First, I have to start with that it's been over a month since I've blogged?! Life got busy! Especially with also owning a children's portrait business, things have been crazy this holiday season! But I'm happy to be back at it. I'm happy that I set aside this time to make it happen. And I'm happy that I jumped out of my comfort zone... and also made myself get out of…
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I started the business during the summer of 2013. Right away, I signed up for a booth at the Boerne Handmade Market that October. So you could say, BHM really helped us kick off our business with a bang! The first market was fun and exhausting. Since no one had heard of us before, we had lots of talking and explaining to do. We told the stories of our new…
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I discovered The Mill in Cibolo just a few weeks after they began posting on instagram. I was intrigued by their 1929 lumber mill remodel; I was anxious to hear about what was going inside the building; I was loving the beautiful reclaimed materials that they were using! By July of 2016 they had opened their doors, welcoming people into a mish-mash of wood, metal, brick, vintage furniture, items for…
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A camp for grown ass women?! A fun, adult, drunken, and crafty throwback to summer camp?! I was all over that! But I missed the deadline to sign up and attend. :( So I found another way to participate. From Scratch Farm became an official sponsor of the Saturday morning hangover bar. Along with some other great products for all of the campers' swag bags, I supplied everyone with a…
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A brilliant market subscription/gift box company based right here in Texas! The legend goes, that the products are hand-picked from the owners.... straight from farmers markets, local businesses, and Texas artisans. And each month there's a theme to the items they're selecting for the box. You can put all your trust in these experts, signing up for a 3-month or 6-month subscription. Or you can pick and choose (on…
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Blood, sweat, tears, endless hours, so much work! A new booth set-up. A chalkboard and the big, fuzzy rug to carry. It was an exhausting, long couple of days. Learned some things, so I'm thankful for the experience... and now knowing whether or not a home and garden show is a good fit for me. (it's not) ;)
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Our third handmade market! Cold, windy, rainy... miserable. And we had to get up even earlier than usual, to go buy a folding table at walmart. Ugh! But despite the yuckiness of the whole day, the boys were a big help in setting up, I stayed fairly warm with yummy hot chocolate, got to visit with LOTS of friends and shoppers (I can't believe how many people showed up!!!), and…
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So excited about this business. And so excited to be included in their November gift box. My Texas Market is an artisan basket subscription. Through the mail. Featuring Texas small businesses. A portion of proceeds are donated to the Houston Food Bank. And subscriptions can be sent anywhere in the US. Score! I mean, how cool is that?! Oh, and the awesome part was that our pumpkin spice brown sugar…
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Did it again! Set up, talked to lots of moms about our business and products, had some great sales, and had a fabulous time at the Alamo City Moms Blog's second anniversary party (this year a costume party for Halloween). :) Love the feedback from the ladies that love our mission and vision. And so appreciate the couple of moms that love our products so much, that they bring other…
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An old friend of mine came up with a fantastic business idea. And put it in action. Home stuff, gifts, antiques, and wine!!! Her shop officially opens in a couple of weeks. But yesterday, my sister and I drove up to Salado to deliver a bunch of From Scratch Farm products to her building. Set up a cute display on an old dresser. Got to visit, make a pit stop…
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