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As most of you have heard, we have been sadly hit with another defeat by the USDA’s recent deregulation of genetically modified Alfalfa. All of us at Mountain Rose Herbs don’t like the idea of folks in funny lab suits manipulating nature’s blueprint and for these people who have always promoted that it COULD be done, we have always retorted with SHOULD it be done.
In 1999 Mountain Rose Herbs began campaigning for mandatory labeling of genetically modified food items and at that time we had partnered with a ground breaking organization called Mothers For Natural Law. Sadly they are no longer with us but we have not stopped the fight! Currently our regulatory compliance manager Bryan Burnette has begun developing a partnership with Organic Consumers Association as the Oregon representative for the national campaign for mandatory labeling of genetically modified food crops and you can be rest assured that we have forcefully voiced our opposition to the USDA’s recent deregulation of genetically modified Alfalfa. We will continue to petition all of the agencies involved in labeling law that items which contain GMO’s be labeled as such because we firmly believe that if the American public knew what they were buying, they would not buy it all.
If nobody buys the product, we win, and they lose.
We urge you all to participate in a little action yourself and our friends at the Organic Consumers Association have created an online form which can be sent directly to the USDA. We implore you all to give up 1-2 minutes of your time to address this pressing issue and we guarantee it will make you feel good all over.
Organic cheers and good luck!
Shawn Donnille

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Marke the faire blooming of the Hawthorne tree

Who finely cloathed in a robe of white,

Fills full the wanton eye with May’s delight.  

~ Geoffrey Chaucer

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The frosty, bloomless months of winter offer their own charms as mosses, lichens, and mushrooms pop from every moist nook under the forest canopy, but who doesn’t long for the sun filled beauty of handpicked wildflowers? The colorful blossoms of spring and summer can be enjoyed year round with one simple tool that is easily crafted during a lazy afternoon at home. 

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Thanks to everyone for making our Holiday Giveaway Series so much fun! We’ve really enjoyed reading your stories, tips, and recipes, and hope  you’re excited to be a part of our new blogging community. We have more herbal projects, recipes, videos, and contests to come!

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Thanks to everyone for sharing these amazing, heartwarming, exciting, and diverse tea experiences with us this week! I hope you’ve all had a chance to read them. The stories are truly awesome.  

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Herbs are rich in history, usage, and folklore. We are constantly intrigued and amazed by all of the interesting ways that they have been utilized throughout time.  We thought that it would be fun to share some of these unique facts with you in the form of a little herbal trivia. We guarantee that everyone will learn a little something.  Have fun, and we wish you the best of luck!

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Now this is exciting!

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What an amazing contest!

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As we prepared for the Green Festival in San Francisco last year, Irene and I decided to build a new booth for the many events we attend around the country. We brainstormed, thumbing through industry catalogs filled with everything from pop-up displays to fancy, super modern structures. It didn’t take long before we became disheartened by the search.

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