The Freckled Farm Soap Company

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Introducing Coffee Goat Milk Soap!

As many of you know every month this year we will be introducing a new soap! Some of these are seasonal, some permanent additions, and others are soaps we are testing out. Check back the first of each month to see what new goat milk soap we are introducing. This month we are so excited to finally introduce our Coffee Goat Milk Soap! Isn’t it pretty?

We have been working on this soap recipe for a long while. It was actually one of the first recipes we played with. We handed it out to the soap testers and they loved it, but Kevin wanted to make changes, so he did. We handed out the new soap and people still preferred the first one… but Kevin was not convinced and went on trying to perfect the recipe. Months past and we kept getting requests for our original coffee soap. There were times when we would have 3 or 4 requests a week. I was finally able to convince Kevin that he got it right the first time! We started working on building our stock and here we are… Finally introducing our Coffee Goat Milk Soap… The first recipe!

This soap has a light sweet smell (more of a sweet cream scent than a coffee scent). Our coffee soap is made with coffee infused oil (prepared by us), espresso, natural oils, and of course raw goat milk. The soap includes finely ground coffee beans throughout making it a strong exfoliant. We are not recommending it for those with sensitive skin because of it’s high exfoliating factor. It was a favorite soap our testers and hopefully it will become one of ours.

To purchase this, or any of our soaps, visit our website

February 1, 2014
What’s up Wednesday – 1/15

It’s been a rainy week on The Freckled Farm. The farm is one big muddy mess. It’s been like this for weeks. The ground never has a chance to dry out before another drenching rain comes along and makes the whole situation worse. The pasture is in horrible shape and I worry that it won’t recover this spring. It’s causing problems all over the place. I don’t remember it ever being this bad. I practically have to swim through our backyard!

Yesterday it rained most of the day. Doing farm chores in the rain is miserable. The kids are usually stuck in the shed the whole hour and I have to just tough it out and get soaked! Luckily, yesterday it stopped raining and the skies cleared up moments before we went outside. We were only outside a few minutes before a thick fog started to roll in. It was so beautiful.

As soon as I finished farm chores (because the goats weren’t going to wait) I ran inside to get my camera to capture the fog. I have included some of the pictures that I took below… I know, I know, some are duplicated. I just could not pick between the color and black and white on some of them… I mean, could you?

January 15, 2014
What’s up Wednesday – 1/8

It was a cold day on The Freckled Farm yesterday… as it was for most of the country. Monday and Tuesday night we closed the animals up in the barn and coop. Normally we leave the doors open to the pasture and run, but we wanted to prevent any wind from getting to the animals and to allow the deep bedding to do it’s job. The animals faired well through the cold weather, although there were points when I was working in the pasture that I could see the goats shivering. They ended up spending the entire day in the barn, only coming out when I was doing farm chores. We have one chicken though who decided that she wanted to molt late in the season and still hasn’t gotten all of her feathers back. I have worried about her quite a bit, but she seems to be doing fine.

On Tuesday Kevin went out to feed the animals around 5:30am and the temperatures were in the negatives with the wind chill. He closed everyone back up after they were done eating and I went and let everyone out once the sun came up. I had to go out several times during the day to remove the ice from the water buckets. This is my least favorite winter chore. We thought about getting heated buckets, but the breeder of Tina and Hillary told us to avoid them because they lower the goat’s resistance to cold, and if the bucket should break or the electricity go out the cold water could end up hurting the goats. So I trek out the barn and coop every couple of hours to remove the layer of ice that has formed on the water and add warm water. Last year there were only a few days that we really had to fight ice in the water buckets. If we lived in an area that is as cold as what we are dealing with right now all the time I might have consider investing in something else to combat the problem!

In other news, today is our first day at My Courthouse Market in Goochland, VA. This is an INDOOR farmers market located inside the YMCA in Goochland Courthouse. The market runs from 3pm-7pm. Come and visit us!

January 8, 2014
What’s up Wednesday – What to expect in 2014

Last week, while introducing our Rosewood Salt Soap, I said that we have a lot of great things in store for this year. I thought I would take a moment to share some of the exciting things that we are expecting to happen in 2014…

The most exciting thing we have coming up are the additions to our soap line. We will be introducing a new goat milk soap every month! This month it was the Rosewood Salt goat milk soap. Next month it will be our coffee soap. Some of these soaps will become permanent scents in our line, while others will be seasonal. Make sure you check back, follow us on facebook, or subscribe to our blog, so you don’t miss out on one of our amazing new scent.

We will be offering a soap to represent each season. These soaps will only be available during the season in which they represent. If you become a fan of that scent you will need to stock up before the season is over or wait for it to come back next year!

We will be at lots of craft shows and farmers markets throughout the year. Visit our “Where to Buy” page to see where you can find us.

We will be adding several non-soap items to our line, including bath teas, bath bombs, scrubs, and more. We will be testing out new products at craft shows and farmers markets, and the most successful products will make it to the website.

As far as the farm goes we will be adding baby goats, our first buck (no more drive-by breedings for us!), more chickens, an additional coop, new pastures, expanding our garden, and so much more!

We have so many exciting things in store this year and we can’t wait to share it with all of you!

January 8, 2014
My Courthouse Market – Goochland, VA

The Freckled Farm Soap Company has been added to the My Courthouse Market in Goochland, VA! This is an indoor farmer’s market through the winter and takes place on Wednesdays January – April. We will be there every Wednesday except March 19th, which is the week of the goats’ due dates. We will be offering our goat milk soap as well as other natural skin care products as they join our line! Hope to see you there!

December 18, 2013
Noel November Bazaar – November 9th – Goochland High School

Our very first show is coming up this weekend and we are extremely excited! It’s at Goochland High School, the school where I taught for 4 years, and it supports All Night Graduation, an event for graduating seniors to give them a safe place to celebrate with their friends. Come out and see us and buy some goat milk soap!!

November 9, 2012

8am-2pm

Goochland High School

3250 River Road West, Goochland, VA 23063

The Freckled Farm Soap Company makes handmade goat milk soaps. Our body care products are all natural and made with love. For more information about our products please visit our website: www.thefreckledfarmsoapcompany.com

November 4, 2013