My husband has been fascinated with screen printing for years, and that’s why I was so excited to find that TS Designs would be open to having us come and tour their facility. We soon learned more than we ever expected. Eric Michel, Chief of Tech and Logistics, kicked off our tour with a history… Continue reading Field Trip Friday: TS Designs Makes Revolutionary T-Shirts
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Visiting With Simplicity
Recently we heard that a new all-natural, independently owned spa shop had opened up – in an Airstream. Since My Big Helper makes and sells her own products to help fund a trip with the Hands and Feet Mission Project in Haiti, this was definitely something we wanted to check out. We opened the front… Continue reading Visiting With Simplicity
Field Work Friday – Opening Day at Sheetz
My Big Helper wants to start her own business. Actually, she wants to start a bunch of them, and she’s always coming to me with new ways to raise money for the mission trip she wants to take. That means that whenever we have the opportunity to learn more about entrepreneurship, we’re all… Continue reading Field Work Friday – Opening Day at Sheetz
Field Work Friday – Touring Chick Fil-A
Yesterday was a very exciting field trip for us. We went behind the scenes at Chick Fil-A! If you’ve been to Chick Fil-A before, then I’m sure that you understand our excitement. If you haven’t, then let me fill you in a bit. Chick Fil-A is a restaurant owned and operated by… Continue reading Field Work Friday – Touring Chick Fil-A
Field Work Friday – The Windmill Farm Bake Shop
I’ve been trying for several years to find a great bakery who could give us a tour, so I was super excited when a friend told me about Windmill Farm Bake Shop in South Boston, Virginia. A family-run business, they not only bake cookies and breads, but they also sell soup, run a deli, and… Continue reading Field Work Friday – The Windmill Farm Bake Shop
Field Work Friday – Touring the Videri Chocolate Factory
We recently had the opportunity to tour Videri Chocolate Factory in Raleigh, North Carolina. We started out in the coffee shop area of the store. Our tour guide explained about the meaning of the name Videri, ‘to see’ in Latin, which explains the open layout of the factory. We also learned that Videri’s cacao… Continue reading Field Work Friday – Touring the Videri Chocolate Factory
Field Work Friday – Rogers Cattle Company
Today we headed to Rogers Cattle Company to learn about raising animals for meat. Coming from a dairy farm background, I didn’t expect this type of animal raising to be very different from what I’m familiar with, but it was. Sharon and Johnny Rogers are the operators and sole workers of this… Continue reading Field Work Friday – Rogers Cattle Company
Field Work Friday – Makin’ Soap with Red Mountain Goodness
I have always wanted to learn how to make soap. Maybe it started when I read about a pioneer doing so in one of my historical fiction novels. I remember that coming up several times. While I’m not interested in pouring lard through ashes or anything, soapmaking has remained at the top of… Continue reading Field Work Friday – Makin’ Soap with Red Mountain Goodness
