2022 Grants 4 Plants: Meet the Winners!
As many of you know, each year Mountain Rose Herbs offers Grants 4 Plants to change-makers who have a vision to take care of people while protecting our planet. This year, we received hundreds of applications for four $4,000 grants. We were astounded by the passion, creativity, and commitment of our plant-loving community. Grants 4 Plants is a celebration of herbal education, environmental stewardship, and the ever-growing herbal community. Please join us in congratulating this year’s grantees: Bottoms Up Community Garden, Insight Garden Program (IGP), Salish Place of Remediation Education (SPoRE), and Quail Springs.
Online Free Herbalism Project October 14th, 2022
FALL FREE HERBALISM PROJECT | OCTOBER 14, 2022
Esteemed speakers include Kiva Rose Hardin and Dr. Christopher Hobbs, With music from Satori Bob
And special guest emcee, Heather Luna
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07:00 – Welcome!
11:32 – An Introduction of Vitalist Medicine | Heather Luna
30:34 – Musical Guests| Satori Bob
48:53 – The Enchanter’s Green: Vervain, Wood Betony, and St. John’s Wort | Kiva Rose Hardin
1:46:00 – Musical Guests| Satori Bob
2:04:20 – Herbs Are Not Pharmaceuticals | Dr. Christopher Hobbs
3:25:00 – Closing | Heather Luna
Mountain Rose Herbs’ Alternative-Fuel and Electric Vehicle Fleet
We’re always looking for ways that we can make smart business choices that address climate change and invest in the health and wellbeing of our community and our planet. So it’s no surprise to the people who know us that our entire fleet of commercial vehicles runs on electricity, alternative fuels, or is an electric hybrid. For us, the decision to commit to an alternative fuel and electric fleet is all about reducing greenhouse gas emissions and combatting climate change. It is the same reason we invest in our Alternative Commute Program, because we want to encourage everyone to reduce their carbon emissions, and we want to lead by example.
A Behind-the-Scenes Look at How Mountain Rose Herbs’ Tea Blends Are Made
Ever wonder how Mountain Rose Herbs’ tea is made? Production Supervisor and 20-year team member, Julie DeBord, gives us an inside look at what goes into serving up the freshest and most potent cup of tea. She says it largely comes down to the quality of ingredients and our hands-on process.
Join us for this exclusive look behind the curtain to see how our loose leaf tea is crafted with your health and pleasure in mind.
Herbal Extracts: Made with Care at Mountain Rose Herbs
Have you ever wondered how extracts are made here at Mountain Rose Herbs? Our dedicated extract production team carefully oversees the process from delivery of fresh plant material to bottling, packaging, and shipment to our customers. We use only the freshest cultivated and wildharvested plants, organic grain alcohol, and reverse osmosis water to create these handcrafted herbal extracts.
Mountain Rose Herbs’ Extract Production Supervisor, Keegan, shows us the ins and outs of our extract facility here in Eugene, OR, where we mill, tincture, and bottle all our herbal extracts.
From fresh plants and organic alcohol to quality control checks, our line of single and combination extracts is crafted with care and attention to detail.
Hemp Essential Oil: What Is It, What Does It Smell Like, & Why Organic Certification Matters
Recently we had the opportunity to visit SunGold Botanicals in Philomath, Oregon. The brainchild of Isaac Daniel and Josh Gulliver, SunGold Botanicals was created to address the lack of infrastructure to process hemp into certified organic full spectrum oil and other products. Today SunGold Botanicals plays a central role in the organic hemp community here in our home state and is one of the first Demeter-certified Biodynamic hemp processing facilities in the nation. We love that they champion third-party certifications to promote transparency and integrity in an industry that was once the wild west. Turn on your diffuser, sit back, and take a trip to this organic farm to see the botanicals they grow and hear about the wonderful aromatic qualities of their certified organic hemp essential oil.
Online Free Herbalism Project 3.11.2022
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10:50 – Wild Weedy Wonders | Introduction with Jiling Lin
24:30 – The Muddy Souls | Musical Guest
38:25 – A Fragrant Trio: Lemongrass, Lemon Verbena and Lemon Balm | Mimi Hernandez
1:37:35 – The Muddy Souls | Musical Guest
1:55:55 – What is the Microbiome and How to Nourish It | Dr. Crystal Dawn Silas
3:05:20 – Closing with Jiling Lin
Online Free Herbalism Project 11.12.21
Connection and community are more important than ever, so we’re taking the Free Herbalism Project online! Herb lovers have been joining us for this flagship event since 2013. We’re bringing the botanical expertise and world-class entertainment to you via Zoom—ALL FREE!
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02:05 – Herbs to Travel the World With | Introduction with Bevin Clare
13:13 – The Sugar Beets | Live Music
50:05 – Unsung Herbal Heroes of Immunity | Shana Lipner Grover
1:50:18 – I Hope That’s Valerian I Smell | Steven Yeager & Howie Brounstein
2:50:15 – Aroma, Psyche, and Body: Creating New Narratives | Erika Galentin
3:47:57 – Closing | Bevin Clare
Online Free Herbalism Project 4.8.21
Connection and community are more important than ever, so we’re taking the Free Herbalism Project online! Herb lovers have been joining us for this flagship event since 2013. We’re bringing the botanical expertise and world-class entertainment to you via Zoom—ALL FREE!
SCHEDULE
1:00 – 1:15 – Flowers Inspire Us Together | Introduction with Bevin Clare
1:15 – 1:45 – Lemolo | Live Music
1:45 – 2:30 – The Energetics of Spring Flowers | Rosalee de la Forêt
2:30 – 3:30 – Women of Color Herbalists of the South | Lucretia VanDyke
3:30 – 4:30 – Essential Oil Blending Workshop | Christine Rice
