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Diemen Pepper™ is a Tasmanian operation which bases most of its production on leasehold stands in areas of high altitude and rainfall in the North West and North East of Tasmania - the Pepper's preferred habitat. Sites are carefully managed to ensure no damage to our trees occurs during the sustainable harvesting procedures. We have an extended network of landholders and licenced collectors who gather fruit during the autumn and winter, and are able to guarantee supply of fruit each year (fruit yield is very variable from year to year and between districts). Our objective is to provide prompt and reliable supply of our quality product, to continually improve our cleaning and processing capability and to cooperate with end-users in developing further uses for Tasmanian Mountain Pepper.

Diemen Pepper™ is developing a line of leaf and fruit- based products for the Australian native food industry, refining collection, drying, cleaning and milling techniques to produce a reliable product, in substantial quantities, on a year round basis. This exercise is based on material harvested from leased, abandoned farmland and forestry sites, and includes careful assessment of the long term management of the sites to ensure that a non-damaging and sustainable harvest method is used.

Diemen Pepper™ is presently establishing plantations using selected plant material, with the long term aim of introducing mechanised pruning and harvest systems, to ensure that the initiative for development of this exciting new food product remains within Australia.

Other initiatives: The Tasmanian Essential Oil Industry has helped fund an RIRDC project to develop the species as the source of a novel, spicy extract currently being trialled by several international food and fragrance houses.