The Story
Mint Monster started the way most good things do — with too much of a good thing.
I've been growing mint in Brattleboro, Vermont for as long as I can remember. What began as a kitchen herb garden grew into a sunny field holding more varieties than most people know exist: chocolate, apple, pineapple, Kentucky Colonel, Swiss, citrus peel, banana, wintergreen. Twenty-one types now, each one genuinely distinct.
Mint, if you haven't noticed, is enthusiastic. It doesn't stay where you put it. It takes over. Honestly, I consider that a feature.
I started selling bare root bundles on a whim and had more orders than I expected within a week. People wanted good field-grown mint — real plants from a real place — instead of mass-produced pots from a big-box store. That told me something.
Every plant I ship is grown here in the Connecticut River Valley, washed clean of soil, packed by hand, and sent with a note. Some of these varieties have been growing in this Vermont soil for more than forty years.
— Jordan Lafland
No pots. Ever.
Walk into any garden center and you'll find the same thing: plants in plastic pots. Thousands of them. Single-use, petroleum-based containers that exist to move a plant from a greenhouse to a shelf, and then spend the next few centuries in a landfill.
Mint doesn't need a pot. It needs roots, moisture, and a little care.
So everything leaves our field bare root — stems with roots attached, washed clean, wrapped in a moist natural medium, packed in kraft cardboard. No plastic, and nothing for you to throw away when the box arrives.
This isn't a compromise. Bare root plants establish faster and travel better than potted ones. They arrive ready to go straight into the ground, without a root ball that has to adjust to your soil first.
How we work
Bare root whenever possible. If a plant can ship without soil or a container, it will.
Recyclable or compostable packaging only. Kraft paper, cardboard, natural materials. Nothing that outlives the plant.
Grown in a field, not a factory. Every variety is tended, harvested, and packed by hand in Brattleboro.
No brokers. These plants come from our field. You know where they're from because we do.
Built to last decades. A bare root mint plant, cared for properly, becomes part of your garden permanently. We're not selling something you replace every spring.
Our guarantee
We ship living things, and living things are unpredictable. So here's the promise:
If your plants arrive in poor condition — wilted beyond recovery, damaged in transit, or not true to variety — email hello@mint.monster within 48 hours of delivery with a photo. We'll replace them or refund your order. No lengthy process, no hassle.
We stand behind what we grow because we grew it.
Come see what's in the field
Twenty-one varieties, shipped bare root from Brattleboro.
New to bare root? The Growing Guide walks through everything from unboxing to your first harvest.
Mint Monster LLC · Brattleboro, Vermont · hello@mint.monster Grow something monstrous.
