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Photo Thursday!

Instead of one image for today’s Photo Thursday, we bring you a video produced by one of our local news stations here in Eugene for a series called the Sustainable Table. Come take a little peek...

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We’ll Double Your Donation!

  As spring showers rain down upon us, they bring new growth and give us the opportunity to reflect. This seasonal change serves as an excellent reminder of our need for water and the value of clean...

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Photo Thursday!

  This is really terrifying… The first genetically engineered salmon – dubbed “frankenfish” – could be in grocery stores and restaurants as early as 2014. The FDA is expected to approve this...

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Why choose Australian Sandalwood essential oil?

  Sandalwood essential oil is truly exotic. This pale yellow oil has soft, woody notes that are extremely tenacious and somewhat balsamic. It has a long history in religious ceremonies and rituals,...

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How We Reduce Our Footprint: Carbon Emissions

Climate change is an undeniable fact. We feel it as we’re hit with extreme storm systems, a warming planet, melting icebergs, and rising tides. The fact is, humans have caused this global change and...

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Photo Thursday!

  Here’s a cheery shot of Bethany from our shipping department out pulling invasive plants like teasel and blackberry in the Coyote Spencer Wetlands. Folks from around Mountain Rose Herbs joined up...

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Watch Now! The End Game: Stopping GMO Alfalfa

    This fascinating 17-minute mini-documentary from Our Common Roots TV takes a look at the threat of GMOs in our food and environment -  Alfalfa in particular. As legitimate concerns continue to grow...

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Photo Thursday!

  Mountain Rose folks Alyssa and Kori attended a ceremony yesterday for the 5th annual 100 Best Green Companies to Work For in Oregon…and we made the list! Here’s a shot of Alyssa our Director of...

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We’ll Double Your Donation to End Pesticide Use!

We’re all spending more time outside and in the garden these days. Have you seen our Pesticide-Free garden signs? I proudly hung mine last week when I signed this pledge to keep my garden organic and...

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We Made the Top 100 Best Green Companies to Work For in Oregon!

  It isn’t often that business luncheons include a menu card listing all the local sources for the foods served. What a treat to read about the local farms and farmers who provided the delicious meal!...

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Free Tote Bags Celebrate a Greener Eugene!

Since the City of Eugene’s plastic bag ban went into effect May 1, 2013, we’ve been giving away organic totes to customers who pick up their orders at our showroom. We’re giving away a total of 500...

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Three Cheers to Beyond Toxics!

Mountain Rose Herbs sponsored a victory party for Beyond Toxics’ recent success, Oregon House Bill 3364.  Beyond Toxics, a statewide environmental health non-profit based in Lane County, defied the...

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Photo Thursday!

  We love our city bike path! It’s so exciting to see this sign along the Amazon Creek bike path here in Eugene. Folks from Mountain Rose will be cleaning, clearing, and maintaining a section of the...

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Partners for Change!

At Mountain Rose Herbs, we plant seeds. We like to see them grow, so we water and nurture them. We talk to them and give them lots of love. This is the same philosophy we use to support our non-profit...

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Photo Thursday!

  This week’s photo comes to us from Oregon Wild! Breathtaking, isn’t it? Join Shawn from Mountain Rose Herbs and other concerned community members for a presentation about the future of public...

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Yes on Washington State’s I-522!

    Since 1987, Mountain Rose Herbs has been known for our commitment to pesticide-free, non-genetically modified, organic plants. As we have grown over the years, we continue to seek out the highest...

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Photo Thursday!

  Here’s a shot of our volunteer clean-up crew inspired by an iconic album cover! Can you guess which one? Last week, we trekked down the Amazon bike path, filling our bags with trash. When this...

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Green Stories: Bike Path Clean-Up

    Our day began in the Mountain Rose parking lot here in beautiful Eugene, Oregon. If there is such a thing as perfect trash picking weather, this was it! Warm breeze, just a few raindrops to cool us...

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A Future for Ginseng

  You may have seen the recent news report which outlined the alarming decline of wild Ginseng populations in the United States due to poaching. In response, the United Plant Savers have begun a...

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Celebrating Fair Trade Month!

  You may have heard that October is Fair Trade Month, shining a much-needed spotlight onto the importance of Fair Trade Certified products, practices, and companies.  We are excited to announce that...

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