June Vendor of the Month

When Cindy Lawson DeVore and her family left suburban-city-living near Washington, D.C. and moved to the beautiful Northern Virginia countryside, they indulged their desire to be more self-sustaining. They grew their own vegetables, started some beehives, raised chickens and settled in to enjoy life on a small hobby farm.

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After purchasing a home soap-making kit, Cindy began experimenting in her farmhouse kitchen with natural soap recipes using garden-grown and locally-sourced botanicals and honey. Her love for homesteading led to the creation of Valley Green Naturals, a company she formed to produce body-safe and eco-friendly natural products.

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At Valley Green, the raw honey we use in our skin care products is sourced from our own bee hives, as well as neighboring apiaries in Rappahannock County. Since the company’s launch in the Fall of 2009, the Valley Green Naturals product line has grown beyond soaps and now boasts over two dozen personal care products that are free of sulfates, phthalates, parabens and petrochemicals.

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A company that operates with a sense of social and ecological purpose, Valley Green Naturals is a financial contributor to local and international poverty alleviation organizations. The company also supports environmental groups and organizations working to save the world's honeybees.

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You can find Valley Green Naturals in our nourish department on the Vendor of the Month table!