Thomas K.

Thomas Klingensmith is the Regulatory Compliance Officer at Mountain Rose Herbs and has worked for the company for over 10 years. Most of his time with the company has been spent in their world class testing laboratory. Thomas comes from a background in local food systems and holds a master’s degree in Anthropology. When he isn’t interpreting the most recent revisions to Federal Organic Policy or collaborating with vendors and customers around the world, he can be found exploring the Oregon wilderness looking for the coldest water to swim in, trying a new recipe from his collection of Southeast Asian cookbooks, or planning his next international trip.

Recent Posts

Fair Trade Premiums: What They Are & Why They Matter?

Mountain Rose Herbs is honored to work closely with small-scale producers around the world, either directly or through farming cooperatives. Many aspects of farming, wild harvesting, and processing are difficult and prone to outside pressures like natural disasters, market volatility, and climate change. These challenges are why we partner with Fair Trade Certified operations when possible.

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The Value of Fair for Life Certification: A Cacao Case Study

Among the stellar organizations that Mountain Rose Herbs works with, our Fair for Life partnership is one that we are particularly proud of due to the demonstrable good that it does. Its principles impact people and the environments they live and work in around the world, as well as our community here in Eugene, Oregon.

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Thomas K.

Thomas Klingensmith is the Regulatory Compliance Officer at Mountain Rose Herbs and has worked for the company for over 10 years. Most of his time with the company has been spent in their world class testing laboratory. Thomas comes from a background in local food systems and holds a master’s degree in Anthropology. When he isn’t interpreting the most recent revisions to Federal Organic Policy or collaborating with vendors and customers around the world, he can be found exploring the Oregon wilderness looking for the coldest water to swim in, trying a new recipe from his collection of Southeast Asian cookbooks, or planning his next international trip.

Recent Posts

Fair Trade Premiums: What They Are & Why They Matter?

Fair Trade Certification protects and fairly compensates the most vulnerable actors in the supply chain. Learn how Fair Trade premiums can make a big impact on farm communities around the world.
WRITTEN BY Thomas K.

November 4, 2024

The Value of Fair for Life Certification: A Cacao Case Study

The social programs that our suppliers undertake with Fair for Life funds touch on everything from providing educational opportunities to empowering women with training to start their own farm operations.
WRITTEN BY Thomas K.

November 8, 2023