2014 Mother Earth News Fair here we come!

We are excited not only for the 2014 Mother Earth News Fair in Seven Springs PA next weekend (our 4th as vendors!) but also the relaunch of our newly branded soap line!  Same awesome soap, new brand and packaging!

We look forward to seeing old friends and new ones, special event pricing including "we pay the sales tax" and NO SHIPPING COST so please stop by and see us in booth 1708 and enter our free drawing for $50 online store credit.  As for the past 4 years you will find our awesome hand soap in the restrooms!!

If you have been to one before, we are sure there will be lots of new stuff to learn and see.  If you have never been to one you have no idea what you are missing!

MOTHER EARTH NEWS FAIRS are fun-filled, family-oriented sustainable lifestyle events. The Seven Springs FAIR features practical, hands-on workshops:

• Renewable energy
• Small-scale agriculture
• Gardening
• Green building and more

We hand-select local and national exhibitors to bring you the best in:

• Organic food and drink
• Books and magazines
• Tools and seeds
• Clothing and more

Tips for making the most of the fair:

Review the workshop list and make a plan ahead of time for the ones you want to see the most.

If you are going with a partner, consider splitting up to take in more workshops and then share the info later!

Have water with you, and plan time to eat, use restrooms and visit the exhibitors!

Video record the workshops to review later.

Don't forget to follow us on Facebook and Twitter!  

Collaboration with Bucks County Community College marketing class!

This morning we presented to Mary Keunecke's marketing class at the Upper Bucks campus of BCCC, their semester project is to come up with a marketing plan for Wash Tyme LLC that includes the 4 P's: Product, Placement, Promotion, Pricing.  They were randomly put into 5 different teams for the project, which is 25% of their semester grade. On December 11th each team will get to "pitch" us their plan.  This is timely as we are in the midst of a rebranding process for our liquid soap to be able to more effectively market it to the mainstream.

We spoke about where we started, where we are, and where we want to go and answered some questions from the class.  Then the students  broke into 4 groups and tried our liquid hand soap out in the restrooms, after which it was back to the classroom and time for group discussion and asking us more questions.

One of the most rewarding moments of the day is when Mary remarked to us how the kids didn't jump up and run out when class was over like they usually do.

Stay tuned for more updates, and if you are one of the team members reading this feel free to contact us with any more questions at dorinda@washtyme.com

Our gratitude to Mary for setting this up and to the students for participating and good luck!

Focus Group Help Needed

We need YOUR help to better bring our unique hand soap to market.  We will be conducting 2 focus groups as posted below.  For just an hour of your time you will get some great hors d'oeuvres, a discount coupon to our online store and the satisfaction of helping a small business move forward.

No qualifications are necessary but our target audience is a person who makes buying decisions for their family or company.  Participants will be asked to try our soap and answer some questions and also have a time for open feedback.  We just need some honest and constructive feedback!

Please use the links below to RSVP!  Thanks in advance and please SHARE this with others.

Wednesday October 9th, 6:30-7:30pm in Buckingham at Wycombe Vineyard

Thursday October 10th 6:30-7:30pm in Perkasie at Down to Earth Cafe

Natural Cleaning Recipes- Glass Cleaner

Did you know that there are many alternative natural cleaners that work just as well as their chemical laden counterparts?  A quick internet search will yield the benefits of using baking soda, white distilled vinegar (acetic acid), lemons (citric acid), hydrogen peroxide, salt, and also natural vegetable oil soap.  To save time and money, buy the ingredients in bulk and make bigger quantities at one time.

There are many good recipes for natural glass cleaner with varying amounts of water, vinegar, and liquid soap.  Here is one that we use and like, you can vary the amounts of each ingredient if you like.

Combine the following:
Vinegar -  4 cups
Wash Tyme Clean & Green Liquid unscented or scented -  8 tablespoons
Add water until you have 1 gallon total
Shake gently to mix
Put in a spray bottle!

You can use this in your car windshield wiper reservoir in warmer months as well.  When washing windows you can also use old newspaper which will not leave any lint and is another way to re-use old newspaper.

Please share your green cleaning tips with us in the comments section and stay tuned for more recipes!

2012 Locavore Event

Yesterday marked the 3rd Annual Locavore Event in Doylestown, bringing together local producers of food and beverage to showcase some of the best that independent local businesses have to offer.  We had samples of our soaps along with our wash station for folks to use.  We saw many old friends and made a few new ones, enjoyed local beer from Triumph Brewing Co of New Hope, fresh greens from Blue Moon Acres, ice cream from OwowCow Creamery, wines from Wycombe Vinyards, and a lot of other goodies.

Our thanks goes to Patrick Kennedy, owner of Superior Woodcraft who hosted the event and also to Independent We Stand who highlight the importance of supporting local business as a means to keep a greater portion of the money you spend in the local community.  Please check them out and make a committment to supporting local business!

Wash Station

It was cool to highlight our partnership with Triumph Brewing Co and Blue Moon Acres.  Vegetable oil recycled from Triumph is used to make biodiesel that powers Blue Moon and the glycerin becomes Wash Tyme soap!

Mother Earth News Fair 2011

It's been a few months since the Mother Earth News Fair.  We had a great time and our soap went over extremely well in the bathrooms at the resort and resulted in many folks seeking us out.  It was a long weekend with quite a bit of travel and we came home to Bucks County tired and with a lot less soap than we took with us!

If you are within a day or two drive of this Seven Springs PA we encourage you to come out for this years fair. You will learn a great deal about sustainability and homesteading and get to hear some fantastic speakers and attend some good classes.  Read more about last years fair on their blog here  

PA Renewable Energy Fest 2011

We had a great time meeting new friends and old at the PA Renewable Energy Fest in Kempton PA this past weekend!  The weather was a little cooler than normal but the sun was out most of the time and there was a breeze blowing- perfect for the solar and wind energy vendors who were there. 

We had our field sink in use and also made our hand soap available at the wash stands adjacent to the restrooms again.  We get a lot of great feedback once people actually try our soap and it surely sells itself.  We were please to find many people coming back who had tried it last year and needed more.  Of course you can always buy it on our website www.washtyme.com and we are also looking for distributors and stores to carry it so please let us know of any opportunities in your area.

We had an email sign up sheet and offered a collection of our soaps as a raffle prize, there were 51 entries and we used a random number generated from Random.org to select the winner.  Actually the last 2 entries were entered into our database from emails sent by using the QR code we had on the sheet- and one of those was the winner!  Liza Gould we will be in touch via email and figure out how to get you your free gift!

This coming weekend September 24-25th we will be at the Mother Earth News Fair in Seven Springs PA.  Andy will be doing a demonstration on Saturday about making biodiesel and how we get the glycerin that our awesome soaps are made from - don't miss it!

New Retail Location- Lumberville General Store!

Today we delivered our first order and set up a display at the Lumberville General Store. Here are a few photos from our visit!  We expect to have our soaps in the rooms coming soon at the Black Bass Hotel which is across the street.

Stop in and say hi to Wayne and get a great lunch and of course some of our soap.  Thanks for supporting our local partners!

 

New Website Coming May 8th!

Check back at www.washtyme.com on May 8th for our new website launch and 2 day sale on all our products!

Here is a preview of the website.  Don't forget to come out and see us this weekend at Del Val College A-Day in Doylestown.  Biodiesel demonstrations on Saturday & Sunday and discounted prices on our soaps.

Antibacterial Soap = BAD

When are you going to throw out all the antibacterial soap in your home?  From Natural News:

(NaturalNews) The current mania over putting anti-bacterial chemicals in everything from cleaning wipes and hand soap to detergent and toothpaste has resulted in the widespread contamination of the environment with two related toxins often found in these products -- triclocarban (TCC) and triclosan.

Never mind that in lab studies these chemicals have been found to disrupt hormones, probably cause cancer and spur the growth of drug-resistant superbugs. The FDA seems to think it's fine and dandy that humans keep pumping these substances into our bodies through contact with skin, and flushing thesetoxinsdown the drain into thewatertable.

At the recent national meeting of the American Chemical Society held in Anaheim, California, scientists sounded yet another warning about the clear and present danger of theantibacterialingredient TCC -- at least in the aquatic ecosystem. For the first time, scientists have evidence that this endocrine system disruptor is accumulating infish. The animals encounter TCC as they swim in water that washes down drains and flows out of sewage treatment facilities into lakes and streams.

And, no, this isn't some minor finding. The researchers found TCC has a "strong" tendency to bioaccumulate in fish -- that means the fish take in the substance far faster than their bodies can break it down and eliminate it. Because TCC so strongly bioaccumulates in fish,even minute and seemingly harmless amounts in the water can build up to toxic amounts inside the animals' bodies.

Learn more:http://www.naturalnews.com/032134_antibacterial_soap_fish.html#ixzz1K5aPib4v

Big Things Blooming this Spring!

Wash Tyme is proud to announce 2 upcoming local events and a big surprise coming soon about new community partnerships!

In 2 weeks we will be at Del Val College annual A-Day (short for agriculture day) with specials on our soap and also Bucks Co Freedom Fuel doing demonstrations both Saturday and Sunday showing how we use organic chemistry to turn vegetable oil into biodiesel and our awesome glycerin soap.  Great family community event! Click on the image below for more information:

Then the following Saturday May 7th we will be at the Care & Share Shoppe Green Fair in Souderton.  Gardening guru Mike McGrath will be on hand speaking and is a real wealth of knowledge and quite a character.  Come out and support other local green businesses!  Click image below for more details:

Hopefully we will have big news at one or both events to share!!  We don't like to count our chickens before they hatch so we are keeping it a secret but we are very excited about things to come!

Make sure to follow us on facebook and twitter so we can share our story with you.

Spring Website and Product Updates

Wash Tyme is excited to announce updates

 to our product line and Website!

Previously we had 2 types of liquid soap- a gel with essential oils and a cleaner with fragrances for scenting.  After much thought we have decided to merge them into one Clean & Green Liquid Glycerin Soap as we move towards using more essential oils. The consistency of our new soap formula is more towards the gel consistency- as a concentrated soap you can dilute with water for many cleaning jobs to get even more value!  Keep an eye out for new essential oils being added, and remember you can always buy unscented and add your favorites!

Here is our new label which describes the various uses - for those of you familiar with Dr. Bronner's soap we feel ours exceeds it and is even GREENER!

We have also added a 5 gallon size at a Super Value of only .12 per oz!  Local Pickup or Delivery within 15 miles of 18944 only due to weight.   Visit our updated online store now!


We will be undergoing a complete website facelift by the beginning of May so stay tuned!  Please send us your feedback and new uses you find for our Clean & Green soap so we can share it with others!

2nd Annual Locavore Event

Last week Wash Tyme participated in the 2nd Annual Locavore event hosted at Superior Woodcraft in Doylestown.  What is a locavore event you may ask? Its a movement of people that are interested in buying locally, sustainably produced products especially food items and building a community.  There were local vendors present who brought samples of their breads, wines, chocolates, beers, raw chips, coffee, ice cream, and of course our soap was available to wash up with!

The event was held in the Superior Woodcraft showroom and work area which provided a really cool setting to show off their custom cabinetry.  There was a lot of networking of local business professionals courtesy of the cooperation of the Doylestown Business and Community Alliance and State Senator Chuck McIlhinney attended along with State Rep Quinn and representative of US Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick.  We made a lot of good contacts and it is always provides a welcome recharge to be a part of events like this that show us what a great community we have here in Bucks County.

Our thanks to out to our host Patrick Kennedy and Superior Woodcraft!

Winter Updates

Wash Tyme has been busy this winter!  We have fabulous new labels for our liquid soap/gel bodywash and continue to look at other essential oils to add- if you have any suggestions please contact us through the website!

We participated in The Healthy Diva Festival at Pennridge High School last weekend, here are a few photos.  It was great connecting with other vendors and sharing ideas.

We are excited about this year and looking forward to spring!  We will do doing 2 big shows in September, and also plan on attending DelVal College A-Day again this April.  Our website is due for a makeover which hopefully will happen soon.

We can now accept debit/credit cards at events!  You can also use your debit/credit card when ordering through our website - but please shop our Locations and buy locally!!

Thanks for your support and please share your feedback with us!

Under One Roof- November 16th

You can find Wash Tyme soap at "Under One Roof" courtesy of L.A.D. & Co at this holiday shopping event this coming Tuesday.

Just in time for the Holidays

Your favorite Doylestown Borough stores will gather together in one convenient location for one night only!

Shop in comfort 

Hang up your coat, listen to music and enjoy special offers from all participating merchants. 

Refreshments • Door prizes • Entertainment for the entire family 

Tuesday, November 16th, 2010

6:00 - 9:00 pm

James Lorah Memorial House

132 North Main St.

Doylestown, PA 18901

•Cash, credit cards, and checks will be accepted. 

•Free parking available at the new Bucks County Garage on Broad and Union Streets. 

•For more information, call Jeanell at Monkey's Uncle - 267.247.5865

Buy Wash Tyme Soap in Perkasie!!

Wash Tyme is proud to announce that our soaps are available at Nutritionally Yours in downtown Perkasie at 515 W. Walnut Street next to the convenience store. Great selection of natural supplements and groceries!! If they don't have the scent or bottle size that you are looking for please ask Jennifer for it!

Stop by at First Friday this week!  You can reach them at 215-257-7994

Buy Local!

4th Annual Green Community Festival

Last Saturday both Wash Tyme and Bucks County Freedom Fuel participated in the 4th Annual Green Community Festival in Liberty Park, Peapack NJ. It was a beautiful day and there was good music and lots of things to see and learn especially for kids. The theme was "Choice" this year and there were recycling stations set up for batteries, electronics, tennis shoes and bicycles.

Andy did a demonstration for a few interested folks about biodiesel and actually making a small 1 liter batch of fuel right before their eyes using veggie oil, alcohol, and caustic.

It was a little chilly but thankfully the sun was out most of the day!

Beautiful fall foliage

 Our friend Justine from Green Changes!

Pennypack Farm Fall Festival

We enjoyed a beautiful weather day last Saturday at Pennypack Farm!  The crowd and other vendors were great also. 

Plenty of fresh treats and tomato pie were available, and there was a hayride and activities for kids.

There was music for all ages

 

We had our handwash station setup which many folks took advantage of to clean up and see how great our soap is. Removes grease in cold water and leaves your skin feeling wonderful.

Dorinda enjoying a local apple



New Happenings!

Follow us on our blog and twitter! @washtymesoap .

End of summer and start of autumn is always a busy time for Wash Tyme!  There are many festivals and fairs this time of year.  2 weekends ago we had a booth at the PA Renewable Energy Festival and did very well.  We had a booth just adjacent to the restrooms and put our soap there- as soon as folks try it they discover how nice it feels on your skin, when they find out it removes grease in cold water they are even more amazed! Of course for fairs where there are no bathrooms we also have our new portable field sink to try our soap on the spot!

Last weekend we headed out to western Pennsylvania to check out the 1st Mother Earth News Fair.  Here is a brief recap:

"Awesome! That pretty much sums up the response from most of the folks who attended our first MOTHER EARTH NEWS FAIR, held at the beautiful Seven Springs resort southeast of Pittsburgh. It was a different kind of energy we generated as the Fair brought together more than 9,000 people to participate in nearly 200 workshops, countless demonstrations on cheese making, beekeeping, building electric and wood-burning cars, seed saving, preserving and pickling, bread baking, meat processing, choosing solar power … the list goes on and on. Many sessions were standing room only and organizers had to relocate some sessions because of the large audiences the topics were drawing."

Needless to say we will be participating next year as long as our schedule allows. We drove out on 100% locally produced biodiesel and camped both nights.

Over the next 4-5 weeks we have a few local events so stay tuned and hope to see you out at one!

Be Clean and Be Green!

Jim Thorpe Earth Day 2010

Back in April we partcipated in the Earth Day Festival in scenic Jim Thorpe PA. The weather was great and we were a little too close to the stage but we had a great time. We had breakfast at the Albright Mansion which serves terrific food and has quite a tea selection.