Photo Thursday!
We’re here in beautiful Coconino, Arizona for the Traditions in Western Herbalism Conference! Vendors and teachers are arriving, setting up their botanical wares…
Herbal Harvest Projects
September is traditionally a harvest month, an ideal time to finish gathering goodies from your garden and transform them into provisions that will provide nourishment and enjoyment all winter long. Here are some simple herbal products that you can create and enjoy throughout the winter months. Make extra and you’ll have a head start on the holiday season, they make wonderful gifts!
Stories from the Garden!
These stories come to us from the spectacular herb, fruit, and veggie gardens created at home by folks here at Mountain Rose. Plant-lovers prepare to feast your eyes, have a laugh, and maybe shed a tear of sweetness for the tales shared below. Special thanks to our awesome staff members Carol, Peggy, Ashlee, Karla, and Elvira for these wonderful gifts…
News from the Bookshelf!
Exciting news!
Keep the Earth Wild!
We’re excited to announce a new partnership with a truly incredible non-profit!
Join Us In Saving Honey Bees!
Mountain Rose Herbs has gotten together with our long term partner Beyond Toxics on their most recent project called 1000 Friends of Bees Campaign. As most of your know, a large percentage of our honeybee colonies are being threatened by habitat loss, introduced diseases, the spread of parasites, and worst of all, the widespread use of pesticides. Many biologists agree that without the simple honey bee, our entire food system would collapse as would other essential plant systems.
DIY Herbal Gifts for Mom
Mother’s Day offers a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the most cherished women in our lives. Whether she’s a friend, aunt, grandma, sister, or mother, these recipes will surely express your loving gratitude. (more…)
We’ll Double Your Donation To Land Conservation
Want to make your donation to land and river conservation go even further? Donate to the McKenzie River Trust by March 31st and Mountain Rose Herbs will automatically match your donation dollar for dollar up to $5,000. This is a perfect opportunity to double your investment in Western Oregon land conservation, and it will help advance the programs put into place by this priceless organization we all love and adore. Please help McKenzie River Trust secure these much needed funds by sending them your contribution by the deadline, and remember for each dollar you donate, Mountain Rose Herbs will match it up to $5,000.
To learn more about the Mountain Rose Herbs matching gift campaign and to donate please visit
Mark Your Calendar!
Each year, Mountain Rose Herbs sponsors and participates in amazing events all across the country! From herb festivals and organic farming conferences, to natural products tradeshows and wilderness conservation fundraisers, we love to be part of these communities.
Sweetheart Recipe Exchange Winners!
Wow! I hope you all had a chance to drool over the beautiful recipes shared in our Sweetheart Recipe Exchange. (If not, you can still find them in the comments section here.) Choosing just three winners just about broke our hearts, since we fell in love with each and every one of them.
Sweetheart Recipe Exchange Contest!
Our hearts are all aflutter after ogling the beautiful handmade creations over at Poppy Swap! As a big ol’ love letter to their awesomeness, we’ve decided to host a community recipe exchange and contest for Valentine’s Day!
DIY Body Mist with Essential Oils
This is part two of seven of series on aroma sprays. Go to part three.
Learning to create your own all natural body mist is amazingly simple! Commercial fragrances are laden with toxic synthetics that can irritate the skin and respiratory tract. They also tend to be really pricey at $50 to $100 for a 2oz bottle.
Green Spring Clean Winner!
What an incredible giveaway this has been!
Best Recipes of 2011 Giveaway!
Welcome to 2012 everyone!
Best Recipes of 2011 Giveaway!
It’s week 2 of our DIY HOLIDAY GIVEAWAY series!
Blog News ~ MailChimp
As you may have noticed, we’ve been doing some behind the scenes tech updates to help the blog run more smoothly. This is just a quick note to let all of our email subscribers know that we’re switching over to the MailChimp service.
Peppermint Cheer!
Something about this time of year always makes me crave the refreshing, invigorating natural flavor and scent of Peppermint. Fortunately for me, there are much healthier options than the ubiquitous candy canes to be found here at Mountain Rose Herbs!
Best Recipes of 2011 Giveaway!
What better way to celebrate the coming new year than with a look back at some of our favorite recipes of 2011?
A Few of My Favorite Things
As the Product Manager here at Mountain Rose Herbs, I spend a considerable amount of time thinking about, looking at, and trying to improve our product lineup. To paraphrase the great humorist Will Rogers, ÛÏI never met a Mountain Rose Herbs product I didn’t likeÛ, but there are a few special items on our shelves that just make my heart beat faster. Here are a few of my favorite things:
And the Awards Go To. . .
What an incredible year!
Rootstalk Gear Packs!
If you missed the first Rootstalk Festival or dream of having something special to commemorate your experience there, we’ve got a gem of a deal for you! For a limited time only, we’re offering the Rootstalk Gear Pack!
Herbal Culinary Infusions
The mere thought of oils, vinegars, butters, and salts infused with the essence of savory herbs is enough to make the taste buds swoon. Simple to concoct, these preparations are eminently useful for creating flavorful dressings, marinades, rubs, beverages, vinaigrettes, sauces, and so much more.
New! 2012 Herbal Roots Calendar
Q. What do you give the herbal enthusiast who has everything?
A. How about a beautifully illustrated and thoroughly educational Herbal Roots calendar? From Herbal Roots Zine creator Kristine Brown, this stunning calendar contains a year’s worth of intricately drawn images of herbs, accompanied by educational information, Latin names, and recipes for herbal medicine, seasonings, foods and crafts. This spiral-bound calendar is printed in the USA on heavy, glossy card stock paper and folds out to 11 X 17. Perfect for the kitchen or other herbal workspaceÑor even in an office cubicle as a cheerful reminder of the fresh, natural herbal world.
We’ll have these calendars for a limited time only, so don’t miss outÑand don’t forget to order one for yourself!
Win A $250 Gift Certificate From Mountain Rose Herbs!
Want to publicly announce your love of pristine rivers for a chance to win a $250 gift certificate from Mountain Rose Herbs?
All you have to do is ÛÏLikeÛ Pacific Rivers Council on Facebook and post a comment on their wall about why healthy rivers are special to you, pretty simple eh? This little act by itself will put you into a drawing for a $250 gift certificate from Mountain Rose Herbs and for complete (and easy) instructions, please see below.
We Are Now An EarthShare Business Member!
We are utterly thrilled to announce that Mountain Rose Herbs is an EarthShare business member and we have setup a generous employee giving program which connects our staff with like-minded environmental organizations that work to protect and defend the places we hold dear. This further outlines the legacy of generosity which is fundamental in the operational foundation of Mountain Rose Herbs, and the simple act of setting up a workplace giving program through EarthShare will guarantee that the natural gifts this planet offers us will always be protected. If you are employed by a company that is not an EarthShare member, we would like for you to encourage your employer to become one, and if you are a business owner who is not an EarthShare member, we would love to see you become one! To learn more please see….. www.earthshare-oregon.org
New! 2 Herb Stickers
If you pass through the Mountain Rose Herbs employee bicycle barn or parking lot, you’ll notice that many of our vehiclesÑwhether two-wheeled or four-wheeledÑare sporting fun and artistic vinyl stickers with messages like ÛÏKiss Me, I’m OrganicÛ, ÛÏPesticides Suck!Û, or ÛÏMake Tea Not WarÛ. These astute little decals come from the Mountain Rose Herbs sticker collection, which just received 2 new additions!
New! Cyprus Flake Salt
We love adding delicious new salts to our Epicurean Organics line! Here’s the latest exciting addition:
New! Pastilles for Every Occasion
In the midst of summer fun and excitement, it’s easy to forget that we can quickly go from feeling great to not feeling our best. A few unfortunate occurrences that can catch us off-guard:
2 New Products: Pink Rose Salt and Salt Grater
What are these lovely pink objects?
The International Herb Symposium
In late June, I was fortunate enough to attend the truly incredible and inspirational 10th International Herb Symposium. Rosemary Gladstar and Jeff Carpenter (Rosemary’s step-son and owner of Zach Woods Herb Farm) facilitate the conference biennially at Wheaton College, an utterly beautiful college within the quaint town of Norton, Massachusetts. The event was attended by over 650 plant and herb loving folks from all around the world, including places as far flung as South America and Europe. The International Herb Symposium is a benefit for United Plant Savers, a non-profit organization that Rosemary founded and works tirelessly to save native medicinal plants within the United States and Canada.
Art, Beauty and Tea Filters
For quite some time now, we’ve offered disposable single-use tea filters made from 100% natural, unbleached, and chlorine free paper. These are ultra-convenient for when it’s not practical to use a tea strainer. I took them camping this summer (I can’t live without my daily cup of Jasmine Green tea) and tossed them in the campfire after using themÑand of course, they can be placed in the compost if you’re at home or near someone else’s compost bin. They can hold enough tea for a cup or a teapot. These filters are great! However, the packaging they arrived in was just a little ho-hum.
Tom, our talented graphic designer, came to the rescue by creating this beautiful custom packaging featuring a Victorian motif. Now when you order our disposable tea filters, you’ll receive the same filters at the same price, but they’ll be tucked into this lovely packet!
As you’re infusing your favorite tea, we hope this exquisite little piece of art will infuse a bit of beauty into your daily life.
Happy brewing! –Jessie
Introducing The Mountain Rose River Project!
As most of you know, all of us at Mountain Rose Herbs have an unbridled soft spot for our wilderness areas and the great outdoors. In fact, our love for wild places is so strong that we dedicate time, staffing, and money to the preservation and expansion of our state’s natural heritage, and in doing this we realized that we could accomplish something much larger.
Just over a year ago we began the groundwork for a company run grassroots program called the Mountain Rose River Project which focuses on the preservation, restoration, and enhancement of our Northwest rivers, and we are happy to announce that the Mountain Rose River Project is now official!
Another “Mommy Tea” : Nurse-Me Rhyme!
Several weeks ago when we introduced Fecundi-Tea, we hinted at the imminent introduction of yet another mothers’ blendÑand today we’re delighted to unveil Nurse-Me Rhyme Tea!
Photo Thursday!
Here are a few photos from the trip Peggy and I took to the World Tea Expo in Las Vegas last week!
We Love Aubrey Products!!
Here at Mountain Rose Herbs, we’re big fans of Aubrey shampoos and conditionersÑnot only do they work great and smell even better, but they’re all SLS free and are manufactured without the use of artificial fragrances, preservatives, surfactants, and cleansing agents, and most of them are blended with certified organic botanical ingredients. There are about as many types of hair among Mountain Rose Herbs employees as you’ll find anywhere, and everyone has his or her favorite Aubrey products. Here are testimonials from a few of us:
New Product Friday: 4 New Herbs!
Herbs are the foundation, heart and soul of Mountain Rose Herbs, and we’re always delighted to be able to add fresh new offerings to our lineup. This week, we’re unveiling 4 new herbs!
Even More Oregon Soap Company Goodness!
Around here, we’re huge fans of Oregon Soap Company! For several years, we’ve offered (and enjoyed) their luscious, long-lasting organic bar soaps. Carefully handcrafted with organic vegetable oils and scented with pure plant-derived essential oils, these soaps are the real thing. These friendly soapcrafters are friends of the natural world as well; for every 10 bars or 5 gallons of soap sold, they are committed to planting one tree or native plant!
New Seeds from Horizon Herbs!
In celebration of Spring, and in eager anticipation of lush summer herb gardens, we’ve added eleven new varieties to our family of organically grown herb seeds from our good friends at Horizon Herbs! In addition to our existing vast collection, you can now select from Zaatar, Madder, Hibiscus, Cilantro, Elecampane, Parsley, Cayenne Pepper, Purslane, Garden Sage, Summer Savory or Thyme.
Herbal Treats for Mom
Mother’s Day offers a wonderful opportunity to celebrate those who share their motherly love with us. Whether she’s a friend, aunt, grandma, sister, or the woman who gave you life, we hope these gift ideas and recipes inspire new ways to express your gratitude for her presence in your world.
New at Mountain Rose Herbs: Herbal DVDs!
We’re delighted to announce that we’ve added a new herbal DVD section to our website! Here is the new page, which features the first DVD we’ve chosen for your viewing pleasure. It won’t be by its lonesome for long; we’ll soon be adding more informative and educational titles for you to choose from.
The first DVD we’ve added is (drum roll, please) Numen: The Nature of Plants.
Friday Featured Product!
A lovely card can be a sweet and thoughtful way to say ÛÏI love youÛ, ÛÏhappy birthdayÛ, or simply ÛÏI’m thinking of youÛ. It’s even better when the card is sustainably manufactured and contains a hidden herbal gift! These stunning and environmentally friendly handmade cards from our friends at Green Journey seeds are crafted from 50% recycled paper and 50% sugar cane. A beautifully illustrated packet of organic seeds is mounted on the inside of each card so that the gorgeous artwork shows through the die-cut window in the front of the card. Long after receiving the card, the your loved one will be enjoying fragrant herbs they’ve planted themselves.
Sensational Szechuan Pepper!
Q: When is a pepper not a pepper?
Meet the Herbalist ~ Giveaway!
Meet Kathi Keville!
Rootstalk Ticket Discount Extended!
Happy spring equinox to everyone! In celebration, we are extending the Spring Equinox Special ticket price for our Rootstalk Festival for one week only! Extending the discount date has been a popular request, so now you can get tickets for the entire Rootstalk Festival for just $199 until March 28th! Don’t miss this awesome deal!
Rootstalk Festival
Spring Equinox Special Ticket Price
$199.00
Discount Deadline – March 28th
Rootstalk is a three-day, three-night festival which takes place on 300 acres of old growth forest just outside of Salem, Oregon. Join us for this unique celebration of herbal living, love of wilderness, homesteading skills, folk-infused music, plant lore, organic agriculture, and a return to our community’s roots. Enjoy 35 celebrated teachers, 3 nights of music, herbal biergartens, sleeping under the stars, and more! All profits will be donated to Cascadia Wildlands!
Buy your Rootstalk tickets today!
Double Your Donation To Land Conservation
Want to make your donation to land conservation go even further? Donate to the McKenzie River Trust by March 31st and Mountain Rose Herbs will automatically match your donation dollar for dollar up to $2,500. This is a perfect opportunity to double your investment in Western Oregon land conservation, and it will help advance the programs put into place by this priceless organization we all love and adore. Please help McKenzie River Trust secure these much needed funds by sending them your contribution by the deadline, and remember for each dollar you donate, Mountain Rose Herbs will match it up to $2,500.
Photo Thursday!
We’ll have a BIG announcement to share with ya’ll next week!