While at the Talkeetna Bachelors Auction and Wilderness Woman Competition each December we always visit the annual bazaar at the Talkeetna Elementary School. Although we frame this as “supporting the local economy,” it’s really just an excuse to sample local crafts and, yeah, the local baked goods.
Also the goat-milk soap table, run by a pleasant woman named Brenda Hogan. I bought a few odd-sized scraps from her last year and the soap was luxurious stuff.
This year I decided to share the wealth by giving away some of her artisanal soap. Not scraps, either: two full-sized bars.
The fragrance: violet-rosemary.
The effect? Delicious.
If you’d like to support Talkeetna’s local economy directly, you can e-mail Brenda at thegreedygoat@mtaonline.net. She says she does flat-rate shipping.
And if you’d like to support it indirectly, enter to win these two handmade soaps:
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The deadline to enter is 7 p.m. PST Tuesday, Feb. 18. If I don’t hear back from the winners by 10 p.m. PST Wednesday, Feb. 19, I’ll pick a new winner.
Note: Due to the high cost of international shipping, a winner who lives outside the United States will be given an Amazon gift card and the soap will go up for grabs again.
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I spent 3 hrs with my little girl at the ER last night. She’s fine, thankfully, but I need some stress relief!
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Always happy to support a local soapmaker!
Ohhh — LOVE artisanal soap! Thanks for this — and I promise to check my emails!
Sounds good. I would love to try goat milk soap.
The rosemary sounds intriguing! Thanks for offering this!
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I LOVE goat’s milk soap. Does wonders for dry skin.
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Loooove goat’s milk soaps; would love these! 🙂
Well, this is on my list of never-tried, but it sounds wonderful!
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I totally adore luxury soap. Back when I was struggling to raise kids and Ivory was definitely the soap of the day (cheapest) I asked for the luxury soap at Christmas.
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I once had a goat – so cute! I never was able to do anything so fun as make soap from goat milk!!! This sounds soo wonderful!!! and a great cause.
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I would love to try goat milk soap!
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Sounds good!
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I love luxurious, handmade soaps, so PLEASE pick one of my entries!
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I love this type of HAND-MADE soap!
After this harsh winter, a little pampering sounds great!
Ooh sounds lovely, yes please!
Wonderful gift 🙂
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Love handmade soap. I’m allergic to lavender, but this would be a great gift for my mom!
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I love showers with fragrant soaps! I also enjoy reading what you write!
Sounds like a wonderful combo. Thanks for sharing!
Please enter me too. Thanks and take care.
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I wonder if you can eat them?
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Love fragrant soaps of all kinds. Would love to try this one too!
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Alaskan goat soap. Cool!
I would love to go to an event like this – it helps with the never ending winter! Goat soap is so nice.
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Oh that sounds wonderful!
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Hmm… I didn’t know this was a thing. It sounds interesting though. Violet rosemary? Divine.
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Ooh thanks for the chance!
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Sounds yummy. Keep up the good writing Donna!
I would love to try one and would share one with a friend 🙂
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My daughter and I are SOAP Hounds:)
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I love goats 🙂
The soap sounds like a real treat.
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I love fancy, natural soaps. They are all I use now. No fancy body wash for me 🙂
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I love violet, hope I win!!!
Love your blog, and would love the goat’s milk soap 🙂
I would love some stress relief! Sounds wonderful!
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I love goat-milk soap!
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Great giveaway! I enjoy supporting small local businesses.
I’d like to win this 🙂