On Feb. 11, Colorado State University (CSU) announced the creation of the Julie and Barney Feinblum Herb Garden. The groundbreaking ceremonies are scheduled for April 2026 at CSU’s main campus in Fort Collins, CO.
Endowed through a gift from longtime natural products industry leader Barney Feinblum and his wife Julie, the herb garden will feature medicinal, culinary and tea herbs and serve as a “tangible bridge” between education, research, history and industry.
After training as an industrial engineer at Cornell University, Feinblum moved to Colorado in the early 1970s, where he earned an MBA in finance and met his future wife, Julie. A natural products enthusiast, Julie convinced her husband to take a job at Celestial Seasonings, then a small herbal tea startup. He eventually became the CEO and helped build the company into a national brand. He later served as CEO of Horizon Organic, the first national brand of organic milk in the United States…