Greetings Everyone,
Corporate and Farms Updates
Today, I would like to share with you some of the updates from the Corporate office and the Young Living Farms around the world. It is quite a complex process that Young Living goes through as the thirty thousand boxes or so are processed to ship your order on your due date. The two other gals, myself, and even Gary could hardly believe how, by word of mouth, the Young Living family grew around the world. Gary's experience and farming practices laid the foundation. I have to say that for the most part, in the early days, it was the women who shared their experiences and were compensated for their word and improved their lifestyle, making their own independent decisions to share and help others. It was so exciting to learn along with Gary the vitality of plants and to experience their service to us.
Farms and Operations
Currently, Young Living has 14 Farms and eight partner farms with distillers. These farms are constantly stewarding the soil, doing repairs, making improvements, setting up tours, hiring extra people for planting, harvesting, and distilling. Testing is done on a regular basis. When the final distillation takes place, then they are sent to the Young Living Labs for further testing, finally bottled, labeled, and sent to warehouses around the world.
Specialty Farms: Einkorn and Sky Rider Ranch
In addition to the various Young Living Farms for Essential Oils, there are two farms where Einkorn is grown. This ancient grain is grown in Southern France where rainwater is used for the irrigation of the farm. Einkorn is also grown at the Sky Rider Ranch in Tabiona, Utah. This farm is unique in a number of ways. This 17,000 acre farm has magnificent vistas of the wilderness area. It has the largest pine forest in the world and a forest with Juniper trees. It is a habitat for Bighorn Sheep, Elk, Buffalo, and other wild animals. Gary Young made a large donation to the State of Utah, allowing seventeen square miles to be an easement for the crossing of wildlife. It also has numerous beehives and stations to protect the Monarch Butterfly. By viewing the attached clip, you will get the feeling Gary
had for this farm, his favorite place.
Financial and Operational Decisions
In order to keep the farms producing and the warehouses and corporate offices running efficiently, it takes both a financial evaluation team and a management team to make some very serious decisions throughout the year. Last year, we experienced a price increase. Mary Young did not pass on the entire extra expenses for unexpected crises over the last couple of years. An example being when our containers of NingXia Wolfberry were held at bay out in the ocean, and the docks did not have enough shipworkers to handle the containers. Each day, the expenses skyrocketed until the containers were finally released. During this time, diesel fuel increased, vendors for supplies increased their prices, shipping went up, and finally a decision had to be made on how much to increase the products that were available to us.
Product Management and FDA Compliance
Inventory has taken place at head office regarding office supplies and internal expenses. All areas were reviewed to prevent waste. The management studied the movement of products, which are slow sellers, and which products that the FDA would review. With the recent evaluation, they found that nineteen percent of Young Living members order pretty much the same products each month. There are some slow sellers and it is my opinion that people do not know what they are used for. Young Living is considered to be a compliant company by the FDA. The end result is that it prevents Mary Young from giving out freely the educational information that Gary gave in his time.
Product Insights and Future Directions
One example is the product Rehemogen, a powerful blood purifier, blood builder, and digestion aid. This product will likely be dropped soon. Another product in question is the Thieves Fruit and Vegetable wash which is a concentrate and is further diluted with water to remove pollution, dissolve chemicals, remove animal waste, dirt, and more. It is an excellent product but for some reason, not enough people know about it. The Thieves wash raises the vitality of the produce and allows it to stay fresh longer.
Strategic Planning and Sustainability
These types of decisions are tough to make, however reviewing all the details is what helps Young Living to be financially sound. I am sure we will learn more about these details after the Young Living Conference. Other companies have not been able to meet some of these challenges and they are no longer in business. It is very difficult for new start-ups to get started even though they have a very good product. Be assured that the Seed to Seal standard is in place. Everyone is invited to the Young Living Farms to see this for themselves. It is your loyalty and your choice for a healthy lifestyle that has made Young Living a success.
In good Health,
Maria
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