The Northwest: kingdom of peppermint
Washington, Oregon and Idaho produce about 85 percent of the nation’s peppermint oil.
Did you know this? We didn’t. We also didn’t know that demand for peppermint oil is up and farmers in the Northwest are earning up to $30 a pound for mint oil.
As the first cutting is finished, check out this mini-report from Northwest News Network. (produced by Anna King at Northwest Public Radio)
