Family farms come up with a ‘pretty cool’ soap product

It’s nice to see agricultural products represented among the “coolest things made in North Carolina.” 

Two family farms in eastern North Carolina teamed up to introduce “All-Natural Lard Soap with Goat’s Milk,” a product that earned to be on the ballot in the 2022 online competition conducted by the North Carolina Chamber of Commerce.

 

The soap blends the highest quality pasture-raised lard (derived from rendered pork fat) from Bynum Family Farm with ultra-rich goat’s milk from Logan Farms. The end-result is a soap that is soothing, moisturizing and therapeutic. 

The product is sold in Carteret County at The Market at Cedar Point, where the two farms are regular vendors. 

Bynum Family Farm is located near Maysville in Jones County. It’s owned and operated by Joshua and Kristina Bynum.

 

The couple says: “We feel so incredibly blessed to have the opportunity (in 2020) to re-establish the family farm.” They are rejuvenating the land and cultivating their own ideals for food “produced largely without chemicals, pesticides and antibiotics. 

“We wanted to know where our food came from. We desired food that would nourish our bodies and to live a life that would feed our souls. Bringing this old farm back to life is a journey worth traveling.”

 

With four children “who love to dig in the dirt and love on the animals,” the Bynums have a passion for producing high-quality food for our community. We are grateful to be caretakers of God’s creation,” they said. 

Logan Farms is near Beulaville in Duplin County. It’s owned and operated by Jason and Kristi Logan, who view the farm as an essential component of the family’s “Christian walk.” 

Business is growing, and products now include assorted goat’s milk soap and lotions, shaving soaps and shampoo bars, men’s beard care (oils & balms), sugar scrubs and bath salts, lip butters and bug sprays. 

 

The Logans have three children and 18 goats – 17 females and a buck. “The goats are our bread and butter for the farm as we are mostly a goat dairy farm,” Kristi said. “It all started because my oldest daughter became lactose intolerant. So, we got a couple of goats for our family, and then one thing led to another with the abundance of goats and milk.”

 

Randy and Robin born from Rachel and Chandler

The Logans also raise chickens and rabbits. The extended family includes a pair of horses and a bunch of “livestock guardian dogs” that keep predators away from the chickens. 

The garage of their house has become the soap shop. Kristi is the chief soapmaker, but the soap business is a family affair. The children help with labeling, cutting and stamping the soaps with the Logan Farms’ logo. 

Kristi designed the trademark, and each element has a special meaning. The horseshoes represent a dream of owning a horse boarding facility. The four-leaf clover shape is because the Logans were married on St Patrick’s Day. Green, because of their wedding date, became the farm’s official color.

 

“Jason does the majority of the milking, feeding, grooming, feet trimming, heavy lifting, and knows the logistics about how ‘this whole farming thing works,’” Kristi said. “Without him, none of this would be possible. He is truly the leader of the family and the farm.”

 

“It was truly an honor to be nominated, especially with such a wonderful family as the Bynums,” Kristi said. “We have become really good friends and working alongside them is a blessing in itself.”