Natural and Raw Creations

Last Updated July 05, 2018

Natural and Raw Creations at Southwest Community Farmers Market

Why We Love It: In 2013, Priscilla Maldonado and Maria Reyes took up beekeeping as a hobby. When Reyes developed skin allergies, she started to try making soap using their honey and beeswax as an ingredient. Before long, their line of handmade soaps joined their honeys at local farmers markets and special events.

They use herbs from their backyard along with essential oils and herbs to make soaps, body scrubs and mosquito repellents. Maldonado and Reyes sell their products at the farmers markets and special events, and that’s enough to keep them busy. “We like to do our products in small batches,” says Maldonado. “We love what we do and enjoy offering a natural product that can benefit others.” They’re at the Southwest Community Farmers Market at Tropical Park every Saturday, and at special events at Fruit and Spice Park, Cauley Square and local schools.