles pero no es necesario para sentir lo hermoso que es esa labor de Amor que realizan!! Bendiciones!!
This is really so beautiful. I am so proud to support and be apart of such a beautiful community
💜💜💜
I’m happy to be a Haitian wellness advocate
Vetiver is one of my favorite oils. And doTERRA is my favorite company. I'm new to this but so far, I'm in love. Thank you! Now, where are my tissues.
I love the dottera vetiver it's amazing
Fascinating how much work is needed go create a oil from a root
Breaks my heart but I’m glad doterra helped.
This oil is on my to buy list right now. I can't wait to try it.
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It truely takes every person whom have the skills and a partnership to process what is grown and cultivated to lead to improvement in their environment. Wow what a great team.
Salute... From India
This video is amassing an to think we take things for granite
Wow!! This is so awesome and touching ♥️😀
Merci doTerra!!!!
(Thank you doTerra!!!)
Ahh, I love this company!
I can do with out the music and tears. Seriously in 2018 we as white people should know better than to present ourselves as the teary eyed shocked by poverty saviours. This can be presented in a way where it is straight forward and utilizing the voices of the haitians to speak for themselves. Otherwise I love the product.
Aww I loved this...Makes me love my Vetiver even more if thats even possible!
this is very interesting. I had no idea so much labor went into harvesting.
WOW! Making a difference!
I live in the South department of Haiti and Vetiver is a big crop here in general as it's used in Perfumes. There is a BIG BIG problem though - because the roots and not the grass is harvested and because they harvest entire hillsides, erosion of Haiti's diminishing top soil is accelerated at an alarming level. The current practice of harvesting and processing coupled with no environmental controls, means the increased harvesting and processing of Vetiver in Les Cayes is EXTREMELY detrimental to the local environment. The pollution dumped into the waterways right outside Les Cayes processing plant alone needs to be addressed. Giving people work in Haiti is good but doing so without regard to these issues is even more detrimental to Haiti then any short term benefit.
***** Thank you for your comment. We also believe that short term benefits should not come at the expense of the future. Soil erosion is a serious problem in Haiti and can be exacerbated by poor farming and harvesting practices. One of the key elements of our Co-Impact Sourcing strategy is to encourage traceability between our distillation partners and the members of the cooperative groups that supply the harvested biomass. Our distillation partners in Haiti make a concerted effort to teach and train these producers to implement and use responsible practices. One of the key strategies to mitigate soil erosion is the planting and harvesting of Vetiver roots in narrow banded intervals along sloped fields. These bands create natural barriers every few meters to minimize the size and speed of possible soils slides. Other strategies include intercropping, building terraces, leaving roots in the ground longer, and not harvesting during or before the rainy season. We are not familiar with the “factory in Les Cayes” you are referring to, as that is not one of our partner producers, but are sad to hear that there are possible issues surrounding the pollution of waterways. doTERRA takes seriously its commitment to be a responsible producer and buyer of the finest essential oil products in the world. We seek to partner with producers around the globe who share this vision.
beautiful response
You should have a look at our vetiver in Madagascar, partly certified organic and fair trade ;)
Hopefully doTerra can find more harvesters to add into the cooperative that we can train in sustainable practices that will prevent soil erosion and continued thriving of vetiver. And that would mean that doTerra could be such an impact in their lives. Surely word will spread in Haiti so that things will get better. Change has to come from the people of the country...from you who live there. We can make a difference through doTerra in the harvesters lives through Co-impact sourcing. But you who wrote the comment and are aware of the severe problems that you addressed, I hope you are active, I hope you are doing something productive to bring about change with the government and with your countrymen who are involved with these issues. Because one person can make a difference! You CAN make a difference. I believe this!
Madagascar is being raped and the country has about 10 years left of sustainable agricultural lands. This is the problem with extremely poor countries om EO production. they are not educated in preservation for the future and western demands upon them...in general....do not seem to care.
Vetiver is an amazing discovery.
I want to go help!
+Sarah Dunn
Going to Haiti in person is an amazing experience and you will come back a changed person!
I know I did :)
My, my that’s amazing
El aroma de Vetiver es mi favorito!
Truly heart warming
My blessings ❤️🙏🏼❤️
That is not a stick. It is a machete. Is there a way that doTERRA could invest in supplying better harvesting tools for these workers? I would love to see these farmers working with better equipment. It would extend their life and health.
LOVE Thanks !
Vetiver is a game changer when you are struggling with sleep and brain chatter
"Podemos marcar la diferencia" 💜
Haiti has not recovered from back to back hurricanes in 2016 and 2017. What has DoTerra done to help them recover? My understanding is that the Vetiver production is currently at a stand still.
Beautiful to have access to water, wonderful. Next, eliminate the Plastic Bottle for something more sustainable.
Love this!
Beautiful story.
Water is life.
I love this video.
Oh my heart, oh my vetiver, vetiver for the people of Haiti.
Do they get an allotment of vetiver?
Can they afford to buy it? That's a REAL living wage.
Were we able to help them develop a clean water system?
❤️👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🙏🏼💐✨👍🏼🙋🏻♀️
you need soooo many tissues!