The Crystal Forestry Project

A big shout-out to the local vendors participating in this weekend’s Cedar Rapids Vendor Fair! Our local producers are who help make the Co-op a special place to shop, building a local community of brands you can trust.

We will be there 💃 The 2024 Iowa Women’s Festival is in one week from today on Saturday, June 1st! We’re celebrating women in the arts through musical performances, shopping from local women-owned businesses, a dance workshop, yoga in the Market Yard, and much more. Our headlining performer is none other than 2015 Chicago Blues Hall of Fame inductee, Sheryl Youngblood!

This event will also feature local and regional emerging artists with original artwork, community vendors, and Market Shopkeepers! The Iowa Women’s Festival is presented by Collins Aerospace with support from Travel Iowa.

Find us every Saturday morning🌞

🌱 Spring Cleaning Sale 🌱
Take 20% off sitewide with code SPRING
Happy spring cleaning ✨🧹

Thank you New Pioneer Co-op!

It's International Women's Day and we are honoring women-owned businesses all month long!

Look for the Woman-Owned tags on our Co-op shelves and stay tuned as we highlight some of our favorite brands here on social media throughout the month. What's one of your favorites at the Co-op?

Looking forward to the Made Market in Quad Cities this April 12-13 ✨ Hope to see you there!

Iowa City Farmers Market Holiday Market is tomorrow from 8a-1p at the Robert A. Lee Rec Center. Hope to see you there!

Very happy to be a new vendor at the beautiful Des Moines Mercantile!
Excited to announce a new brand we’re carrying! (from Iowa City) creates such beautiful and clean products. Unscented laundry detergent is coming soon!

Soaps on ropes✨

Our 2023 summer market dates 🌞
See you there!!

Will be at the IC Holiday Market tomorrow with limited edition candles and some other winter necessities ❄️
Looking forward to seeing everyone for the final farmers market of the year!

Will be this Saturday. Swipe to see all the vendors!

Looking forward to the this small business Saturday! It’s a great group of vendors, hope to see you there 💛

Please join us and invite your friends! Beautiful gifts, good food, and solar panels! For more information, visit https://www.biddingowl.com/IowaCityFreeMedicalClinic

Thank you Good Moon Pottery for the beautiful soap dish. These look so good together! 💗🌿🌝 Good Moon Pottery How pretty are these colors together? My soap dish and a delicious smelling moon soap from who I had the pleasure to set up next to at the market last week. Looks like a perfect match! 🌙

Excited to announce I’ll be vending September 24!
Hope to see you there!
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Delivered candles to just in time for The Wine and Flowers Festival
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I loved visiting the buzzing field of zinnias and seeing our soaps and candles blended in with all of the treasures in the Bloomsbury Farm store
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Thank you New Pioneer Co-op!!

Who knows cleaning supplies better than professional cleaners? No one! May, owner of The Crystal Forestry Project, has been making sustainable, natural products for over a decade, right here in Iowa City!

”While cleaning for a living, I found the unique fragrances and minerals made cleaning more enjoyable than working with traditional products, without compromising effectiveness.”

By using reusable dark glass bottles with concentrated solutions, customers can buy the spray bottle once and purchase the concentrate when they need to fill up. Try The Crystal Forestry Project cleaning solutions in your home!

Thank you Z102.9 for visiting our booth today at the Cedar Rapids Farmers Market! Love this picture!

Meet the little man behind Pete’s Pet Soap
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Made with pure olive and oatmeal
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Fragrance free for animals with sensitive skin
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More information about our cleaners
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Today is National Endangered Species Day. A day we wish didn't exist 🦧🌿

It is important to shed some light on why this day exists and what exactly means for a species to be endangered as well as what can be done to fix this problem.

🐯What is an endangered species?
A species whose population in numbers is so low that it is near extinction.

🦍How are endangered species defined?
According to the US Fish and Wildlife Service Endangered Species Program, "A species is defined as endangered or threatened when it suffers from these factors: damage to its habitat for recreational, or entertainment purposes; disease or predation of the species; and hazards to the continued life of the species."

🌿When is a species considered extinct?
A species is considered extinct when several years pass with no trace of the species. It can be difficult to determine extinction and because of this, there may be many more species already extinct that have not made the list yet.

🌲How does planting trees prevent extinction?
80% of all terrestrial biodiversity lives in forests. A single tree can provide habitat to so many different living things. Lots of wildlife have found themselves endangered due to deforestation destroying their habitat.

Plant trees to enhance biodiversity👇🌿
https://onetreeplanted.org/products/biodiversity

Looking forward to seeing you there!
Come meet some of your favorite local vendors!

Join us as we celebrate local goodness at the Co-op! Taste delicious samples, learn more about these local businesses, and meet the makers behind the products. With live music, a bounce castle, our famous house-made cookies and more, you won't want to miss it!

See the link in our bio for more details.

Please support! 🌱🐷💚
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We’re live, y’all! And we need YOUR support! 💚

For the first time ever, our 2022 Spring Pig-nic is ONLINE—making it accessible to all of our incredible supporters, near and far! 🐷

Each year, our Pig-nic silent auction serves as a vital source of funding for our sanctuary, allowing us to provide the highest quality of care for our rescued residents and to continue rescuing souls in need of sanctuary. 🦋

Our auction is FULL of amazing goodies, including delicious vegan food, beautiful self-care treats, meaningful clothing and accessories, gorgeous artwork, amazing experiences, like a private yoga class at the sanctuary, and SO much more! Thanks to our fabulous donors, there’s truly something for everyone! 🌼

All proceeds benefit our rescued residents! Your support means the world to us. We couldn’t do our lifesaving work without your generosity, and we’re so incredibly thankful. 🙏

We’ll be accepting bids until 4:00PM CST on Saturday, May 14th. 🌱

To explore our online silent auction and start bidding, please visit the link in our bio and select “SILENT AUCTION”! 🐽

Happy Earth Day!
Remember every day on Earth is worth celebrating, there is no planet B and every small action you take has value. You have value and you deserve to be healthy, happy and at home in this world. The Earth is your mother and supports you when all else fails, she will be there.
Of course we are having a little sale, 25% off the entire website all weekend!
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Can you spot our products? 👀 they are on the shelf in Iowa City, Coralville and Cedar Rapids!
Get our natural cleaning products and enhance your environment today🏡

My Origin Story - The Crystal Forestry Blog As a professional cleaner I’ve come across so many different cleaning products with labels containing statements ranging from “May Be Fatal” to “All Natural”. The problems I encountered were that 1. I couldn’t find products anywhere that didn’t trigger my sensitivities, asthma and alle...