Farmers Market and a New Product!

We've been quiet lately because we've been so busy!  We're doing some local festivals and Farmers' Markets, and for those of you in the area, we're planning on being at the Perkasie Farmers Market most Saturdays this summer from 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM. 

We've also been working on some new products, such as raw flavored creamed honey.  We tried it out at in Perkasie last week and sold out!  We have cinnamon, fresh ginger, chocolate, and plain, and we're experimenting with raspberry and vanilla.  More info coming soon!

Coconut Oil Touted as Alzheimer's Remedy

I shared here about the many uses and benefits
of coconut oil,
and now there is information about coconut oil
being used as a remedy for Alzheimer's.

Lifefactory Flip-Top Bottle Giveaway!

Update:
Amy, who entered on Facebook,
is the winner of the bottle!
Congratulations, Amy!

Thanks to everyone else who entered,
and please keep an eye out
for future giveaways!



In honor of Valentine's Day,
one lucky winner will receive one of the new
Lifefactory Flip-Top 16-ounce bottles in Peony Pink!

All you have to do to enter is join our email list here.*

Be sure to respond to the confirmation email you'll receive.
(If you don't see the email confirmation, check your spam folder!)

If you've already joined our email list, just let us know!


Then, leave a comment here
(with your email address so that we can contact you)
or on our Facebook page,
letting us know that you signed up.

Hurry, this giveaway ends on

Monday, February 13th at midnight EST.

On Valentine's Day, we will post the winner

here and on Facebook

and notify the winner via email, so

be sure to leave a valid email address!

The winner must respond within 48 hours

or a new winner will be chosen.

Winner must have a valid US shipping address.

* We do not sell your information!

Thanks for entering, and tell your friends!

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Introducing The Lifefactory Flip Top Cap!

The New Flip Top Caps are Now in Stock!

We've waited for so long for these bottles and we're so excited about them that we're offering them at an introductory sale price. Plus, if you order and use the code flip10 at checkout, you'll receive an additional 10% off! These bottles are brand new and not readily available yet, and we're happy to offer them at a great price! Hurry, this offer will only be available for a couple of weeks!

Check out the new colors on our site:


Coffee (brown),

Grass Green, and

Peony (light pink) in the 16-ounce size;




Royal Purple,

Red,

Carbon (dark gray),

Raspberry (dark pink), and

Ocean (bright blue) in the 22-ounce size.

In addition, the Ocean, Carbon, and Royal Purple 22-ounce bottles
have hexagon-shaped cutouts in the sleeve,
instead of the traditional round shapes.

The Flip Top Cap collection offers easy on-the-go drinking

from the narrow mouth spout with the convenience of wide mouth access.

The Lifefactory glass beverage bottle contains zero impurities,

while the silicone sleeve makes it practical for carrying anywhere!

BPA, phthalate, PVC, and polycarbonate free.
Silicone sleeve is free of plastics and 100% non-toxic.
All materials are FDA approved.

With glass there is no chemical leaching and no metallic taste.
Wide-mouth bottle makes it easy to add ice, citrus slices, tea bags, and more.

Patent pending silicone sleeve provides a great gripping surface
and helps to prevent breakage.
Bottle and sleeve can be put in the dishwasher together.

Made in the U.S. and Europe.

Check out the Flip Top Caps here.

Please Note: The silicone Flip Top seals when closed properly
and should not leak. However it does not lock in place
and could be knocked ajar. As a result,
it's not upside-down, bottom-of-the-bag leakproof.

Giveaway Time!

As promised, we're giving away a bottle of
Wash Tyme Liquid Glycerin Soap,
your choice of Citrus or Lavender.

Here are three reasons that you should try to win this giveaway:

Reason #1: The soap is simply amazing in the laundry. When I first got it, I washed my daughter's jacket with it. She's a tough little girl who plays hard, and it shows in her clothes. The jacket was a mess and I didn't think that it would ever come clean. To prove my point, I took before pictures. I put the Wash Tyme soap right on the stains (which made up most of the jacket at that point!), as recommended. Because I'm basically lazy, I didn't soak it overnight as recommended; I just threw it in the washer. Well, the jacket came out stain-free. Honestly, I was shocked.

Again, I took pictures, with a future post in mind. When I went to write this, I found the pictures. The only problem was that I couldn't find the before pictures! Without them, the after pictures are somewhat pointless. So, you're just going to have to trust me on this one. :)

Reason #2 that you need this soap: It tackles really tough jobs. Our dishes weren't getting clean. I thought we needed a new dishwasher. I also thought that the spokes on the bottom rack of the dishwasher were rusty because they were this ugly dark color. There was no money for a new dishwasher, so Nick started taking apart the old one. He found lots of nasty gunk in the bottom of it, and he started cleaning everything with Wash Tyme. That's when we discovered that nothing was rusty; it was just dirty. Wash Tyme made the entire dishwasher look like new, and better yet, helped it function like new!

Reason #3 is that it's just plain good stuff. It's environmentally friendly, it's locally made (and we love supporting small family businesses!), it's gentle on our skin and it kicks butt on tough cleaning jobs. It may not lather much in hard water (our water is soft and it produces plenty of bubbles), but it still cleans well. It cuts grease on dishes and on our stove top, and cleans the pots that I'm famous for burning. I know that it would do an amazing job of cleaning our scary oven, but I just can't bring myself to tackle that job yet. ;)

So...if you want to try Wash Time Glycerin Soap, just comment on this post, and you'll automatically be entered to win.

PLEASE include your email address so that we can contact you!

To earn additional entries:

Do any or all of the following to earn up to FIVE additional entries.
If you already like us or follow us,
just let us know by commenting here!

**Leave a separate comment for EACH ENTRY

in order to have each one count!**

1. Join our email list here.* Be sure to respond to the confirmation email you'll receive. (If you don't see the email confirmation, check your spam folder!)

2. Become a follower or subscribe to our blog.

3. Like us on Facebook and post about the giveaway.

4. Follow us on Twitter and tweet about the giveaway.

5. Post about this giveaway on your blog, linking back to our blog. Be sure to leave a link to your post when you comment.

We will choose one random winner on

Monday, January 23rd at midnight EST.

We will post the winner here and notify the winner via email, so

be sure to leave a valid email address!

The winner must respond within 48 hours

or a new winner will be chosen.

Winner must have a valid US shipping address.

* We do not sell your information!

Thanks for entering!

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Wash Tyme Liquid Glycerin Soap

We are happy to announce that we're now carrying Wash Tyme Liquid Glycerin Soap! This amazing soap is made from a vegetable glycerin base which is the byproduct of making biodiesel from used cooking oil. This results in a much higher level of glycerin than other soaps and unique cleaning properties that no other soaps have. This soap is scented with 100% essential oils, your choice of citrus or lavender.

We have been using this soap for over a year now and we couldn't be happier with it. It's great for the environment, it's gentle on our skin, and it's fantastic for cleaning. We're all about simplifying our products and this product fits the bill.

Suggested Uses:

Hand soap/Body wash

General Cleaning: Mix 50:50 or less with water in spray bottle

Laundry: Follow machine recommended amount
(okay for HE washers)

Laundry Presoak: Apply small amount to stain,
let sit overnight in water

Glass Cleaner: 1-2 tablespoons in 1 gallon water

Traditional Soap vs. Commercial Soap:

Traditional soap is made by saponifying either an animal fat or vegetable oil by reacting it with a caustic dissolved in water. The soap created is actually a salt with a natural byproduct called glycerin which is the component that makes your skin feel so great. This is real soap. Wash Tyme Liquid Glycerin Soap is simply fully saponified vegetable oil glycerin, water, and essential oils.

Many commercial 'soaps' may smell pretty and have pretty labels as an enticement to buy them, but they are actually just detergents with added chemicals. They are full of artificial colors, fillers, synthetic fragrances, chemically derived surfactants to promote foaming, such as Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS) and Sodium Laureth Sulfate (SLES), and Disodium Phosphate, a buffer and effervescent used to make detergent. Antibacterial soap also contains Triclosan, classified by EPA as a pesticide.

Your largest organ, the skin, absorbs the products you put on it. Which would you rather use, soap made from natural oils or a detergent made from chemicals, many of which have been linked to cancer and other diseases?

In addition, the soap that you use goes down the drain and makes its way back to the environment. So, if you're washing with chemical-laden detergents, that's what you're giving back to the earth.

Click here to read more about how
glycerin soap is make from cooking oil.


P.S. Watch for an upcoming giveaway!

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$7.00 for 7 Tickets!

One of the things that we want to do as a company is give back. While we're not in a position to do a lot yet, we like to help in any way we can. One thing near and dear to our hearts is adoption. We're in the process of setting up some programs to help people adopt, and meanwhile, I'd like to share something about my friend, Chrissy and her family, who are adopting five children from Ethiopia, hopefully next spring.

I first met Chrissy through her blog, and then realized that she didn't live that far away from me. I also learned that her family had food restrictions like we do. She made some amazing allergy-friendly food and brought it to us.

When she arrived, she told me that her four children had never really been around brown kids before, and she hoped that they didn't stare or shy away. I appreciated her honesty, and there wasn't a problem. Young kids often don't even see color, and the kids all played really well together.

Fast forward a few years, and Chrissy moved away, and just last year, adopted three cute little kiddos from Ethiopia. This year, they learned about five siblings in Ethiopia, and they're in the process of adopting them!

They have a great idea for raising the airfare to pick up their sweet children. They need two round-trip fares for Chrissy and her husband, and five one-way tickets for the kids, to the tune of about $10,000. They're asking that people donate just $1.00 towards each ticket, or $7.00 for 7 Tickets. They're also asking people to share it with all of their friends by word of mouth, Twitter, Facebook, or their blog. Almost everyone can afford $7.00, and what a great feeling to be a part of five children getting what every child deserves: a family!

In Chrissy's words:

Just about everyone can spare $7,

and I believe that God will bless all of those 7's

and turn it into thousands to bring our kiddos home!

Click here to donate! Thank you so much!

Chrissy and her family...so far!