Here are some of their stories….

I’m Nancy Soderholm and I make mittens. I make mittens from old wool sweaters that I diligently and obsessively search for at garage sales and thrift shops and in my husband’s closet (all donations accepted!) Actually,  mittens are the current project in a long line of projects. I have been sewing for more years than I care to count. Hemming jeans (I am very short) quickly got boring and I tried crafts, all kinds of crafts. If I wanted to keep myself in my hobby I needed to make it a business and start “selling my wares” at craft shows. Selling my crafts meant I could take all those dollars and run to the nearest fabric store. I eased my conscience.

My other obsession is travel. My husband and I (and assorted kids and grandchildren at various times) have been lucky enough to visit over 30 countries plus Puerto Rico, Hawaii and Alaska. We also lived in Iran for 18 months in the mid 70′s when it was relatively safe to live there.

I graduated from SUNY New Paltz in 1976 with a BA in English and a minor in Environmental Geology and live with my husband, Dale, in Lake Placid. I’m a member of the Adirondack Community Church and have a daughter and a step son and daughter who live in Lake Placid and another daughter who is a teacher in West Virginia.

I love to read modern novelists (especially mysteries) and the Bible. My favorite Bible is The Inspirational Study Bible, translated by Max Lucado.  The Greenhouse Murder, which is set in Lake Placid, is my first published work. I’m  currently working on a suspense series and hope to have them published soon.

Meet Laurie Berube, Owner of House in the Wildewood Soaps

House in the Wildewood takes pride in offering natural soaps and body-care products free from animal testing and artificial ingredients. I make them hand-made in small batches using the highest quality ingredients, essential oils, and herbal infusions.  Tired of toxic chemicals and mystery ingredients found in commercial soap and body care products, I sought to create wholesome, earth-friendly products for myself, family, and friends.  My belief, “You are what you eat”, extends to “You are what you put on your skin”.

I began experimenting in my kitchen with essential oils, home grown herbs, and medicinal plants.  Interest grew, and “House in the Wildewood” was born.  I honor the powers of healing plants while keeping traditions of soap-making and herbalism alive.  House in the Wildewood also produces organic vegetables (in season) as well as free-range eggs and herbal teas.

Meet Sue Abbott-Jones & Barbara Rexilius, the Owners of Adirondack Rhubarb Traditions

With Adirondack Rhubarb Traditions, we hope to make rhubarb an important part of the North Country Community. Rhubarb has been a tradition in the North Country since the Europeans settled here. When they moved west, they left thousands of rhubarb plants which have flourished ever since.

Rhubarb is one of the first edible plants up in the Spring in the northern states and provides the first vitamin C.  Today, we Americans think of rhubarb pies, but in Scandinavia and northern Europe it is a vegetable and has many other uses. Adirondack Rhubarb Traditions has developed alternative uses for rhubarb, some that even northern Europe hasn’t seen.

Our products are designed to bring the essence of rhubarb to people all year long. It also shows that this wonderful plant has many uses that are now just being discovered.

Barbara, a retired nurse educator and administrator is our product creator and Sue navigates the rules, regulations, and marketing but, really, it’s a total team effort. We invite you to try our products, surf our recipes and experiment!  And by all means enjoy yourselves.