Herb Pharm (HP)

Herb Pharm was founded in 1974 by Ed Smith and Sara Katz. Both Ed and Sarah are well-known and respected in the professional herbalists community. The Herb Pharm team also includes David Bunting, Herbal Affairs Manager overseeing quality control, and Julie Plunkett, Clinical Herbalist and Health Educator.

Located in a rural valley nestled in the Siskiyou Mountains of southern Oregon, Herb Pharm prides itself in growing its own herbs on an 85-acre organic herb farm certified by Tilth. They are certified Salmon Safe, Bee Friendly and as a Botanical Sanctuary through United Plant Savers. They employ time-honored sustainable agricultural techniques including crop rotation, cover cropping, natural weed control and composting to condition the soil. Herb Pharm is also dedicated to wildcrafting herbs in a responsible and sustainable manner. Throughout the hundreds of steps of their manufacturing processes—from planting the fields to shipping out the finished products—each and every step is controlled through FDA-mandated Good Manufacturing Practices and by strict inspections by their Analytical Laboratory and Quality Assurance Department. All finished batches are tested organoleptically (taste, odor, appearance) and microbiologically to ensure compliance, consistency and safety, as well as ensuring compliance to any label claims.

In recent years, Herb Pharm was awarded the Socially Responsible Business Award by a panel of leading natural products manufacturers, and received the Herbal Industry Leader Award from the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) for laudable business practices. Ed and Sara believe that the herb and natural products industry should be a model of social and environmental responsibility. Just as the industry has changed the way millions of people view their food and healthcare, Herb Pharm also strives to be an inspiration for how businesses can positively contribute to society and the environment.