Saltscapes Expo - Yes, we have soap!

The Great Canadian Soap Company is going to be at the Saltscapes Expo
in Halifax this weekend.

We all work very hard getting ready.

I cut and labeled 1,500 bars of travel soap this week.

If you are in Halifax this weekend come to Saltscapes Expo
Shannon and Conor will be there to give you
a free travel bar of our Goat's Milk Soap!
They have great deals on our products too

If you are in PEI this weekend, come to the Spring Run Off

If you are in New Brunswick, the 6th annual Grand-Digue 15K is happening.

Have a good weekend!

Alex at Work - Grinding Oats

Here's Alex with one of his newest machines at work, the industrial grinder. The Great Canadian Soap Company uses oatmeal in a number of its soaps as it provides the right combination of exfoliation, cleansing, moisturizing, soothing and protection for the skin (Corey can tell you all about it here in this video). Alex is the guy who grinds up all the oats.

Winter Weather Running - Wind Warnings & Whiteouts

This is what Alex's run home looked like the last two days. We've had winds gusting from 40-70Km/hr causing whiteouts and giving us wind warnings:

"This is a warning that an extended period of blowing snow with poor visibilities is expected or occurring in these regions"

I took these pictures this morning around 9am, it didn't get any better by the time he ran home at 1pm.

Here's where his run home starts with the first (and worst) whiteout in sight:

The approach to that first whiteout:

Almost home:

The Crooked Creek in sight, less than 1Km to go:

Home to the shelter of the yard:

Looking at the Forecast

Friday: Periods of snow. Low minus 7. High plus 2.

Saturday: Periods of snow. Windy. Low zero. High zero.

Sunday: A mix of sun and cloud. Low minus 14. High minus 9.

it's a good thing the Freeze Your Gizzard is Sunday and not Saturday. Alex may freeze his gizzard in the colder temperatures but at least he might actually get there.

In 2005 we were getting snow and high winds and it took 45 minutes to get less than 4km from home, having driven through countless snowdrifts and under a downed power line. We realized even if we made it to Montague, a one hour trip on a good day, we'd never make it by race time. We turned around and came home (Alex was not impressed!) but 15 Half-Marathoners and 28 10K'ers braved the elements, got to Montague and ran the race (and by the looks of things likely froze their gizzards in the process!).

The weather on race day 2005:

Last year 62 runners did the Half-Marathoner and 42 ran the 10K. "It was cloudy and 1 degrees and windy"

Cutting & Running

http://redislandgoatfarm.blogspot.com/2011/02/alex-cutting-soap.html

Today is Islander Day. I went to work to make up time I missed on Storm Days. I really like cutting soap with the air powered soap cutter. Em blog me today.

After work now I running home. It is 5km.

I buy a new Salomon running jacket and Sugoi pants from Sporting Intentions for winter running. I have YakTrax on my shoes.

The Freeze Your Gizzard Half Marathon Run is Sunday February 27.

The Great Canadian Soap Company Staff Party

December 22nd 2010

Left to right: Shannon, Em, Conor, Amy's daughter (green shirt sleeve), Katie (Em's daughter),
Amy's daughter, Wayne (Shannon's husband), Mackenzie (Shannon's son), Jordan (Em's son)

Alex's first ever staff party. On December 22nd Em opened her home to her staff, Shannon, Amy, Conor & Alex and their families for the "first annual Christmas staff party". It was a truly lovely time filled with good food, good folks and good fun.

Alex enjoyed playing one of his favourite games, Password. I love to play this game with him; his single word clue choices give so much insight into him, how he thinks and how enormous his vocabulary is (especially considering how little of it he actually shares with us in everyday conversation).

He also enjoyed the challenge (and is still very much enjoying it) of playing with this traditional wooden ball & cup game Em gave him:


Em shared these words with her staff, giving thanks for the unique gifts each of them bring to her Company:

"There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all of time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and it will be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is nor how valuable nor how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open."

from The Life and Work of Martha Graham

Alex playing "Frère Jacques" on the piano

Thank you Em & family, a great time was had by all!

Fill in your Ballot

Tomorrow at The Great Canadian Goat Run,
when you fill out your ballot for some of the
fabulous door prizes
that have been generously donated
by a wonderfully wide variety of people and businesses....

Fill in the rest and Alex will sign you up for
The Great Canadian Soap Co.'s monthly e-newsletter.
See a sample:
The Goat Soap Gazette
(Volume 3 Number 10, October 15 - November 14, 2010)

Any ballots with emails will be added to the newsletter email list
(where you can unsubscribe anytime and your private information will be kept private)
and those names will also be added to the store's
monthly draw for another chance to win !


Data entry is just one of the things Alex does at work
at The Great Canadian Soap Company.

The Great Canadian Goat Run is this Saturday, November 13th

Did you hear the news?

Most photos here by The Great Canadian Soap Co.

The Great Canadian Goat Run is this Saturday, Nov. 13th

Registration is at 9am
at the Great Canadian Soap Company
on the Portage Rd. in Brackley Beach (map here)

$15.00 Adults, $10.00 for Students.
$5.00 off with any Food Bank donation .
So bring food!!!

All the food and all the funds raised are going to
The Upper Room Food Bank

The first 40 registered
get a free handmade bar of Goats Milk Soap!

There's a 5K race and a 10K race
The race starts at 10am
Great for all ages and abilities!

If you're not running,
come and join PEI's #1 Farm Team in spectating
(or volunteer, we can always use the help)

Run a Personal Best time and win a gift certificate to
the Great Canadian Soap Co.!
(more than just soap - take a look inside HERE)

There will be post race Pancakes...
Robin's Hot Chocolate & Purity Chocolate Milk

and other goodies...

Great prizes & door prizes
and barrels of good clean fun!

No Kidding!

Everything you need to know is HERE

See You Saturday!

A "Goat Run" ??!

A "Goat Run" ??!
The Great Canadian Goat Run!
Click here for information

The Great Canadian Goat Run

My job is really awesome. I do lots of different stuff.

Next month I can go to work and race!
We're having a race at The Great Canadian Soap Company on November 13.

Come and run a 5km or 10km and see were I work. Meets the goats and get the soap.

The Great Canadian Soap Co. Presents....

The Great Canadian Goat Run
Saturday, November 13th, 2010

Distance: 5K & 10K
Start Time: 10:00am
Registration: 9:00am at The Great Canadian Soap Co., 4224 Portage Rd, Brackley Beach (same road as the Oyster Bed Race Track - on Rte. 6 midway between Rtes. 7 & 15).
Fee: $15.00 Adults, $10.00 for Students. $5.00 off with any donation to the Food Bank.
Free handmade bar of goat’s milk soap to first 40 registered.
Sponsor: The Great Canadian Soap Co.
Fundraiser: Upper Room Food Bank, Charlottetown
Contact: Em Zember – 672-1311 (h) em@greatcanadiansoap.com
or Janet Norman-Bain – jypsy@planetautism.com
Course Descriptions:
5K: Out and back on Portage Rd and Brackley Point Rd.
10K: Loop course on Portage Rd, Winsloe Rd, Ling Rd, Winsloe Rd, MacQuarrie Rd, Brackley Point Rd, Portage Rd.
Maps: 5K 10K
Other Notes: Games during run, $20/$10/$5 soap shop gift certificates for top male and female. $5 soap shop gift certificates for any Personal Bests for 5km/10km runs.
Top items requested by the Food Bank:

1. Soup
2. Peanut butter
3. Cheese spread
4. Pasta
5. Canned meat
6. Canned fruits
7. Canned juice
8. Rice
9. Canned beans
10. Baby Products

Driving Ms. Em

http://redislandgoatfarm.blogspot.com/2010/10/alex-and-golf-cart.html

Em, Alex & Jasmine

The Great Canadian Soap Company

Here's where Alex works:

from Sea and be Scene.com

The Great Canadian Soap Company

"Alex and I" - Red Island Goat Farm, PEI

http://redislandgoatfarm.blogspot.com/2010/09/alex-and-i.html

GO(a)T SOAP?

(click on images to enlarge)

They have a new card at work.

I really like my job. I do lots of different things.

I like stocking shelves with all the different soaps. I cut a lot of soap.

I put the signs out every morning.

I like the goats, especially the babies.

Alex's favourite jobs

http://redislandgoatfarm.blogspot.com/2010/05/alexs-favourite-jobs.html

Photo Credit: Em Zember

Wealth

I really like working at The Great Canadian Soap Company!