Ever since arriving in Ikaria, I have been enchanted by the abundance of the wild herbs of the island. I have lived here since 2009 and after some time and some research, I started experimenting with making essential oils using a tiny distiller. And so I became absorbed with the process of making therapeutic grade essential oils and hydrosols from the indigenous plants of the island. In the last 3 years I have been running the business with my wife, Tara, under the name ikari