Goat Milk Soap

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Is Goat Milk Good in Soap?

Monday, January 23rd, 2012

You might wonder why we have chosen to capitalize on including goat milk in our natural handcrafted soap bars. Does it really make that much difference in the final bars of soap? Does it merely make our soap “sound special” or does it contribute to the goodness of our soap? Let [...]

Making Gift Baskets, Soap, and Lip Balm for the Coming Shows!

Thursday, November 10th, 2011

It has been quite busy these past weeks as we cleaned out the gardens, split and stacked wood, replaced old window’s with new, cleaned out the barn, etc., etc.
Here are a few pictures from a couple of the above events:
We have also been busy making soap for the coming shows.  I made  gift baskets today [...]

New Soap Curing Rack

Monday, October 3rd, 2011

We have had several orders over the last month, and are making a lot of soap to fill inventory  for the Holiday and Christmas Fairs.  So we had to make a new soap-curing rack to be able to keep the Goat Milk Soap moving through the process.  It was a lot of fun building the [...]

North Easton Sheep Festival and Craft Fair

Sunday, October 2nd, 2011

We were driving down a fairly busy Route 2 in Massachusetts on Saturday evening, with a light drizzle coming down outside, just before dusk. Turning on the windshield wipers to clear the water that had accumulated, produced no fruit.  Hmm, that’s strange.  We tried the headlights, nothing.  Blinker? Nothing! Things were starting to dim on [...]

Alton Bay Craft Fair on Lake Winnipesaukee

Monday, September 12th, 2011

The first weekend of September found us in Alton Bay, NH, right on Lake Winnipesaukee.  It was a beautiful warm Labor Day weekend, and there were lots of people out shopping, before they had to head back to their homes and jobs.  The craft show lasted three lovely days, and there was no rain, until [...]

Cleaning with Garland Goat Soap

Wednesday, September 7th, 2011

It was a lovely warm day here in Vermont, and perfect for cleaning some very valuable and necessary “things” for the business!  So here is where we find Emily, the main care taker of the goats.
Emily is very faithful with keeping up with things like this!  She loves caring for the goats and it is [...]

Kitchen/soap making area being torn out!!!!

Tuesday, August 30th, 2011

About seven weeks ago the big mess began!!
Here are a few pictures of the process.
We had to make soap the other day!  It took a little while to bring the soap stuff from the office all the way to the garage!
It  has been a little challenging to make meals or soap lately, especially with the [...]

A Week at the Fair

Sunday, August 21st, 2011

What a wonderful week we had at Addison County Fair and Field Days!   We met some happy soap users who buy our soap at Middlebury Natural Foods Co-op and and Rutland Co-op.  It was fun to meet them and hear how they love our soap.    Sales were great and we look forward to supplying soap [...]

Garland Goat Soap at Addison County Fair and Field Days!!

Wednesday, August 10th, 2011

For many months and weeks now, we have been planning to have a booth at the Addison County Fair and Field Days in New Haven Vermont!  Well, the time has finally come and yesterday was our first day!  We made many sales and met many people!  It was a great start for the week and [...]

Lavender Essential Oil in Soap!

Thursday, July 14th, 2011

Everyone knows that lavender essential oil has a lovely scent and is very soothing and calming. What you may not know, however, is that it also helps numerous ailments. Lavender essential oil can help relax tense nerves, calm anxiety, depression, and nervous exhaustion.  A few drops of lavender essential oil on a pillow or cotton [...]

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