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01/24/2025

See you tomorrow from 10-1.

🎉 Exciting Things Happening at the Antigonish Farmers Market on January 25th, 10am - 1pm! 🎉

🍄 Porter River Farm & Forage is back with their incredible selection of freshly grown mushrooms! 🍄🍄 Get your fungi fix at the market!

🍏 Casey has passed the apple torch onto Sarah and Clay of Atlantic Acres Farm. Come grab some crisp, delicious apples and cider 🍎🥂! Plus, Casey's Vegetables will be back in the spring with rhubarb and summer veggies—so keep an eye out! 🌱

🍩 Mocking Bird Pastries is bringing their famous, mouthwatering Donuts! 😋 You don't want to miss these! 🍩

🚗 Next Ride Clean Foundation is offering info on switching to electric cars, PLUS test drives! ⚡️🔋 Come explore the future of driving!

🍽️ The Human Nutrition Society will be selling tickets and stickers in support of their Society ✨

🍅 Our hardworking farmers will have fresh, local produce and meats to help you create the perfect meal at home. 🍠🍆

🥡 Prepared Food Vendors are serving up the perfect ready-to-eat meals for breakfast and lunch. 🥳 Get take out or come sit down and enjoy a hot meal in our cozy dining room! 🍽️

🎶 And while you're shopping, enjoy the tunes of Alfred Sujith—he’s sure to make your market experience even more delightful! 🎸🎶

We can’t wait to see you tomorrow for a day of delicious food, great music, and community vibes! 🤗

💚 ~ Megan, Sonia, AFMA Volunteers & Vendors 💚

01/24/2025

So easy, a few seconds with a hair blower or heat gun and it looks good as new.

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01/23/2025

Join the Co-op team!!

01/23/2025

Yikes! Patchouli essential went up in price. $260.60 for a 500ml bottle. Is there a shortage?

01/23/2025

Soap savers are here! 😊

01/23/2025

01/22/2025

Double batch of egg yolk shampoo bars done. Don’t worry, I have all kinds already cured, just trying to get ahead.

Zinc moisturizer is back in stock. FYI, I replaced the almond oil with safflower oil mainly because of those with nut allergies. Safflower oil promotes skin health, thanks to its ability to soothe and moisturize dry skin. It’s also rich in vitamin E. 

Zinc oxide is known to have the following benefits:

- helps lower skin inflammation
- Improves wound healing
- Aids in recovery of burns and damage tissue
- helps treat, acne, breakouts
- keeps moisture, locked into dry skin
- great for diaper rash
- Provides broad spectrum sun protection that prevents Burns 

01/22/2025

Just figured out the cost for the conditioner bars. Now I wish I would have made them smaller. They will definitely last a long time though. The lady on YouTube that gave out the recipe said they were expensive to make. She charges $18 and she’s in the US. (Good thing I don’t charge for my time 😁).

With that being said, $18 it is. Next batch I will make them half the size. Depending on how often you wash your hair, this bar should last you at least six months.

01/21/2025

Conditioner bars are done! Made with BTMS-25 conditioning emulsifier, emulsifying wax, Stearic acid, Cetyl alcohol, mango butter, Shea butter, jojoba oil, avocado oil, glycerin , vitamin B5 & vitamin e. Haven’t figured out the cost yet. I will before the week is over.

01/20/2025

On Saturday at the Farmers Market, a customer was telling me how her daughter bought soap and it was in a little bag that you can just hang in the shower. I was very intrigued. She got her daughter to send her a picture. You can also use the soap while it’s in the bag and it serves as an exfoliant.

Tonight I was thinking about it but didn’t even know what it was called so I didn’t know what to search for. I was scrolling in a soap group and someone posted a picture. Sure enough in the comments someone asked what it was and she said “a soap saver”. I found some online and they’re suppose to arrive on Thursday or Friday. If I get them by then, I’ll have some at the Farmers Market on Saturday. 😊

01/19/2025

Never in a million years did I expect the egg yolk shampoo bar to become so famous. I still feel like it's all because of Jessie Bond with Styles & Stashes. She's done such a great job of promoting it. She even had a customer take a bunch back to Germany.

Ingredients are:

Tallow - A great choice for those seeking natural ways to enhance their hair's health and vitality, which can indirectly support hair growth.

Coconut oil - Coconut oil can improve the health and condition of your hair. It works by helping prevent protein loss in your hair.

Olive Oil: Olive oil is an exceptional moisturizer for hair. This is due to its unique molecular structure that allows for deep pe*******on of the hair shaft.

Castor oil: Castor oil is widely used in hair care for its benefits as a hair growth stimulant and moisturizer. It's also great to smooth strands, nourish hair, promote scalp health, prevent split ends and breakage, helps purify hair & scalp.

Egg yolks: Promote hair growth & the protein in the egg yolks promotes shine and benefits dry hair.

I also added rosemary & peppermint essential oil. Rosemary promotes hair growth, strengthens hair, reduces dandruff, improves scalp health, enhances shine, adds volume, prevents premature greying, acts as a natural conditioner, balances oil production.

Peppermint also helps promote hair growth. I've also noticed it reduces itchiness in the scalp.

01/19/2025

Here are the ingredients in my lipsticks and the colors I have. The colors are, n**e (featured in this photo), Mulberry Burst, Coral, Raspberry, Hollywood Red, Fondant N**e. I have room for one more color on my lipstick stand, I may do dark brown. Not sure yet.

The ingredients are:
Coconut oil (great for moisturizing & anti-aging properties).

Kokum Butter (too many benefits to list, very rich in vitamins & nutrients).

Beeswax (Its unique properties make it an excellent choice for keeping your lips healthy, moisturized, and protected.)

Impact color pigment, this is what adds color. (100% natural and totally free from dyes).

Bentonite Clay. I originally added the clay to help the color last longer on the lips, rather than having to re-apply, however it has a lot of benefits. One being removing toxins.

The tubes are biodegradable but so expensive. I'm in the process of trying to find an alternative. Stay tuned.

01/16/2025

Another color done. “N**e”.

01/15/2025

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01/11/2025

Thank you to everyone who came out to the Antigonish Farmers Market on this beautiful Saturday. Enjoy the rest of the day.