VIV Magazine: Green Gifting!
Worker B included in VIV Magazine’s Green Gifting: A Roundup of Our New Favorites
VIV magazine found us while touring January’s New York International Gift Fair – glad they did and happy to be amongst their picks!
What’s Country Now? Worker B!
Find Worker B on Country Living Magazine’s “What’s Country Now” feature! We are in the mix with a host of all sorts of other terrific finds! Click here for the write-up!
Worker B on eco-chic design!
Elke found us at the recent New York International Gift fair and then tracked down our products at the Tea + Honey Store in Manhattan! Love the extra effort!
Read her review here and find out more about “everything green and gorgeous!”
Minnesota Monthly Feature!
Worker B was featured in the February issue of Minnesota Monthly magazine!

Who’s a Rising Star? Worker B!
Worker B is a Rising Star Award Finalist in the Beauty/Fragrance Entrepreneur category!
Worker B is one of Fashion Group International’s Rising Star Award finalists! Pretty exciting stuff: We were first notified of being a nominee way back in November and, low and behold, we made it through the first round of voting and have been upgraded to ‘finalist!’
Check out the complete list of finalists and all of the different categories here.
The Rising Star awards event is next week in New York City – stay tuned for results. . .and maybe a few pictures of Worker B all dressed up!
In the meantime, here’s a couple of pictures of the display board we made up for the voting:

Lotion Bar Review on Style Apothecary
Worker B’s Lotion Bar was reviewed this week by Style Apothecary!
Here’s a snippet to get you started:
“The Lotion Bar is a great introduction to the Worker B line. I have been using this bar every day and it’s been a good source for dry skin relief – I don’t know what it is but once November and December roll around my skin goes into all-out parchmetn mode. My eczema acts up, and my skin gets so darn dry. This lotion bar has been combatting that in a big way. What I like most about this bar is I can target whatever area needs relief the most; hands, elbows, arms, even the back of my feet if you can believe it all benefit from this bar – even my lips! What else I like about it is. . .”
Continue reading here!
Worker B on the Radio!
Exciting morning this past Saturday for Worker B! We were featured on AM950′s “Fresh and Local” radio show!
Check out highlights from the broadcast below – a four-parter with all sorts of good stuff! But first, here is an excellent post from The Noble Plate to get you warmed up:
“I have heard these two referred to by the other growers at the Minneapolis Farmers Market as “incredibly talented and hard working”. To be labelled as “industrious” by a farmer is a pretty impressive feat, yet industrious doesn’t quite cover it. Mike and Liesa are whole-heartedly dedicated to local foods, healthy beekeeping, and organic growing practices. Not only do they produce and sell their own brand of Worker B skin care products, but they double as vendors for Swede Lake farms (who grow several varieties of garlic and other high quality organic vegetables). These two seem to have a great deal of fun in everything they do.”
On to the broadcast!
Part one: A nice little introduction by Emily Noble, a nutritional biochemist!
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Part two: Here we are – talking about Worker B, and sustainable, organic farming with Swede Lake Farms
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Part three: An added bonus! Liz McMann talks about winter canning.
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Part four: Ever wonder what’s at the Farmers Market in December? We discuss here!
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Thanks for tuning in!
Worker B in Pictures at the Mill City Farmers Market!
Found a nice pictorial of Worker B at the Mill City Farmers Market!
This picture – and others – were brought to you by the Mill City Times! Check out the entire picture set here.
Special thanks to all of the Mill City Farmers Market for having Worker B back for a couple of Saturdays this year!
Button button, who has the buttons?
. . . Worker B does!
Worker B’s first run of collectable pins now available through the webstore!

Three different sizes – even square ones – seven different styles!
Time for a Press Release!
Howdy folks! Here it is, the official press release from the recent New York International Gift Fair!
Worker B is the happy recipient of this season’s BEST OF SHOW for our Rescue Putty! Also recognized was The Propolizer – a finalist in the Beauty Accessory category.
Read the full press release here!
Not too shabby for some Minnesota beekeepers!



