For many years, I volunteered at a camp for high school students. This program would bring young folks together from all over New Jersey for a week of workshops and small- and large-group discussions about race, bias, and privilege.
My favorite part of the day was always the campfire.
I always liked to use the campfire as a safe space in which people (the students and the adult staff) could sit, contemplative and respectful, in nature in a way not normally accessible to everyone (i.e., city-dwellers like myself).
But we ran multiple camps each summer, and I couldn't work at all of them. And sometimes when I was there, I was too involved in other programs to actively help create the fire, or to help facilitate the evening-closing gathering around it.
So I found a way to help. See, you can obviously build a fire using nothing but wood. But in New Jersey, in the deep summer, it can be really humid. And sometimes with damp firewood, you need a little help. I researched DIY firestarters but was dismayed to see how many relied on paraffin as their combustible element. It seemed hypocritical to gather a community around a campfire in the spirit of peaceful respect for the environment, then take a chunk of petroleum derivative and light. that. s#!t, up.
I developed my firestarters using products and materials I could source responsibly. I wrap and tie each bundle by hand. I want your fire - whether it's in the woods, inside your home, or in your backyard - to be special.
All products are developed and sold in that same spirit. We make a only few things, but we make them carefully, with love and an unwavering eye towards bringing joy to the person in whose hands they end up.
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Etsy buyer on 08 Oct, 2020
5 out of 5 starsOrdered these as little fun surprises for some friends with cats. They shipped super fast and all the friends (and cats!) loved them!
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Etsy buyer on 17 Dec, 2018
5 out of 5 starsI ordered one two weeks ago for a Christmas gift and I just finished ordering one for myself!
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Etsy buyer on 12 Jul, 2018
5 out of 5 starsPerfect for my lips that have felt chapped for months. Moisturizes without any irritation. :)
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Angie on 24 Mar, 2017
5 out of 5 starsI can't review how well they work until we go camping but they're cute and smell nicely.
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Vicky on 25 Jun, 2016
5 out of 5 starsReally cute. They're going in our wedding welcome bags. We looked at many options and bought these based on price versus other shops. Just wish there was an option that included a direction / steps of use on individual ones.
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Julie on 17 Nov, 2015
5 out of 5 starsI ordered these as a stocking stuffer for my dad who loves to use his outdoor fire pit. Package came extremely well wrapped and protected for shipping. Thank you!!
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