Now that we are about a month into the new year, I thought I would take the time to highlight some of the fun we had serving you this year. We love being a part of your life, and wanted to summarize the ways we had the privilege to do serve you in 2017. We […]
Rich goat milk graces every bar of soap we create at Pure Goat Soapworks. Today I want to give you a glimpse of the beautiful farm our milk comes from, and show you the milking process. Terre Verde Farm is owned by our friend Tammy March-Vispi in Allegan, MI. We began our journey into soapmaking in […]
The weather was delightfully muggy and the company was world class. Thankfully the A/C chilled our conference rooms and there was an enormous super-pool for cooling off outdoors. I spent from May 14 – May 22 in sunny Tampa preparing for and working as a ground crew member for the Handcrafted Soap & Cosmetic Guild 2016 Annual […]
Life is full of surprises, that’s for sure! As a child I often dreamed of the future (I had plans of becoming a professional ballerina, despite being 5’8″ tall and finding the pain of pointe shoes slightly unbearable), and never envisioned my life at 38 to include these gems: Becoming a Skier – My first experience […]
Yes, I do realize that I am in Michigan, and despite the spring-like weather we’ve had over the past few days, I know we’re about to get blasted with up to 11 inches of snow, but… Spring is coming! And with it comes the start of our farmers market season! The Bank Street Kalamazoo Farmers Market […]
