You wont find local made goodies and sweets and your neighborhood Walmart. That's not saying you can't find such wonderful homemade things like naturally scented soy candles, farm fresh eggs, naturally raised meat, wheat free granola, artisan breads & other sweet treats around Ashland, OH. You may not be looking in the right places.
Many folks operate a small cottage farm industry out of their home. This enables them to produce non-temperature controlled items that can be sold anywhere in the state of Ohio. We've gathered a list of three local women that do such a thing.
Patty Brant of Ashland, OH spends her spare time with her animals on her farm. Patty is a fellow homesteader and naturally raises a variety of meats, including beef and poultry. All her meat is naturally raised and antibiotic free. You'll never find any synthetic hormones used on her farm! Patty will even allow you to come in and see the animals and interact with them. When Patty isn't working her part time job or running the farm, you can often find her in the kitchen making homemade soaps and soy candles. She offers her line of soaps and candles to the public. Her Tea-Tree soap with pumice is great for those hard worked hands! As someone who suffers from artificial scented items, I am delighted that Patty offers a full line of unscented soy candles in tea lights, votives and jars! If you would like more info on naturally raised meat, please click here to visit Cozy Corners Farm on Facebook. Patty also has a website for her soaps and soy candles. You can visit her website at: http://www.ccfnaturals.com/
Teresa Humrichouser from the Ashland, Ohio area is creator of Crazy Monkey Baking’s Granola Cookie Crunch. One of our personal favorite treats when we shop the local farmers market! Before graduating from Ohio University with bachelor’s degrees in nutrition and food service management, Teresa decided that if she was going to be happy with a career, it would have to involve baking. A pure student of baking, Teresa has taken numerous baking classes, worked in retail artisan bakeries, and spends a majority of her time perfecting her formulas in her home kitchen. Upon arrival of her second child, Teresa challenged herself to make an enjoyable snack for the family that didn’t contain all of the sins of modern baking (partially hydrogenated fats, high fructose corn syrup, food dyes, preservatives, etc.) Teresa started with an oatmeal chocolate chip cookie recipe, and over the next few months it evolved into what is known today as Crazy Monkey Baking Granola Cookie Crunch. You can visit Teresa and her website at: http://www.crazymonkeybaking.com
Kandice Thompson of Polk, OH bakes and operates the 'From Scratch ~ Old World Baked Goods' website and business. All items are made entirely from scratch and contain no artificial ingredients, no trans fat, no high fructose corn syrup, no growth hormones and no gmo's (genetically modified or engineered ingredients). Kandice offers a variety of stone baked artisan breads, cookies and sweet treats from old world recipes. Her Pinwheel bread with cinnamon and sugar is so popular at the Ashland farmers market, that is sells out at every show. Kandice, a fellow homesteaders and environmental activist stays home and rarely leaves. She suffers severely from MCS (multiple chemical sensitivities) and therefore can not be around or tolerate any chemicals, perfumes, fabric softeners or other scented items. Because of this, she is limited to being in the public. Thankfully her loving husband and daughter run the booth at the local farmers market for her. Being at home and still being able to do one of her life passions is what keeps Kandice going. When she is not in the kitchen, you can often find her in one of her organic gardens, herb beds, hiking in the woods or shooting some freelance images with her camera. Kandice has also had the privilege of being Internationally & Nationally nominated or some of her freelance photography images. Kandice has been operating the Giving Earth website for several years now. She has combined all her life passions on one site that is also dedicated to bringing a community together. To see Kandice's artwork, photography and to view or shop for her incredible breads and sweet treats, please visit her website: http://www.givingearth.com
If you know of another gal that you feel should be featured on the Good Food & Earth Blog, feel free to contact us or leave a comment all about that special lady and her business.
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