The story of my life's work - has been in the making for the past twenty years. It all began in 1979 in my farm house kitchen. I was 22 years old and filled with my hearts desire to share the beauty of nature with the world. Inspired by a keen reverence for medicinal and fragrant herbs, and the creative joy of working with my hands (and nose!)…I purposefully set about my work of becoming adept at herbal soapcrafting and business. After an initial investment of fifteen dollars and years of devoted work.

As my company grew, my mission grew to include not only the production of soulful products, but to also discover and implement ways of doing business which would be equally soulful and right. Without a business background, I was free to do business my own way…with love and caring. And so, as time passed, my mission evolved to include:

• Tithing pre-profit income to over eight different environmental and peace groups.
• Creating a humanistic workplace and sharing profits with employees.
• Making every effort to minimize the ecological impact of our daily work.
• And finally, using the vast network of business to promote the ideas of a sustainable, equitable and peaceful future for the bountiful life on earth.

During the past ten years my work has included the authorship of numerous articles and books on soapmaking and one book on how to make a living at it. Simplicity and economic freedom are rare gifts to behold in our leaden (overly corporate) times. Making soap and using handmade soap is a simple pleasure. Selling or bartering simply made soap is an avenue toward economic freedom. The potential for creativity is vast, the market is vast, the way is clear.