(New) Pure Beeswax Travel Candles

Pure, unscented, hand-poured beeswax travel candles. The wild beeswax is sourced from several areas of the Philippines, and is perfectly safe to burn (unlike paraffin) and sustainably produced (unlike most soy wax). Take it with you camping, or to the inevitably stuffy weekend home.

Candlelight and moonlight are some of our favorite sources of illumination, and this travel jar takes its cue from the underdog moon-- which, when full, "rivals the sun".

(New) Cotton Tablecloth

It seems a bit hardcore to call tablecloths "biodegradable", but it's worth a mention that today's standard vinyl, nylon, and poly tablecloths have the ecological effects of giant plastic bags. We've tried composting them, and they don't. They end up in landfills.



Hence, we have a few of these rough cotton tablecloths available. They look better anyway.

(New) Unbleached Loofah, Liz's Truffles, Blocks of Pure Cacao

Loofah is the skeleton of the patola plant. We know patola as the vegetable in misua. At Kapisan Urban Farms, the ones that grow higher and are more difficult to harvest are left to dry. We then peel them, sterilize under Papa Sun, and cut into manageable pieces. We do not bleach them like commercial producers do. You may use loofah for your body, or as a biodegradable dish scrub. As with anything, leave in the sun once in awhile to sterilize and make new again. At the end of its life, compost. No problem.













Our friend Liz makes truffles. The cacao is not local yet-- although there are people getting into cacao conching, giving hope that a meltable base for "normal" European-style chocolates will soon be locally made. Get them from our chiller.




















We now have our pure cacao in 100 gram blocks as well. Minimally processed-- fermented, roasted, ground. We previously only had them by the kilo. These are more manageable to use. You can make drinking cacao, or grate for baking or cooking. One woman uses them for her hair. We're not sure how, but she does.

(New) Pangasinan Salts, Tropical Granola, Eucalyptus Essential Oil

We have new sea salts at the shop. Both from Pangasinan, they are non-iodized, hand harvested, and natural. Both have a "firm" flavor (if you understand what we mean), that is briny and sweet at the tail. Use in everyday cooking, for finishing, and for sprinkling everything from eggs to chocolate.




















The finer one may be sprinkled onto your coffee grounds before brewing, to amplify the flavor.





















We also have what we call "tropical" granola. It is made with rolled oats, coconut syrup (with a lower glycemic and less cloying nature), cashew nuts, and dried guyabano. These are going fast, so we will try to catch up with production.




















Lastly, we have organic, local eucalyptus essential oil. It is perfect for the post-holidays, when we all have some stuffy noses and rooms to clear. We are quite excited to have a locally produced eucalyptus oil to add to our growing roster of locally farmed/harvested and distilled essential oil. More about this next time.