Gourmet Garden Basil Cold Blended Paste is made with sweet basil, grown by Aussie farmers on broad-acre farms in Biloela Queensland, where with warm subtropical climate and rich soil delivers the optimum conditions for flavoursome, aromatic herbs. The basil is harvested in the early morning when their essential oils (that's the flavour, colour and aroma) are at their peak and then transported within 18 hours of harvest to our Palmwoods factory where they are washed, chopped and cold blended for fresher flavour that lasts for 4 weeks