I am Susan. I own Earth Scents Soap and Sundries.
I live in SE Washington State in the beautiful town of Walla Walla. This is a mainly agricultural area with 3 colleges. We have a community college, Walla Walla College and Whitman College. We are nestled in the valley of the Blue Mountains. Our weather is generally moderate with some rain. We are not near as wet as the western side of the state. I have lived here off and on since I was 2 years old. I was born in Illinois. My mother still lives here and my father lives in Quincy, Illinois.
I have a BS degree in Agricultural Economics. I have had many jobs. I have worked in Accounting, Administrative Assistant, Director of Plant Services at one of the colleges and currently one of the Director's for Activities at a local nursing home. I just love my current job. It is such a rewarding job helping our elderly enjoy their day. I have so much fun and the resident's respond very well to me. This is the easiest job I have ever had in my life. I feel that this is where I am supposed to be currently in my life.
I have lived in the country all of my life. I have had animals all my life. I have a spoiled rotten little Min Pin "Katy" that I love dearly. She is such a wonderful part of my life now that my children are grown. My first love is horses. I have raised, shown and trained Quarter Horses most of my life. I started riding when I was 2 years old. I still have one old Quarter Horse mare and 2 miniature horses. I started raising dairy goats in 1990. This was due in part to my children and their 4-H projects. I raise Alpine and Toggenburg dairy goats under the herd name Waiilatpu. The indian name for the Whitman Mission. We live 1/2 a mile from their. Waiilatpu means "land of the rye grass". You can still see the ruts from the conestoga wagons at the Mission. We show goats in the North West. We also show at Nationals when they are located close enough. We will be in Gillette, Wyoming for Nationals this July. Our goats start kidding around the 18th of February so my vacation is about over. We have had great success in the show ring. We love the genetics involved with the dairy goats and their wonderful personalities. We also love to make products for our own use with their milk. This is where the Earth Scents soap business came into play. We started the business in 2000 with goat milk soaps. We have perfected making goat milk soaps and feel we have some of the finest smelling, moisturizing soaps on the market. I have studied and studied this art. I have put in hours and hours of research into the products. I started to make the soaps for my own personal use. I wanted a product far superior to what was on the market. I feel that I have accomplished this goal. We have since branched into cream soaps, lotions, creams, masks, toners, etc. I love the science of this industry.
I hope that you folks will give us some feedback concerning our current products and also future products. We would like to know what you want, what you expect. This will make us more responsive to your needs.
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
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You forgot to mention you and Kathy were named one of the top breeders in the country of Alpine and Toggenburg goats. This was bestowed upon you by ADGA, wasn't it? No need being modest. I tell everyone that walks in the store. :)
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