2026 Workshop | Soaping Clean with Dairy from the homestead with wendy & karlyn hartman

2026 Workshop | Soaping Clean with Dairy from the homestead with wendy & karlyn hartman

Date: Thursday, October 8, 2026

Time: 9:00 AM

location: Warren County Fairgrounds

26 Fairground Rd, Front Royal, VA 22630

Learn the basics of natural Soapmaking while utilizing dairy and fats from your homestead.

During this course, the Goat Milk Soap Ladies of Adoratio Farms will teach an overview of the soaping process, including methods, materials required, safety protocols and procedures, while inspiring you to utilize home-grown plants and animals from your homestead to make all-natural, quality soaps.

Gain confidence through this hands-on class and learn how to make soap at home for your family. This hands-on, instructional soap-making class is led by Wendy and Karlyn Hartman, the authors of Soaping Clean with Dairy from the Homestead, scheduled for release in October 2025.

Wendy and Karlyn will be speakers at the 2025 Homesteaders of America Conference. They were also speakers at the 2024 Homesteaders of America Conference in Front Royal, VA, and the 2024 Homestead United Jamboree in Fletcher, NC.

What You Will Learn:

• Soap Making Methods
• Essential Materials needed
• Safety Protocols and Procedures
• How to Use Fresh Dairy in Soap Making

What You Will Receive:

• A loaf of your very own hand-made soap, (approximately 7 bars of soap- a $56 value), made with our Non GMO Soy-Free Goat Milk and Freshly Rendered Lard
• A reusable heavy duty silicone soap mold and cutter. ($15 value)
• A sample pre-cured soap bar ($5 value)
• The confidence and skill to safely make soap at home. (Invaluable)
• Beginner soap recipe
• List of materials and supplies
• Soaping Clean book

What You Should Bring:

• Shoe box sized box to transport finished soap mold
• Eye Protection (Any clear eye glasses OR protective goggles would be fine)
• Apron