Every December, I end up giving the same kind of gift: something we made right here on our farm. A jar of honey from our own hives, a bar of soap, a beeswax candle. People keep them, use them and ask for more, which is the best review a gift can get. So this year, I put together a gift guide with something for every budget, all made in small batches on our 33-acre farm in Franklin, New York. Every gift box can include a free card with your message: just type it in the Gift ca

I stepped outside this morning and felt it — that first real bite of fall in the air. The goldenrod is starting to fade, the mornings are cool, and the days are getting shorter fast. If you’re in upstate New York right now, you know exactly what I’m talking about. And out at my hives? Things are getting serious. I get asked a lot — what do the bees do in winter? Do they hibernate? Do they leave? Where do they go? The answer is actually one of the coolest things in nature, and

Shampoo bars are everywhere right now. Clean beauty brands love them. Sustainable living accounts swear by them. And if you’ve spent any time on natural haircare content online, you’ve probably seen someone holding up a little bar of soap and claiming it changed their hair forever. But is any of that actually true? Or is it just a trend dressed up in eco-friendly packaging? As someone who formulates and makes shampoo bars by hand — using plant-based oils, botanicals, and ingr