How We Got Into Goat Milk Soap

Introductions are in order. Then we can start to share our heart about all that goes on here. Bob is an underwriter at a major insurance company, and Kathy is a nurse at a local family doctor’s office. We have 3 wonderful adult children, 1 extraordinary grandson, 5 dogs, 14 chickens, and last but certainly not least, 6 mini nubian dairy goats. We live near extended family and would not have it any other way. We work hard and play hard, and as our previous buck told us one day, we are happy folks with happy goats.

One day, after milking our goats and looking in the fridge at the 3 gallons of milk in there, Bob said,”Let’s try making soap,” and that is where Wynott began. We made our first batch of goat milk soap after doing lots of research on what makes a good soap and coming up with a recipe that seemed to have all of the qualities that we wanted. We used it and gave it away to friends; then, we made some more tweaks to the recipe and made some more. We found that, really, it was quite fun to make and a very nice product.

One Saturday, I said to Bob “Why don’t you try selling some at the local community market?” Bob thought it would be a good idea, so one fall Saturday, with 60 bars in hand he went to the market to sell soap. We both thought that if we sold 5 bars, we would count the day a success and would try it again. So when we sold 9 bars, we could hardly believe it. A success it was, and we have grown from there. We continued to make soap,and tried to come up with new scents. We moved after a few months to a larger community market called the Charlottesville City Market and continued to do well. We have been absolutely thrilled with the reception our soap has received and can’t wait to see what the future brings.

Bob is the marketer of the business. Indeed, one day when he came home from work with a new store interested in selling the soap, my comment to him was “Can you not keep your mouth shut?” He just loves talking about soap; he can’t help himself. The City Market is one of his favorite places to be, and he loves the people he meets there. While Bob is the marketer, I am the head of the production department. I make and wrap soap, always working on making sure that our recipe continues to have the qualities we desire and that the scents are just perfect. I keep track of inventory and fill orders. (If you’re interested in buying some soap, check out our online shop.)

So that is us, in a nutshell. We both look forward to sharing more about life here at Wynott and about our wonderful animals. Thanks for joining us on this adventure we call life.

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