Sedbergh soapmaker is natural choice

12:00pm Friday 25th April 2008

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WHEN Danish-born Dorthe Pratt married a Dales farmer, she joked she wouldn't be getting her hands dirty as a farmer's wife.

And she has proved true to her word by launching her own venture, the Sedbergh Soap Company, making a range of natural soaps at the family farm.

With demand for her fragrant products rapidly growing, Dorthe is now well-placed to clean up with a farm diversification business with a difference.

Her soaps are made using pure essential oils - which give the fresh smell - and natural herbs and flowers grown on the farm, which create natural colouring.

For the full story, get the Gazette (April 25, 2008)