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Spring is coming... I hope!

4/25/2022

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It seems like spring is coming so sloooow this year.  April 25 and it's been so cold and windy I have hardly got any yard work done.  The garden is still too wet to till.  I hope this isn't a trend!  And the wind.... I wonder if we will have any branches left on our trees.  It's pretty sad.  Last summer we focused on planting fruit trees and we have a nice little orchard going.  One old pear tree and 2 young ones, 3 apples and a cherry.  We just got a couple of paw paw trees that we are starting in pots.  I've never had a paw paw, but Greg is intrigued by them.  It will be a few years before we have any.  This year we are focusing on starting hardwood trees as so many of our trees are old and were really damaged in the derecho a few years ago.



​Along with spring storms comes preparation for spring sales and farmers markets!  I've been busy making soap since I got back from Mississippi and I am excited to have a new product; lotion bars!  A lotion bar is lotion in solid form.  Less messy and greasy and easy to carry in a purse or pocket because it comes in a 2 oz tin with a screw top lid.  These have been selling like crazy to everyone who tries them!  They are so moisturizing.  I like to use them on the heels of my feet as they get so dry and it's amazing how well they work.  The lotion bars come in 4 scents:  lavender, oatmeal honey, Bug off (citronella) and unscented.  Try one, I think you'll really like them.

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This summer I will be very busy with markets.  Here's a list of where to find me:

Maxwell Market in the park, Maxwell, IA:  Sundays from 12-2:30 pm
Bondurant Farmers Market, Bondurant, IA Wednesdays from 6-8 pm
Geneva Market, Geneva, IA   May 13-14 10am-4 pm
​Lilies War, Smithville Lake, MO June 17-26


​Hope to see you there!
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    Deb Keller

    I started making soap about 10 years ago, and began selling 7 years ago after perfecting my recipes.  This is where I will share extra information and ideas.

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