Herbal
Blend
Spices, herbs and teas
from Mountain Rose Herbs
By Claire Rischiotto
I
n Eugene, we take comfort in having
local stores and markets dedicated to
wholesome organic food, from The
Kiva and Sundance Natural Foods to
Market of Choice. But where do they
get their ingredients? For herbs, teas and spices,
one top supplier is Mountain Rose Herbs.
Mountain Rose Herbs has operated in Eugene
since 2010. Along with boasting a total of 3,000
different products, it is rooted in the values of
sustainability.
“Sustainability and sustainability initiatives
are built into every facet of our organization,
from the materials that we use to how we ship
products, to even what we decide to offer,” says
Shawn Donnille, vice president of Mountain
Rose Herbs. “We will not offer any product that
comes from conventional sources. It all has to be
organic or cultivated without chemicals.”
To purchase Mountain Rose Herbs products,
customers can make a phone call, place an order
online or go to the company’s headquarters
to pick up the purchase. Another option is to
purchase Mountain Rose’s herbs, teas and spices
at local stores and markets, such as Friendly
Street Market, Sundance and Capella.
Among the thousands of ingredients sold by
Mountain Rose Herbs are products ranging from
Earl Grey tea to nettle leaf and matcha tea. The
company’s content strategist, Erin McIntosh, has
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the unique job of experimenting with Mountain
Rose Herbs’ ingredients and creating recipes,
which then are posted on the company’s blog and
published in Mountain Rose Herbs’ e-book.
A sampling of the recipes evoke summer,
including a tea cocktail, a hibiscus highball,
flower-infused ice cream, lavender brownies and
gluten-free, vegan seed crackers.
Soon, Mountain Rose Herbs will open
an apothecary called Mountain Rose Herbs
Mercantile, located within the Farmers’ Union
Marketplace at Fifth Avenue and Olive Street in
downtown Eugene.
The company has yet to set a specific
date for the opening, but Donnille shares that
the apothecary will open this year between
September and October.
Adorning the inside of the store, Donnille
explains, will be “steampunk Victorian
apothecary post-industrial” décor purchased
from antique stores, including a long row of glass
candy dispensaries filled with herbs. Donnille
adds that while not all of the Mountain Rose
Herbs ingredients will be sold at the apothecary,
customers can place orders via kiosks at the store
and pick up the order the following day. ■
To learn more about Mountain Rose Herbs, visit
mountainroseherbs.com; its headquarters are at 4060 Stewart
Road in Eugene.
'We will not offer any
product that comes from
conventional sources. It
all has to be organic
or cultivated without
chemicals.'
— Shawn Donnille, Mountain Rose Herbs
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