Smoky Mountain Tallow

Make sure you tell your loved ones you want tallow products for Christmas!! 🎅🏼🎄

UPDATED MENU!! 💕

Yeehaw!! Anybody up for snow tubing?

Ober Mountain snow tubing is reopening this Saturday, Nov. 15
while the skiing reopens for the season on Saturday, Nov. 22

The benefit of having a holistic health coach make your skincare products means I get to tailor them to your unique needs. Got acne? No problem. Got sensitive skin? No problem. Got a skin condition you are trying to clear up? No problem. Just let me know when you order & I will tailor it to you.

1oz $8
2oz $12
4oz $20
8oz $30
16oz $50

Shipping $11-17

Payments accepted: cash/check, cash app, Apple Pay or Zelle.

To order, text eight6five 4four1 zero12five. Mention code: “HALLOWEEN2025” for $5 off your 1st order of $30 or more.

Return local customers: bring back those jars for money back on your next order.

My kitchen smells so yummy right now. I made this 16oz Piña Colada Tallow Balm for a gal to give as a gift.

Clean Ingredients: grass-finished tallow, cold pressed avocado oil, raw cacao butter, castor oil, vitamin E & a blend of organic essential/fragrance oils.

Need yours unscented for sensitive skin? No problem. I customize your tallow products to your skin type & scent preference.

Text eight 5 five 4four 1 zero 1 2 five to order. Mention code: “even Herbie loves it” for $5 off this size jar of tallow. Regular price: $50 (shipping $11-18). Cash app, Apple Pay, Zelle or Check.

Looking for a clean candle to burn in your home or to give as gifts? Look no further. Let me make you a customized Tallow Candle in your favorite scent combination!

Ingredients: pure beeswax, grass finished tallow, essential or fragrance oil & wood wick.

Small $12 (4oz)
Medium $18 (8oz)
Large $30 (16oz)

PM for Essential / Fragrance Oil List or text (865)441-0125 (I’ll see a text much faster.)

Don’t forget Christmas is coming. Start stashing away those little gifts here & there for your loved ones. Shipping available.

(PS. Please make your loved ones aware that MOST scented candles are made from paraffin wax these days. One example is Bath & Bodyworks. Tell your fam to take these off the gift list for you & your family. Nobody needs that poison 🤮 in their lives.

A little history about Elkmont. ❤️❤️❤️

Hidden deep within the mist-shrouded valleys of the Great Smoky Mountains lies Elkmont, Tennessee—a ghost town where the echoes of the past linger amidst crumbling cabins and tangled vines. Originally settled in the 1840s under the name “Little River,” Elkmont began as a humble logging community. Its fortunes rose sharply with the arrival of the Little River Lumber Company in the early 1900s, transforming the town into a bustling hub filled with sawmills, railroads, and workers’ homes. Yet Elkmont’s story did not end with timber; it evolved into a rustic retreat for Knoxville’s wealthy elite, who built charming vacation cottages and established exclusive enclaves like the Appalachian Club and the grand Wonderland Hotel.
Everything changed in 1934 with the creation of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Faced with the government’s offer, residents had to choose between selling their properties at full value and leaving immediately or accepting a lower price with a lifetime lease to remain. Many clung to their mountain homes, but as these leases expired by the early 1990s, Elkmont was slowly deserted. With no one left to maintain the buildings, nature began reclaiming the town—cabins sagged, porches gave way, and creeping vines wrapped themselves around broken windows that once framed joyful gatherings.
Today, Elkmont is a hauntingly beautiful reminder of a vanished way of life, accessible by hiking trails winding through the national park. Visitors wander past the ghostly remains of cabins, cross the quaint Elkmont Troll Bridge hidden among ancient trees, and pause at the quiet hillside cemetery where past residents rest. Some buildings are now being lovingly restored, but the town’s decaying floorboards and crumbling chimneys continue to whisper stories of mountain life long gone. Elkmont stands as a testament to the resilience of both nature and memory—an evocative chapter in the history of the Smokies that invites reflection on the delicate balance between human legacy and wilderness reclaiming its own.