Farming as a Labor of Love

Foster Farm Botanicals has been a valued partner of Mountain Rose Herbs since 2016. They make it easy to supply our customers with a wide array of the high-quality organically certified botanicals that people have come to expect from us season after season. In August of 2019, a few of our team members had an opportunity to visit this special farm and get to know more about its history and the inspiration behind the operation.

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Posted by Katheryn

A Still Life: Hydrosol Distillation with Our Organic Growers

Hydrosols are pure botanical extracts produced by distilling fresh leaves, fruits, flowers, and other plant material to create aromatic waters. Although they have similar properties to their essential oil counterparts, they are more delicately scented. These high-quality flower waters are loved for their ease of use and versatility in aromatherapy and body care formulations. Recently, we had the opportunity to speak with the husband-wife team who craft our certified organic hydrosols. During a brief lull in the harvest season, they graciously took a moment to tell us more about how they create these delightfully fragrant waters.

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Posted by Jana

From Farm to Bottle: The Story of Our Hops


For over 30 years Mountain Rose Herbs has taken special care to curate our relationships with trusted farmers and partners to provide only the freshest, highest quality, locally sourced botanicals. We are intentionally located in the verdant Willamette Valley so that we may optimize the opportunities for sourcing as much local abundance as possible. These botanicals are the foundation for our line of expertly curated extracts and tinctures.

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Posted by Katheryn

Endangered White Sage: Procuring Organic Cultivated Salvia Apiana

Mountain Rose Herbs has been in a years-long process of shifting our procurement policies steadily away from wild-harvested botanicals. This policy shift is in direct response to the increasing impact of overharvesting on wild stands of some of the most beloved herbs and spices around the world. White sage (Salvia apiana) is one example. In the past few years, white sage has come under a dual attack. The arid regions that are home to wild stands of Salvia apiana have been badly impacted by climate change, which has caused wildfires and other devastation. At the same time, there has been a meteoric rise in the commercialization of smudging, which has created a lucrative market for illegally harvested white sage, much of it taken from public lands. It is for this reason that Mountain Rose Herbs made the decision in 2019 to procure 100% of our loose-leaf white sage from a special cultivation project in the rocky hills of San Diego County’s North County region. We consider ourselves fortunate to have the opportunity to support such an important project.

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Posted by Heidi

Organically Grown Stinging Nettle + Nutritious Infusion Recipe

In our neighboring state of Washington lies one of our organic farms—650,000 acres of herbal splendor amidst an otherwise desert landscape. Thanks to the pristine Columbia River, this region has an unlimited supply of the highest quality water any agricultural operation could desire. Here, head farmer Phil has the space and resources to grow one of our most popular herbs: stinging nettle.

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Posted by Raychel

How Fair Trade Helps Women & Families

Women are the leading providers of agricultural work in many regions of the world, including in the fields of our organic farm partners in India. Learn how the Fair for Life fair trade program helps empower this female-led labor force through equitable wages, paid time off, and working conditions that are safe for farmers and the environment.

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Posted by Jennifer

Harvesting Hops with Our Organic Oregon Growers

Experience the 100+ years of history behind our organic hops from a third-generation Oregon farming family, from harvest through processing!

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Posted by Jana

Forest Farming: Supporting Plants & People with Sustainable Agroforestry

There is a growing recognition on the part of conscientious consumers about the sources of the botanical products they purchase, both in regard to where their favorite herbs come from and how their own purchasing behaviors impact environmental sustainability. This increasing awareness that there are people and places tied to every item we buy involves not just knowing where a botanical comes from, but also acknowledging the context in which it is harvested.

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Pioneering Jojoba Farmers in Arizona's Sonoran Desert

Meet the family whose commitment to crafting the finest organic jojoba oil in the world transcends trends and spans generations.

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Posted by Raychel

Flavor and Family Near the Seaside of Sicily

We travel to our farm partners' fields across the world to maintain close relationships with our growers and learn from one another.

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Posted by Raychel

Exploring the Resilient Roots of Albanian Agriculture

Albania's mountains and valleys teem with rich botanical bounty. Mountain Rose Herbs and United Plant Savers visited its fecund countryside at the peak of the autumn harvest to meet the farmers and wildharvesters who help bring culinary apothecary herbs and fruits to plant lovers across the world (like the ripe and ready hawthorn berries above!).

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Posted by Jennifer

Farming as a Labor of Love

Learn how farmers Annie and Peter work in love and harmony with each other and the local ecosystem to produce its vibrant herbs and spices.
WRITTEN BY Katheryn

November 9, 2020

A Still Life: Hydrosol Distillation with Our Organic Growers

Learn how one of our family farms honors its heritage, natural environment, and future generations by crafting hydrosols from local, organically-grown herbs.
WRITTEN BY Jana

November 2, 2020

From Farm to Bottle: The Story of Our Hops

We take special care to curate our relationships with trusted farmers and partners. Learn how organic hops go from the farm to the bottle in your hands.
WRITTEN BY Katheryn

September 22, 2020

Endangered White Sage: Procuring Organic Cultivated Salvia Apiana

Mountain Rose Herbs sells only organically certified cultivated white sage. Find out how disaster created opportunity for this overharvested, sacred plant.
WRITTEN BY Heidi

September 18, 2020

Organically Grown Stinging Nettle + Nutritious Infusion Recipe

Meet the Pacific Northwest farmers who grow our organic nettle leaf, an herbal powerhouse perfect for nourishing infusions and more!
WRITTEN BY Raychel

April 9, 2020

How Fair Trade Helps Women & Families

Discover how Fair for Life’s fair trade cultivation program helps promote gender equity and social welfare in farming communities across the world.
WRITTEN BY Jennifer

February 25, 2020

Harvesting Hops with Our Organic Oregon Growers

Experience the 100+ years of history behind our organic hops from a third-generation Oregon farming family, from harvest through processing!
WRITTEN BY Jana

September 10, 2019

Forest Farming: Supporting Plants & People with Sustainable Agroforestry

Learn how forest farming in Appalachia is strengthening conservation while uplifting economically distressed areas through sustainable agroforestry.
WRITTEN BY John Munsell- Guest Writer

September 6, 2019

Pioneering Jojoba Farmers in Arizona's Sonoran Desert

Meet the family whose commitment to crafting the finest organic jojoba oil in the world transcends trends and spans generations.
WRITTEN BY Raychel

August 14, 2019

Flavor and Family Near the Seaside of Sicily

We travel to Sicily to visit our family farm partners who cultivate some of Italy’s finest culinary herbs for our grateful chef customers here at home.
WRITTEN BY Raychel

May 22, 2019

Exploring the Resilient Roots of Albanian Agriculture

Albania's cultural and agricultural history are strongly intertwined, and the nation's past challenges have shaped a present still deeply steeped in tradition. Learn how the people and plants of this region have helped one another survive and thrive for countless generations.
WRITTEN BY Jennifer

April 9, 2019