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Tuesday, July 5th, 2011I have done some study on “What Are Essential Oils” and have found it to be quite amazing! So that is why I am sharing this with you.
Essential oils are the concentrated essences of aromatic plants. They contain potent therapeutic properties and are frequently used in cosmetics, perfumes, and flavorings, and in aromatherapy. They are [...]
May Haying Season!
Monday, June 27th, 2011We hope you all are enjoying the beautiful early Summer weather as much as we are!
The beautiful scent of freshly made soap is in the air!! We are making lots of soap for the busy season coming up!
A few weeks ago our family helped my brother and sister~in~law do some haying! It was wonderful to [...]
A Day At Shelburne Museum
Thursday, June 23rd, 2011“The day is cold, and dark, and dreary; It rains, and the wind is never weary;” ~H.W. Longfellow
This describes the day Nathaniel, Mom, Pamela,and I, did a soap-making demonstration on opening day at Shelburne Museum just perfectly! We were hoping for a beautiful day but unfortunately it was windy and drizzled all [...]
AND THE WINNER IS………
Sunday, April 17th, 2011Thank you to all who participated in our Garland Goat Soap Kid Guess Contest! We hope you had as much fun guessing as we had reading your guesses! We are delighted to announce that Mr. Larry Bassett, is the winner! He correctly guessed that Ellie would have triplets, two bucks and one [...]
Kid Guessing Contest-2011
Saturday, April 2nd, 2011It is kidding season here at Garland Goat Soap- one of our favorite times of the year! We love when all the kids (that’s the term for baby goats) are born. Have you ever enjoyed a baby goat? If not, you don’t know how cute they are! At every birth, we have a [...]
Goat Update!
Sunday, February 27th, 2011Goats are very important to have when you make goat milk soap because they supply the milk. I am trying to keep them healthy and well cared for which is some times difficult.
Last year our herd was infested with a bad case of Heamonchus contortus or better known as Barber pole worm. It is a [...]
Winter in the Snowy Green Mountains of Vermont
Thursday, February 17th, 2011These past winter months have been exceptionally wonderful! We have gotten three feet of snow over the winter weeks which is excellent for sliding and the cold weather for skating on our ice rink in the back yard!
We have had a nice winter break from the Christmas Season and are now getting into full swing [...]
Making Favors for a Wedding
Thursday, February 17th, 2011This year we have been asked if we could make favors for a large wedding! The wedding will be taking place in June so we are already planning for it as it takes a long time to make, cure and package all the small bars! We are using smaller soap molds in the designs of [...]
Merry Christmas!
Friday, December 24th, 2010Greetings,
It has been a very busy Christmas season for Garland Goat Soap of Vermont! We are all very grateful for the business that we have gotten and are enjoying the break that we have for the next couple of weeks. The month of December was full of Christmas fairs where we sold a lot [...]
Garland Goat Soap Holiday Update!
Tuesday, November 16th, 2010Greetings,
With the busy holiday season quickly approaching, we want to fill you all in on what’s happening with Garland Goat Soap of Vermont. As we have been acclimating ourselves to running this business, we have fallen behind on updating our blog. Hopefully we will get on top of things soon. For now, [...]