Expanding to Idaho!

You can now purchase our Scent from Nature; 100% Pure Beeswax Candles at Browning's Honey in Idaho Falls, Idaho! You'll find that they've got a nice selection of hard-to-find varietal honey as well, so check them out!

Browning’s Honey Co., Inc.
9019 N 5 E
IdahFalls, ID 83401
(208) 523-3692
(208) 523-3717 fax

Oake Lake Orchard; Operation Food Shelf!

Our "project manager", Bill Hughes

Thoroughly enjoying myself, I was pruning number 100 out of 142 of the fruit trees on our property. Talk about simple beauty; beautiful blue sky as the back drop for glistening water views enhanced by the various waterfowl that have begun to stop over on their journey north. Then it hit me. A large branch that I was pruning from below, literally hit me in the face and it took that to get my attention. What have we actually gotten ourselves into here? The idea of working the orchard ourselves this year is such a wonderful thought. But is it realistic? What happened to the idea of simplification? Here we are trying to raise two sled dog puppies and all that goes into their early training. We're planning a wedding. Making plans for breaking ground on our property up north. We're launching a new beeswax candle label and intensifying our marketing and production to lay the foundation for our move up north in the future and, not to mention, we've got the MN Honey Producers State Fair booth to manage. And guess when the apples will begin to ripen? You got it! During the State Fair!

After going through option after option, I was beginning to wonder the fate of our little orchard overlooking Oake Lake this year. Then, another path presented itself. Have you ever been in the right place at just the right time? A couple weeks ago I was discussing my dilemma with some folks at my real estate appraisal office during one of my biannual visits. Isn't telecommuting grand?! When out from another room came Bill and you could tell by the look on his face, he was thinking something big. "Did you say apple orchard?", he said. Turns out, he is associated with a very kind couple that put on monthly dinners where folks bring either a check or a bag of groceries and all of the proceeds go to out-state food shelves. What an amazing mission! Could we fashion an orchard project with a similar vision?

Since this discussion, the new Oake Lake Orchard "project manager", Bill Hughes, and I have managed to piece together a plan. In a nutshell, he will round up a crew of volunteer apple pickers who will pick, then transport apples to out-state food shelves. The Second Harvest non profit organization will also be involved as they have the proper orchard gear so some of the apples will likely be distributed locally in the Twin Cities metro area.

All of our "unborn" apples have now found someone to pick them and take them to their new homes! And Linda and Neil get to be involved in something truly amazing as they try to continue to work on their "Quest for a more simple lifestyle......", one project at a time.

If you would like to be a part of this with us, we are seeking volunteers for apple thinning that will take place in June and apple picking that begins in August and continues through September. We are also seeking donations to cover the cost of weed spraying for under the trees to minimize pests and for the actual chemicals and spraying labor that will need to be done to the entire orchard. The spraying will be kept to a minimum and the IPM (Integrated Pest Management) standards will be followed but spraying does need to be done in order to have edible apples sent to those in need. Every little bit counts!

Friends of Wood Lake Benefit Dinner

There is a wonderful urban nature center in Richfield, MN called Wood Lake. They'll be having their benefit dinner this month and we have contributed a set of our 100% Pure Beeswax Candles to their silent auction. It's for a wonderful cause so please consider attending if you live in the area. Who knows, you may end up going away with that Scent from Nature candle set!

Credit Where Credit is Due

Credit for input on our unique web design and all programming goes to our friend David J. Vollmer at The Cow Dogs hosting.

Credit for our new logo and packaging design goes to our friend Yas Bakshian of YB Limited?

Credit for designing the arc shaped candle label that will appear on our taper candles goes to our very own Neil Slaughter. He also gets a lot of credit for listening and catching all of those ping pong balls I throw his direction. I couldn't be doing this without him!

New Packaging and Website!

Scent from Nature is growing! For the past several months we have been working with a graphic designer and a web site guru to help us create a completely new and improved look! Once our face lift is complete, we will begin marketing on the national level!

Above is a sneak preview of our new logo.

This will be an exciting year for Scent from Nature. Thanks to all of you that have supported our growth!

Where to Buy

Scent from Nature; 100% Pure Beeswax Candles began out of a love for nature and all things pure. We are a small, woman owned, environmentally conscious business supporting local beekeepers by purchasing only their wax from which to carefully handcraft our candles.




You can buy our handcrafted candles at the following businesses that also support our health and environment:


Anoka, Minnesota

Grassroots
1917 2nd Avenue South
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Chanhassen, Minnesota

Lakewinds Natural Foods
432 Pond Promenade
952.697.3366


Grand Marais, Minnesota

Cook County Whole Foods Co-op
20 East 1st Street
218.387.2503


Minneapolis, Minnesota

Linden Hills Coop
3815 Sunnyside Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55410
612-922-1159

Seward Co-op Grocery and Deli
2823 East Franklin Avenue
612.338.2465

Moss Envy
(formerly Twin Cities Green)
Address: 3056 Excelsior Boulevard
Minneapolis, MN 55416
(612) 374-4581

Wedge Community Co-op
2105 Lyndale Avenue South
612.871.3993


Minnetonka, Minnesota

Lakewinds Natural Foods
17523 Minnetonka Boulevard
952.473.0292


Stillwater, Minnesota

River Market Community Co-op
221 N. Main Street
651.439.0366


St. Paul, Minnesota

Mississippi Market Natural Foods Co-op
1500 W. 7th Street
651.690.0507

Mississippi Market Food Co-op
622 Selby Avenue
651.310.9499


Winona, Minnesota

Bluff Country Co-op
121 W. 2nd Street
507.452.1815

Summerfest Weekend

The sun was shining brightly upon our display which made our beeswax candles smell even more mildly fragrant, drawing in visitors.

Last weekend was the 1st Annual Mudd Lake Organic Summerfest. We were excited about this event because it is extremely local to us and only about 2 miles away from our candle workshop! This gave us a chance to get to know some of our neighbors and meet some new customers and friends. We made some wonderful contacts and had a great time despite the complete rain out on Saturday.

We are looking forward to attending again next year.