I am so excited to announce another exclusive line at Gatewood Hall Gracious Home. I have been following Beekman 1802 for a few years. I love their drive, creativity and overall business smarts. Then when I tried their products I was in love. I can honestly say there has not been product that I haven't found wonderful. So let me introduce you to this exciting new line.
Beekman 1802 was founded in 2008 by Josh Kilmer-Purcell
(advertising executive and NY Times Bestselling author) and Dr. Brent Ridge
(physician and former Vice President of Healthy Living for Martha Stewart
Omnimedia) with a mission to prove that a farm is bigger than its fences.
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| Josh and Brent with some of their "kids"! |
In 2008, the ‘Beekman Boys’ were laid off from their NYC jobs and stuck
with a mortgage on the Beekman farm in Sharon Springs NY. Originally the farm
was their country get away from the hustle of the city. The farm became their
lifeline. Faced with possible foreclosure, the pair made a decision – if they
were going to save their farm, they would have to make it
profitable.
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| Beekman 1802 |
After taking in a neighboring farmer and his herd of beloved
dairy goats, Ridge and Kilmer-Purcell began producing soaps and cheese. As other
neighbors taught them how to farm, Ridge and Kilmer-Purcell shared their
city-honed skills – starting a website and Mercantile. Dr. Ridge even gifted
Martha Stewart a bar of their unscented goats milk soap...rumor has it that the queen of "good things" loved their products. The men began working
with several other local farmers and artisans to market their goods, and the
entire village came together to host seasonal festivals, which are now attended
by thousands of visitors from around the globe.
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| Vanilla Goats Milk Soap |
Since then, their
recovery story and lifestyle brand has been chronicled by the likes of NASDAQ,
Vanity Fair and the New York Times. Beekman 1802 was named as as one of "
the
fastest growing lifestyle brands in the country". Josh also authored the New
York Times bestselling memoir, The Bucolic Plague, about the very beginnings of
Beekman 1802. (I loved this book it is very funny and inspirational!)
In 2015, Beekman 1802 unveiled a Goat Milk bath and body
line and gourmet food products for the North American specialty gift and independent market. Most of 1802’s
products feature Goat Milk as a key ingredient; emphasize ingredients from a
Farm, rather than a lab; and are Made in America. Their gourmet provisions are simple and outstanding. They can take something from "drab to fab" and make you look like a seasoned chef (and you know how I love simple!!)
They have also written some excellent cookbooks, as well as their new Style Book which is absolutely lovely. (these books make perfect gifts!!) I can't wait to hear your feedback!! After all...as they say..."Beekman 1802 is for
city folk who long for the country, and for country folk that dream of the city". Keep following our FaceBook page and this blog as I highlight some of their products and recipes.
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| Some Beekman 1802 Gourmet Provisions at Gatewood Hall |
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| Beekman 1802 Style Book |
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