Cornucopia Institute: Raising the Bar on Organic Standards

With so many options on the shelf at the grocery store, not to mention the enormous number of food selections from online sources, it is difficult to know that the food we eat is nutritious, delicious, and free of unwanted pesticides or preservatives. We see a lot of hype around one certification or another, with new standards being presented to us all the time. How do we know that the food we put on the table supports the health of our families, communities, and the planet?

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Posted by Buck

Dream Tea Recipe: Herbs for Lucid Dreaming + Deep Sleep

In modern Western culture, people often disregard dreams as mere fluff that our brains discard as we slumber. But throughout history and cultures, humans have valued dreaming in different ways. Dreams are seen as a door or bridge to the spirit world or the subconscious. They are often full of symbology from our lives, become outlets for our deepest concerns and fears, or offer us tools for self-reflection and a map to our current state of mind and heart. Although we can dream at any stage of sleep, our most vivid dreams occur during our REM (rapid eye movement) sleep cycle, so depending on how well we sleep, we may spend more than two hours each night in some form of dream state. Sleep researchers tell us that deep non-REM sleep rests our bodies and refills our tanks to start another day and REM sleep is crucial for dreaming, memory consolidation, emotional processing, and healthy brain development.

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Posted by Maia

Mountain Rose Herbs Wins 100 Best Green Companies to Work for in Oregon (2022 & 2023)

Since its inception, Mountain Rose Herbs has put plants, people, and planet before profit. Led by these values, weve been a longtime leader on the list of green companies, helping to positively shape the herbal industry with environmentally focused initiatives. Our core values revolve around sustainability and as such, weve implemented innovative programs in energy efficiency, zero waste, and alternative commuting incentives.

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Posted by Jessicka

Seed Stewardship Project: How You Can Help At-Risk Plants

At Mountain Rose Herbs, botanicals are our business, and the industry has been growing year over year as more people realize the health-supporting benefits of our plant allies. Sounds great, doesn’t it? In many ways, this is a wonderful return to valuing the abundance the natural world has to offer while utilizing the myriad benefits that botanicals provide. Unfortunately, the ongoing and increasing impact of overharvesting wild plants has left many of our native populations at significant risk of decline or even extinction. For this reason, we have invested our time and energy in striking a balance between increasing the availability of the number of botanicals we offer and supporting the conservation of the most at-risk plant varieties. 

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Posted by Buck

Mountain Rose Herbs Offers 100% Paid Medical Premium Coverage

Believe it or not, employee wellness programs have existed for the better part of the last 100 years. For much of this history, the programs have focused on the physical aspect of health while ignoring other facets of an individual’s wellbeing including mental health and work/life balance. In the past, wellness programs often included structured times throughout the workday to stretch or get some exercise, but research shows that programs such as these are often underutilized by the employees themselves. Why is this, and what have these attempts at workplace wellness been missing? At Mountain Rose Herbs, we recognize that the workday is just a fraction of the lives we all lead. If we want company-sponsored initiatives to effectively promote health and wellbeing, they must extend beyond the office to improve the overall quality of life.

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Mountain Rose Herbs is Celebrating a Leadership Transition

As many of you know, longtime owner, Shawn Donnille, returned to an active role as CEO of Mountain Rose Herbs at the beginning of 2020, just as the first Covid-19 cases were reaching Oregon. Like so many companies, we were deeply impacted by the realities of trying to do business during this time. Now, after navigating Mountain Rose through a radical restructuring, Shawn is able at last to step back and pass the day-to-day operations to two trusted, longstanding employees. We want to express our gratitude to him for being the driving force that pulled us through such trying times, and we want to let you know about the exciting leadership changes we’re making.

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Posted by Heidi

How Mountain Rose Herbs Supports Natural Park Management

Lithia Park is a lively cultural hub in the heart of Ashland, Oregon. Each year, over a million people visit the bustling, yet peaceful park to stroll, jog, cycle, or just admire the landscape that winds along the brisk Ashland Creek. The 100-acre park also provides habitat and food sources for many species of plants, pollinators, animals, and fish. The well-balanced ecosystem of the park is attributed largely to the integrative maintenance practices that were put into place in 2010 which allows less than 1% synthetic herbicides and pesticides to be used within the park, and then only if there is a severe public safety hazard present.

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Posted by Jessicka

Tips for Choosing Reputable Seed Companies & Nurseries

Spring is upon us, and many of us spent the cold and dark days of winter planning spring and summer gardens, selecting plant varieties, acquiring seeds, and getting a head start on sowing, germinating, and nurturing the young seedlings in our windowsills and greenhouses. Nowadays, we can buy everything from seeds and trees to full-grown flowers and shrubs at nurseries around the country. But not all nurseries are alike. A surprising number of the most popular suppliers of the seeds and plants we love give little regard to environmental issues. Don’t despair! There are guidelines and best practices we would like to share with the Mountain Rose Herbs community that will help you select seeds and plants that were grown using practices that support the health and vitality of our ecosystem.

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Posted by Buck

Shawn Donnille Wins the AHPA Environmental Impact Award!

We just returned from the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) Annual Member Meeting at New Hope Expo West in Anaheim, California. Each year since 2006, AHPA recognizes individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to the continued success of the herbal and natural products industries. We’re excited to share that longtime Mountain Rose Herbs Owner and President, Shawn Donnille, has been awarded the prestigious 2023 AHPA Environmental Impact Award!

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Posted by Heidi

Zero Waste: The History & Future of Mountain Rose Herbs' Commitment


As the focus on living sustainably increases, so too does the search for meaningful practices to incorporate into our lives. We often find ourselves presented with more challenges than solutions. Over time it becomes clear that the simpler and more approachable the solution, the better and more likely we are to stick to the new practice. We all know the importance of recycling and conserving resources, but did you know that there is a framework for eliminating the waste we send to the landfill? That framework is known as zero waste. What does zero waste mean and how does a company as large as Mountain Rose Herbs incorporate these practices into our daily operations? 

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Posted by Buck

What is CITES & Why is it Important?

Readers of the Mountain Rose Herbs blog know that one of our primary concerns is the ongoing and increasing impact of overharvesting on wild plants. Some of the most popular medicinal herbs in the world—for example, goldenseal, bloodroot, black cohosh, trillium, and osha—are at risk and/or endangered. As well as rampant wildharvesting, these precious botanicals are impacted by land use issues and climate change, which are becoming more problematic. As a bulk herbs company dedicated to putting people, plants, and planet before profit, we believe it is our responsibility to do everything possible to find solutions for our herbal allies. One way we do that is to work within the regulations set forth by CITES—the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.

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Posted by Heidi

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Cornucopia Institute: Raising the Bar on Organic Standards

Learn about the Cornucopia Institute, a nonprofit consumer education and watchdog organization helping to ensure a future for organic certification.
WRITTEN BY Buck

August 7, 2023

Dream Tea Recipe: Herbs for Lucid Dreaming + Deep Sleep

This herbal tea recipe blends mugwort with other balancing herbal allies that support healthful rest and dream recall. Wishing you sweet and memorable dreams!
WRITTEN BY Maia

July 27, 2023

Mountain Rose Herbs Wins 100 Best Green Companies to Work for in Oregon (2022 & 2023)

In an anonymous state-wide survey, employees voted Mountain Rose Herbs in the top 25 Best Green Companies to Work for in Oregon in 2022 and 2023. We take our environmental and social responsibilities seriously and are honored to employ a team that values it as much as we do.
WRITTEN BY Jessicka

July 25, 2023

Seed Stewardship Project: How You Can Help At-Risk Plants

The goal of the Seed Stewardship Project is to raise awareness about at-risk plants that need our support. We hope that a solution-oriented approach of supplying free seeds to those able to plant them will help rebuild populations of these special plants.
WRITTEN BY Buck

July 13, 2023

Mountain Rose Herbs Offers 100% Paid Medical Premium Coverage

We are all aware that the cost of living and healthcare have increased dramatically over the past few years. The Mountain Rose Herbs’ leadership team has been committed to finding ways that we can support our employees in the face of these increases.
WRITTEN BY Buck

July 6, 2023

Mountain Rose Herbs is Celebrating a Leadership Transition

Mountain Rose Herbs is making changes to foster and expand growth and long-term sustainability!
WRITTEN BY Heidi

June 7, 2023

How Mountain Rose Herbs Supports Natural Park Management

This past May, the Mountain Rose Herbs Leadership Team donned their gardening clothes and went to work in Ashland, Oregon's Lithia Park. The city has a chemical-free maintenance practice which necessitates the support of businesses to lend a hand in keeping the park beautiful.
WRITTEN BY Jessicka

June 1, 2023

Tips for Choosing Reputable Seed Companies & Nurseries

Not all nurseries and seed companies are created equally. Here are some guidelines and best practices to help you support the health and vitality of our planet through your garden purchasing choices.
WRITTEN BY Buck

April 17, 2023

Shawn Donnille Wins the AHPA Environmental Impact Award!

Mountain Rose Herbs’ owner and president has been honored by AHPA for 20+ years of environmental conservation and ethical business practices.
WRITTEN BY Heidi

March 29, 2023

Zero Waste: The History & Future of Mountain Rose Herbs' Commitment

At Mountain Rose Herbs, we strive to cut all waste production by rethinking and redesigning our operational procedures. This path helps sustain our bond with the natural world, creates jobs, and saves money.
WRITTEN BY Buck

March 24, 2023

What is CITES & Why is it Important?

We invite you to learn about CITES, the oldest and largest international conservation agreement in the world.
WRITTEN BY Heidi

March 13, 2023