In this workshop, you’ll learn how to make different kinds of soap in addition to the fascinating history behind it! Participants will make a batch of soap and take a bar home with them. We will discuss different types of soaps and the benefits that go along with them, including safety precautions to be used during the process. Children over the age of 12 are invited to attend with adult supervision.

About the Instructor

Dawn Mathew’s began her homesteading adventure in 2009. When her dairy goat ate a toxic plant rendering its milk undrinkable for two weeks, she found herself in a predicament. What do what do you do with goats milk you can’t drink? You learn to make goat milk soap! Dawn now runs a successful soap and bath products business. She also makes cheese, goat milk fudge, caramel, and other dairy delights. And it gets even better. She and her family bought a piece of land in Lenoir and have been developing it into their dream farm since 2014. The Thankful Goat Farm became a WWOOF-USA farm in 2012 and accepts interns from that organization to help them live out their dream and teach others to farm. Check out The Thankful Goat for more info!

Tickets are $25