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The Soap Company of Nova Scotia 


The Chronicle Herald
September 4, 2018 - Allison Lawlor 

Inside Leigh McFarlane’s production studio at her Port Hilford home, you might find one of her five grandchildren piling and arranging some of the handmade soaps she makes.

Since founding the Soap Company of Nova Scotia in 2013, McFarlane’s family has been with her every step of the way. If her grandchildren aren’t helping, her mother has been known to wrap thousands of small bars of soap for the guest rooms at the Liscombe Lodge Resort and Conference Centre.

“She loves to do it,” said McFarlane. Wanting to avoid synthetic scents and to help customers feel good,  Read More . . .  

The Soap Company chosen for Entrepreneurial Leaders Program



The Casket

 

June 16, 2018 - Richard MacKenzie

PORT HILLFORD, N.S. - If being an entrepreneur can, at times, seem like being on a deserted island, Leigh McFarlane has found a rescue ship.

McFarlane, founder and CEO of the Municipality of the District of St. Mary’s-based business The Soap Company, was selected amongst a group of 28 Atlantic businesses for the 11th cohort of the Wallace McCain Institute’s Entrepreneurial Leaders Program (ELP), late last month. Read More . . .   

Liscombe Lodge goes local


The Chronicle Herald

May 29, 2017 
 

This year, the lodge will use amenities from Soap Company of Nova Scotia located in Port Hillford and will continue to partner with Sherbrooke Village and the Municipality of the District of St. Mary’s. Leigh MacFarlane launched the Soap Company of Nova Scotia four years ago and approached Liscombe Lodge general manager Karen Wenaus last year and the two have been working to achieve the right price point and size.

The company will provide soap, shampoo and lotion to the lodge. “She has been so amazing to support local businesses,” MacFarlane said. “We are all connected together in so many different ways which is awesome.” Read More . . . Note: this article is no longer available on the Web, so we cannot provide any more info that is already here. 

Farmers' Market opens to big crowds, excited vendors for 35th year


Truro Daily News

 

April 5, 2015 - Ryan Cooke

TRURO – Leigh McFarlane handled handfuls of customers at a time, as people walked up to her soap stand in droves. She pored over pamphlets and products to the customers, explaining in detail each product on the table in front of them, moving seamlessly from one interested shopper to the next. For MacFarlane and dozens of other vendors at the Truro Farmers’ Market, the hustle and bustle returned on Saturday morning with the dawn of a new season. Read More . . .