About Them: In the early 1960s, the State of Washington had a modern homesteading lottery, with the lucky “winners” getting 160 acres of land in Central Washington for farming. At the time, Karl Dorsing was living outside of Salem, Oregon, and had a dream to farm his own land. So, in 1962, Karl entered — and won – Washington’s modern homesteading lottery and moved his family to their new property outside of Royal City, Washington. As they say, the rest is historty. Continue reading “Stoneridge Orchards Valentines Day” »

About Them: As long-time advocates of the all-natural sweetener stevia, the pair knew the plant-based sweetener would be the key to their success – zero-calorie stevia could replace the high amounts of sugar traditionally present in chocolate, while still offering all the flavor. So, Cynthia and Chuck set to work, creating, tasting, testing, and revising – until finally, in 2011, their uniquely delicious stevia-sweetened chocolate bars were ready, and Lily’s Sweets was born Continue reading “Lily’s Sweets” »

About Them: On a trip to Europe we indulged in handcrafted chocolate bark pieces beautifully displayed in jars at a small artisanal chocolate shop. The smaller pieces were delicious, but the portion was still too filling leaving us to wonder, “What if this was thin, snackable and available all year round?” We instantly knew that this idea was the start of something great, and so we set out on a mission to craft a snack packed with natural ingredients and fair trade chocolate that would satisfy the serious chocolate lover. Continue reading “BarkTHINS Review & Valentines Day” »