Brevard NC-Gaia Herbs “Herbal Industry Leader”
Congratulations to Gaia Herbs receiving the American Herbal Products Association’s “Herbal Industry Leader” award for 2010 presented during the annual member’s meeting on March 11, 2010 at this year’s Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim, CA.
Gaia Herbs has helped advancethe understanding of echinacea through research funded by federal Small Business Innovative Research grants; introduced the EarthBottle™, an all-natural, plant-based, biopolymer composite resin technology for packaging dietary supplements and body care products; made charitable donations of organic produce through its Community Supported Agriculture project; supported naturopathic medical education, including the annual Medicines from the Earth Symposium now in its 18th year; and developed its 250-acre commercial, educational and research farm in western North Carolina, and key support for an 800-acre public-private botanical sanctuary and medicinal plant research farm in Costa Rica. Gaia Herb’s newest offering is an industry-first traceability program, “Meet Your Herbs”™, that allows people to confirm the purity, integrity and potency of the herbs within its products.
