Mountain Sky Soaps, Crescent Valley, BC

Instead of working away from the farm and sending the kids to daycare in 1993, Raynald Losier and Nina George created Mountain Sky Soaps in their rural farmhouse basement. As the vision of staying home with the kids was part of the impetus for starting the business, the name Mountain Sky came from their daughters’ middle names, Malaya Mountain and Rahel Sky. Both kids were born at home and fed home-grown vegetables as part of their diet. Raynald and Nina place a high importance on growing their own food, canning seasonal produce and supporting local farms.