Misty Mountain Farm Goats Milk Soap Sensory Review

Misty Mountain Farm picture taken as we were leaving the farm.

When I was in college interviewing for my first job, I was interviewing with Hershey Foods for a sales representative job in Northern New England. That means my territory would have been New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine. I would have been responsible for the grocery stores in those three states and stocking the shelves with Hershey's Chocolate Milk and other food products. I was down to the final 6 candidates and I withdrew my interest. Moving up to Northern New England at the time felt like the end of the world, especially coming from a kid who grew up and was currently living in New Jersey. Depending on where I would have had to move to, I am not sure I would have been any closer to Mary Beth who lived in the Metro West section of Massachusetts (that is not western Mass like the people who live in Boston think) but about 35 miles directly west of Boston at the time.

Since moving to Massachusetts, now 26 years ago, I have grown to really appreciate the three Northern New England states. Vermont is home to Stowe, where I shared two stories already, one about Smugglers Notch Maple Syrup, and the second about the Stone Hill Inn. New Hampshire has so many great areas, such as Conway and the home to the Mount Washington, which I shared when I was writing about my Cotopaxi jacket and hat. It also has one of the best little bakery's which I haven't written about because I am waiting to take pictures.

The Rooted & Refined Living Expert Tip: 

"Of our five senses, smell is a direct path to the brain's memory and emotional sensors. This is why the aroma of grandma's cooking or the smell of your favorite flower brings back so many great memories."

The last of the three states is Maine, home of probably too many things to write about such as Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park, Kennebunkport, the County, which for those of you who don't know, is Aroostook County, where my mother-in-law grew up and met my late father-in-law when he was in the Air Force at the now closed Loring Air Force Base. Oh, I would be remised to mention that Aroostook County is potato country with potato fields as far as the eye can see.

The picture here doesn't do the view justice. When we first arrived, you could see mountains just outside the farm store.

You may also recall that Michael is a white water rafting guide up in The Forks, Maine. That is where this story ties together with our topic of soap. Mary Beth and I went to visit Michael this past week as he is getting close to wrapping up his second season as a guide. During our 3-day trip, I joined him on a rafting trip which is so much fun. It's also a bit surreal having to take orders from your kid. Following the rafting trip, we went to a waterfall not far from where we were staying and made a trip to a great sunset and another waterfall a bit further up getting closer to Canada in Jackman, Maine. The road is a logging road where every few minutes it seems, there is a logging truck barreling down the highway.

Picked up a few donuts and a Wild Maine Blueberry jam while we were there.

The next day, we made our longer trip up to the town of Greenville, which is at the southern tip of Moosehead Lake, the largest lake in Maine. On our way up there, we stopped at a great bakery, Abbot Village Bakery, and then made a special trip to Misty Mountain Farm. Mary Beth and Michael came across this farm on their last trip up there earlier in the summer. They had went to the bakery and saw a sign for the farm and made a left hand turn. They didn't buy much while they were there the first time as Mary Beth wanted to try it out first.

Both Mary Beth and Michael stated I would get along with the husband, Mike, who helps out on the farm. He was not only super friendly, he had a passion for all things made with the same love and care that I write about in this website. Over the last few weeks, we started using the lavender soap in our shower. We had been buying handmade soaps for a long time, mostly from a vendor at our local farmers market but he stopped selling at the market this year, so we were on a quest to find a new soap vendor.

Goats Milk Soap

I can say with the utmost confidence, that we found our new soap vendor. Renee, and her daughter Annabelle, have been making goats milk-based soaps for only the last few years and their business is busting out at the seams. Their business will have tripled this year as they have been expanding to a few local stores, selling at a few big farmers markets, and selling online. We had an opportunity to meet Renee and Annabelle briefly as they were packing up to head down to Cape Cod for a big multi-day farmers market.

Such a beautiful shop within their farm.

Mike shared they bring 2,000 products for each show and just about sell out each time. Then those customers order more online, thus causing their business to be doing really well. The great thing is that currently, it is just the three of them working with Renee and Annabelle doing it full-time and Mike just helping out when he isn't working his job. They work 7 days a week from morning to late at night making soaps, tending to the animals, and shipping orders. Business has been so busy that they haven't even had time to bar code their products so when we purchased our products, Mike was handwriting all of our products on a spiral notebook line by line.

For the product themselves, we are currently using the lavender goats milk soap. The things that I feel set this apart of the size of the bar and the aroma made up of ingredients including Goat Milk, Lard, Coconut Oil, Olive Oil, Castor Oil, Kaolin Clay and Alkanet Root.

While I am not sure you may ever make it up to Greenville, Maine, or the town next to it, Blanchard, where Misty Mountain Farm is located, ordering product online is the next best thing.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Misty Mountain Farm sell more than soap?

Yes, they also sell Apothecary, Body Butters, Lotion Bars, and Sugar Scrubs.

Are all animals on the farm pets?

Yes, every animal on the farm has a name and is treated like a pet.

Does the soap have any palm oil?

No, there is no palm oil used in any of the Misty Mountain Farm products.

Start Your Own Goats Milk Sensory Experience

If you have a passion a quality goats milk soap to elevate your sensory experience, try Misty Mountain Farm soap today and let me know your thoughts in the comments!