Sedbergh soapmaker is natural choice (From The Westmorland Gazette)
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Sedbergh soapmaker is natural choice
12:00pm Friday 25th April 2008 in Search By Jim Smith
Dorthe Pratt with some of her soaps. (D8B133GG07)
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)
