Harvest Festival, Week 1 Highlights!

The 2nd Mont Echo Sea Buckthorn Harvest Festival is well underway and the response has been amazing so far! People have been arriving from all over, excited to try the products, meet the trees and learn something new.

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Spring is here and Mont Echo is nationwide!

The Sea Buckthorn orchards have recognized the signs of spring as well and the trees are coming out of their winter dormancy. Now is the time to repair fences that were damaged by heavy snow and wind, to prune the trees, and to smooth fields and prepare for mowing. Mont Echo’s Sea Buckthorn growers use no herbicides, pesticides or hormones in their fields and much work goes into orchard management to make sure that this year’s crop of superfruit is as nutritious and plentiful as possible.

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What’s in Sea Buckthorn? Vitamins A, B, C, E (and D, K, P….)

We often refer to Sea Buckthorn as “food for your skin” because it contains 190 bioactive substances that nourish your body from both the inside-out and the outside-in. Some of the most powerful elements of this nutritional profile are the vitamins – vitamins that aren’t often found in such quantities all together in a single plant source. In fact, Sea Buckthorn’s nutritional profile is so remarkable that even Dr. Oz has taken notice. So what exactly are some of these key vitamins found in Sea Buckthorn and how can they benefit your skin?

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A Closer Look: Sea Buckthorn Oil Serum

Sea Buckthorn oils are very potent, and many products need only utilize a tiny percent to render the formula highly effective. One of the keys to ensuring that the user will receive all of the benefits of these precious oils is to consider carefully the ingredients to be combined with them. Mont Echo’s Sea Buckthorn Oil Serum contains both the Fruit and Seed oils of 100% Certified Organic, Canadian-grown Sea Buckthorn. To bring out the best benefits of these oils without staining the skin orange, they have been paired with one of Sea Buckthorn’s most powerful friends in the plant kingdom – Organic Rosehip. Rosehip is a wonderful companion for Sea Buckthorn, and the two oils work synergistically to provide skin with everything it needs to radiate health.

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The Perfect Valentine’s Day Gift!

Looking for the perfect Valentine’s Day gift for that special someone? This year, why not consider giving the gift of Sea Buckthorn from Mont Echo Naturels?

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Sea Buckthorn Male vs Female: Can you tell them apart?

Sea Buckthorn is a dioecious plant, meaning that there are separate male and female plants. So how can you tell if a Sea Buckthorn plant is male or female?

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What’s in Sea Buckthorn: Omegas!

Sea Buckthorn fruit and seed oils are excellent sources of important fatty acids, including essential fatty acids (Omega-3 and -6), and nonessential fatty acids (Omega-7 and -9). But what exactly are essential fatty acids and nonessential fatty acids and how do they benefit you?

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Mont Echo Naturels wins Best of Canada Award!

Mont Echo Naturels’ Canadian Sea Buckthorn-based skincare products have won the 2010 Best of Canada Award for Skincare/Beauty from Natural Health Care Canada!

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Sea Buckthorn: A Legendary Plant

It’s no surprise that a plant as powerful as Sea Buckthorn has many interesting myths attached to it. So what are a few of the most popular Sea Buckthorn legends and where do they originate?

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Sea Buckthorn is NOT Buckthorn!

Sea Buckthorn and Buckthorn are not the same plant — or even in the same family — and should not be confused with one another!

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