Monday, June 27, 2016
Thursday, June 23, 2016
Wednesday, June 22, 2016
Amy Jeanroy Plants Some Love On Happy Herb & The Spice Gals
Amy Jeanroy - The Farming Wife
Amy Jeanroy has joined
Happy Herb & The Spice Gals as our
Marketing Communications Strategist.
"Happy Herb & The Spice Gals brings the fun of the family garden right to your backyard fence. Your littlest gardeners will love watching their plants grow from seed to plate." Amy Jeanroy, The Farming Wife
Amy Jeanroy, "The Farming Wife" has been writing about homesteading and rural living for 20 years. She currently lives on a 200 acre homestead overlooking the Bay of Fundy in Downeast Maine, where she grows gardens and raises livestock with her family.
Amy is a Master gardener and has owned a greenhouse business since 2010, growing plants, produce and seeds for the farmer’s market. She grows herbs and makes herbal products for the farmer’s market and has taught many classes on herbs for the farm, greenhouse growing, fermenting foods, canning and preserving, pruning and livestock management.
Amy has been a guest on the Martha Stewart Living radio show, the Take Care Wellness program on NPR, PBS’s Earth Eats, The Wisconsin Vegetable Gardener Podcast and Magazine and has been a speaker at the Nebraska Dairy Goat Association as well as at the Healthy Farm Conference, hosted by the Nebraska Sustainable Agriculture Society.
Her work can be seen on About.com Herbgardens site, and Foodistas.com's recipe site. She has written hundreds of articles on homesteading and rural living. And Amy has written numerous books on food preservation: Canning and Preserving 2nd Edition, Wiley Publishing, Canning and Preserving All in One, Wiley Publishing. Fermented Foods, Wiley Publishing and her latest book: Modern Pressure Canning-Recipes for the 21st Century, Fall 2017
Here are some great tips from Amy about 5 herbs that are best purchased as plants: Herb planting tips from Amy.
Tuesday, June 21, 2016
Happy Herb & The Spice Gals Wear Red Pants
Danny Weinkauf, Grammy winning songwriter
Much of our marketing efforts will go to encourage families to plant herbs, vegetables and flowers together. We call it the "Plant it. Water it. Cut it, Cook it. Eat it." campaign. To support this effort, Danny Weinkauf will be writing and producing a song for Happy Herb & The Spice Gals which will be featured in their first music video.
Danny Weinkauf is a Grammy winning songwriter and long time bassist for They Might Be Giants. In 2014 Danny released his 1st album for kids and families called No School Today. NST garnered many awards and several of the tracks received much radio play on stations such as Sirius XM Kids Place Live. That same year he put together Danny Weinkauf and his Red Pants Band which has toured all over the US playing everywhere from local museums to the Lollapalooza festival. He has since released 5 singles and released a 2nd album Red Pants Band in July, 2016.
In addition to his solo work, Danny records and tours with the multi GRAMMY winning/platinum selling band “They Might Be Giants”. His work with TMBG includes writing songs for their children's albums No, Here Come the 1,2,3s, Here Come's Science, and WHY? (all RIAA Gold certified). During his 18 yrs. with the band, he has recorded several albums and performed extensively throughout America, Europe, and Australia. TV appearances include late night shows with Jay Leno, Conan O’Brien, Jimmy Fallon, Craig Kilborne, Craig Ferguson, and Jon Stewart, as well as, MTV, VH1, Blues Clues, and The Disney Channel. Danny has also worked with other groups including GRAMMY nominated band “Fountains of Wayne”, Academy Award nominated singer Mike Viola, David Mead, Lincoln, Mono Puff, and Stephen Fretwell.
Danny's work in the field of film and television music includes writing and producing for shows such as Sesame Street, Disney, Nick Jr., Malcolm in the Middle (Fox), Sex and the City (HBO), Queer Eye for the Straight Guy (Bravo), Resident Life, Jon and Kate + 8 (TLC), ABC + CBS Sports, ESPN, History Channel, MTV, Travel Net, Food Net, National Geographic, Direct TV, The Ellen DeGeneres show, and many others. As the founder and main composer of Red Pants Music he has provided advertising tracks for Mercedes Benz, Saturn, McDonald’s, Dunkin’ Donuts, RadioShack, Burger King, All Detergent, Barnes and Noble, Tauck, Big Brothers and sisters, Teddy Ruxpin, Ikea, Kohl’s, Elmer’s, Merck, Payless, and more…
Friday, June 17, 2016
Thursday, June 16, 2016
Meet Happy Herb & The Spice Gals
PRODUCT AVAILABLE MARCH 2017!
Our product history and our plans for SUCCESS:
It all started with a behind the closet door shoe organizer! It was cheaply made and shoes always fell out of the pockets. Eventually, the stitching came loose around the pockets and seams. So, I began to think of different uses for the shoe organizer and soon enough, with the advice of some friends, Happy Herb & The Spice Gals was born.
Do you love fresh, all natural, organic herbs, vegetables and flowers? We do. And now with Happy Herb & The Spice Gals, it's never been easier.
We use high quality, mold, mildew and rot resistant canvas material. We are looking into alternative natural materials like bamboo or hemp and we are also looking at using recycled coffee bean burlap bags. But for our initial product launch, we are using natural canvas. Each pocket will have one small drain hole, to reduce the chance of root rot. And we will be offering seed packs for a variety of herbs, vegetables and flowers, selected for specific geographical regions.
We will be launching the product on our e-commerce site, blog, through social media, an inbound marketing campaign and a series of live event showcases and press releases in March of 2017. The plan is to push for a big intro/launch for Mother's Day 2017. Happy Herb & The Spice Gals will also be available through other sites, select retail stores and we will be participating in an affiliate marketing program.
A booklet (all content will be available on our website) will accompany the product - providing information about different planting options and how to make this experience a family project. Creating the opportunity to participate in quality family time is very important to us!
We are also planning on producing original music and a music video starring Happy Herb & The Spice Gals singing about herbs, vegetables, flowers and how much fun it is to create your new garden. Additionally, we anticipate securing the endorsement from a variety of foodies - influencers/celebrities.
Our long term goal is to bring the manufacturing process home to the US - but it's a process and very difficult finding suppliers and manufacturers to make our product cost effective and competitive. For example, canvas is made in India! We are looking into manufacturing the product in India - cost per unit is higher than China, but better quality and manufacturing process and lower quantity in orders. China is less expensive than india, but minimum quantity is much higher than india. We have no mills in the US producing canvas - mills have closed all across the country. I find that so sad and disappointing.
Our key team members:
Creative Director:
I am Dennis Gelbaum and I am currently the CEO, Executive Creative Director of ramp it up entertainment. ramp it up entertainment is a full service creative boutique and brand experience agency and multimedia production company providing services and resources to clients in more than 100 countries! Dennis Gelbaum
My focus is on telling our story, (advertising, marketing, promotions, PR and live events), product development, designing and implementing a website with e-commerce capabilities, creating our social network and producing multimedia content. With an emphasis on brand performance and inbound digital marketing strategies, I know how to digitally promote a product/business. My speciality has been in launching products. (Nintendo Wii and Wii Fit, Guitar Hero, City Folks - Animal Crossing, Nintendo DS, Bazooka Bubble Gum, X-Men, Power Rangers, Dodge Caravan - just to name a few...)
I like to think of myself as a marketing mixologist, blending the perfect combination of marketing communications from a full-service bar of interactive and integrated resources. My experience has taught me that to do it right, to engage and influence a brand’s target audience, the path to success requires equal parts art and science, creativity and strategic thinking.
Manufacturing:
Lead by Tommy Hilfiger veteran Mark Mangogna. Mark was Hilfiger Design Director from 1996 - 2006, where he designed entire collections for specialty retail as well as outlet stores and sourced production globally. As owner and founder of Ironbound Denim, Mark has been in the fashion business since the 1990s. In 2009, Mark started his niche company—which manufactures authentic, premium American-made denim jeans after a decade working for Tommy Hilfiger. Mark is responsible for design, sourcing and production, manufacturing oversight for Happy Herb & The Spice Gals.
Sales and Merchandising:
Veronica Jones is an experienced retail industry professional who brings over 25 years’ experience in the retail and wholesale community. As a retail consultant she has created strategic alliances between retailers, manufacturers and designers, focusing on product development, branding, buying and selling. Veronica has relationships with upper management in major stores and upscale specialty stores targeting the luxury and contemporary markets.
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