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Seely Mint Receives Value Added Producer Grant (VAPG) Award

Mike and Candy Seely, third generation mint farmers in northwestern Oregon, saw their revenue begin to dry up when gum, toothpaste, candy, and breath mint manufacturers turned to synthetic flavoring. As this small family operation searched for new markets, they discovered the popularity of the confections made from their essential mint oils. They began selling …

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Oregon family mint farm’s peppermint patties featured in Oprah, Real Simple magazines gift guide

Three years ago, Candy Seely whipped up some peppermint patties to sell at the Portland Farmers Market to demonstrate how to use the peppermint oil she and her husband Mike were selling. The Seely mint farm, the last in Columbia County, was struggling as gum, toothpaste, candy and breath mint manufacturers turned to synthetic flavoring. …

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Mint farm’s candy gains a sweet presence in Oprah’s magazine

An Oregon mint farm’s line of candy, started as a side business a few years ago, is featured in celebrity Oprah Winfrey’s magazine this holiday season. It’s too soon to know whether the spotlight in “O” magazine will result in increased sales of chocolate covered mint patties, but Seely Farms is enjoying the ride. The …

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Mike Seely ’84, ’09—A passion for peppermint

During the August harvest, the smell of peppermint freshens the air over Clatskanie, Oregon, where third-generation farmer Mike Seely ’84, ’09 MBA is finding sweet success in a crop that once nearly bankrupted him. “We’ve been raising mint forever,” says Seely, who paid his WSU tuition farming the fast-growing perennial. He first farmed near Vancouver …

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Local mint farm offers scrumptious stocking stuffers

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — From peppermint mochas to peppermint bark, mint has become synonymous with the holiday season. Oregon is home to one of the last remaining mint farms in the country: Seely Mint, in Clatskanie. Fourth generation owner Mike Seely joined AM Extra with some sweet and minty holiday stocking stuffer ideas.

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