Month: February 2025

Telling your story

Telling your story

Everyone has a story. We believe that telling how you got started and what makes your vision grow is as important as the quality of the products we produce. Tell your story, market yourself.

Meet the makers

Meet the makers

March is meet the makers month, and we wanted to kick off the month with a brief intro of who we are, what we are about, and why we are in business. We are Steve and Barb Bloom, married for almost 45 years, and until 

Save the date

Save the date

One of the sure signs that spring is arriving is the one day garden event at Sailorway Middle School in Vermilion on Saturday April 26th. We have participated in this event since 2012 and just love the blend of nurseries with lovely plants – herbs, 

Gardener’s Soap

Gardener’s Soap

Our very first soap we made is gardeners… a wonderful scrubby soap with fresh scent of mint and eucalyptus…. On the blog we are chatting about the soap.

Do you ever just get drained by people?

Do you ever just get drained by people?

How do you deal with eople that wear you out? Have you encountered toxic or emotional vampires. This article reviews several types of people that can drain your energy and leave you in a heap needing a nap.

Activated Charcoal

Activated Charcoal

Its a hot topic in soap making and we investigated Activated Charcoal to find out why. So what is Activated Charcoal?  And what benefits would Activated charcoal have in soap or other products? – it begins with charcoal, but is super heated by gas to 

Teenage advise

Teenage advise

What advice would you give to your teenage self? -1. Go to trade school instead of college- people will always need carpenters, plumbers and electricians 2. Put on blinders and hold on to your dream by not as plowing anyone to derail you. 3. Keep