I found Holly and Fiddlebump’s Apothecary a couple of years ago at the Farmer’s Market and I am so in love with her products! Having a son who is a cancer survivor, I try my hardest to keep him away from any chemicals that I can. Holly’s products have all natural ingredients with nothing bad in them at all. Even when you go to Whole Food’s you have to read labels because almost everything has something questionable in it. To top that off, her products work amazingly well! Whenever the boys have a bruise, cut, scrape, rash, bug bite, etc they come running looking for any Fiddlebump product! She also has cleaning products (I am addicted to the smell of the Lavender Citrus Surface Cleaner!) and I hear she now has shampoo, which I can’t wait to try! So here is Holly’s interview and I would just like to say thank you to Holly for creating these safe products for my family! You are such a HUGE blessing to us and so many people!!!!!
Store Address, website, phone?
www.fiddlebump.com
810-599-8346
Available at Nature’s Vitality Davison
Essence on Main Clarkston
Rebekah’s Pure Living Lapeer
Kinetic Systems Clarkston
Earth Baby Earth Rochester
How did you start your business?
Upon the birth of my first child, I began trying to make informed choices on the types of food and personal care products I was using as I wanted to give my children the best. My Granddaddy and Grandma both battle alzheimers, and my husband and mother in law are cancer survivors, each of non Hodgkin lymphoma, these diseases have been linked to many of the ingredients in our food and personal care products. I began researching ingredients in the products I was using and found that most of the products, even the ones that claimed to be “natural” were full of harmful ingredients. In turn, I began making safe alternatives to every day products that are truly safe and natural for my family……and later decided to share my creations with others to provide healthy alternatives to their families as well
What is the hardest thing about running your own business?
The hardest thing for me is juggling my business with my two part time jobs and favorite role as wife and mom. I never seem to have enough time to devote in order to grow in the way that I would like to
How many kids do you have and how old are they?
Two
They are Four and Six
What are some of the creative ways that you juggle being a business owner and mom?
Allowing my children to help me create products whenever possible
What are some things that inspire you?
Helping other people to become informed and to make better choices for the health of their children and themselves in order to help prevent illness and suffering due to exposure of the toxic cocktails in personal care products.
My Granddaddy, My Children, My Aunt
Fun Questions!
What is your favorite Food?
A big spring mix salad with lots of veggies, and most things Mexican
What is your favorite restaurant?
I don’t have one
Where is your favorite place to go on vacation?
The Ocean
What is your favorite activity to do with your kids?
Day trips to the zoo, park…. riding bikes
If you had a free day to do whatever you wanted what would you do?
I would go to the Ocean with my family and enjoy the beauty of God’s Creation and the gifts in my life!!
