Spent peppermint and spearmint hay left over after distillation is finding good use in several Washington State organic fruit orchards. The compost, which sells for $25 a ton, is processed and supplied by Royal Organic Products LLC, a subsidiary of U.S. mint handler A.M. Todd Flavors & Ingredients. “We recognize that the big push out there is sustainability in agriculture,” said Thad Schutt, business manager for Royal Organic Products in Royal City, Washington. The product is on the approved materials lists of both the OMRI (Organic Materials Review Institute) based in Eugene, Oregon, and the Washington State Department of Agriculture’s […]