Inside Sweet Harvest Farms

Welcome inside Sweet Harvest Farms — where every bar of our handmade organic soap is crafted the traditional way in small batches using USDA-grade organic oils, time-honored cold-process methods, and a whole lot of heart.

Here you’ll find behind-the-scenes videos of our soap making process, soap cutting, curing racks, ingredient preparation, and the daily artistry that goes into creating truly handcrafted bath and body products.

Unlike mass-produced “beauty bars,” our soaps are slow-cured, small-batch creations made from scratch — never melt-and-pour, never factory-made.

Handcrafted since 1994

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University of Tampa alumni came out to do a short interview with Sweet Harvest Farms organic bath and body to find out the who, what and why of this amazing woman run small business!

I get asked sometimes why I don't wear gloves when making our organic bath and body. The answer is two fold - My hands are washed before I handle or touch anything in the production area. Many people are allergic to gloves even though they may not contain latex. I do, however, wear a mask when producing some of the products and NEVER make any of my organic products if I am not well or feeling ill. We also run a true hepa-filter in the production area especially during the winter months.

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This video was made a few years back and goes in depth as to what makes Sweet Harvest Farms organic bath and body one of the most sought after supplier of soaps, lotions, deodorant, diaper balm and more.

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Every year Sweet Harvest Farms participated in Julies at Provence Spring and Fall show and it was such an honor to do so. This particular year Charley Belcher from Channel 13 Tampa was there to interview a few of us. I am NOT a morning person but I wasn't going to miss Charley! We went live on Channel 13 Tampa Bay.

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So we do the Hyde Park Market in Tampa the first Sunday of every month, and Water Street Tampa the third Sunday of the month. One of the things we hear over and over again is that people come specifically to see us, and honestly, that is incredibly humbling and flattering — especially considering the many wonderful vendors at these amazing markets.

Every now and then I’ll ask a customer if they’d be willing to do a quick video testimonial because I would love others to hear, in their own words, why they love Sweet Harvest Farms organic handmade bath and body products and why they simply won’t use anything else.

Sweet Harvest Farms customer excited to do a live video of how much they love the organic handmade products we offer

This particular Sunday, at Water Street, we were quite busy with new customers so when two regulars came up I asked if they would do a video. They were more than happy to do so and I grabbed my phone and let them talk about our organic handmade products in their own words. Problem is I was doing it without wearing my glasses and hit "photo" instead of "video". So thank you to my customers that ranted and raved about Sweet Harvest Farms. Sorry I only got a photo. I can be a real knuckle head at times!

I’ve been incredibly blessed to spend more than 30 years doing what I love — formulating organic handmade bath and body products long before it became the popular thing to do.

I suppose that’s the real secret to work. When you truly believe in what you create and pour your heart into it, it never really feels like work at all.

Yes! We Wholesale our organic line of handmade bath and body!

"I stumbled upon CJ and Sweet Harvest Farms in 2008 at a Crafts/Farmers Market in Florida and bought a couple of bars to take home with me to New Mexico. I loved them so much that I had to make them available for purchase in the gift shop at our lodging business, Casitas de Gila Guesthouses! Here we are, 18 years later, and I still am using the soaps (I’ve tried every variety!), and our guests are still buying the soaps to take home. The bars are large, they smell wonderful, they feel wonderful on your skin, and they last a long time. They aren’t drying — which is great because our humidity in New Mexico is often around 10%! CJ is wonderful to work with, too. Through the years, we have tried other soaps, but nothing compares to Sweet Harvest Farms. We highly recommend!"

~Becky O'Connor, Casitas De Gilla

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Tampa Bay Markets Tampa Bay Markets thrives with the support and participation of our vendor community, team and the engagement of our customers. Working to accept vendors that sell products that are locally made first and foremost. Sweet Harvest Farms was one of the first vendors to join this amazing group when it began many years ago.

Hand Crafted Soap and Cosmetic Guild One of the industries authority on handcrafted bath and body

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Sweet Harvest Farms Soap of the Month Club An unbelievable deal for the best organic soap, lotion and more! Have to see to believe! box of organic bath and body at your door every month -and don't forget to share with your friends!

Handmade Soap 101 A good and informative read of what you might be suing on your body by mistake!

Organic Tallow Miracle Salve Our tallow balm is handcrafted from 100% grass-fed, pasture-raised beef tallow—known for its incredible compatibility with human skin. Rich in vitamins A, D, E, and K, and blended with organic oils like jojoba, rosehip, and chamomile, this balm delivers serious hydration and skin support for dry, sensitive, or irritated skin.

Perfect for face, body, lips, and even babies, our formula melts into the skin, leaving it supple and protected—without clogging pores or feeling greasy.

Is your soap anti-bacterial? This article may answer those questions. Wash your hands with plain soap and water for at least 26 seconds. That’s still one of the most important steps you can take to avoid getting sick and to prevent spreading germs, viral or bacterial. So when you use Sweet Harvest Farms handmade organic soap you are getting the benefits of a true organic product (with none of that nasty stuff) that will take care of washing viruses and bacteria from you hands/body AND because of the combination of nurturing organic oils in our recipe, your skin is not going to dry out from over use! Your skin will love you for it!