A little past
A little future
All now....

The beginning of something Reallygoods

The past year was spent setting up the Reallygoods manufacturing facility in Nashotah, WI. We found a great spot at the end of a multi-tenant building on a quiet street lined with giant evergreens. Lovely windows show us the rain and snow, the sunshine and sometimes the moonrise. We're fortunate to have a helpful and very kind landlord as well as creative, friendly and fun business neighbors.

Our small space produces all the Reallygoods made in the whole world! Besides the sanitary and shiny factory, there is also a comfortable office and shipping area. It's all inhabited by two people; us, Stephen and Chris. We wear all the hats; CEO, CFO, Marketing Managers, Head Custodians, Orderers, Decision Makers and of course, the Reallygoods Makers.

We hope you enjoy this first issue of Reallygoods News and continue to enjoy eating a few Reallygoods here and there.....and EVERYWHERE!!

Here's to the crunch,
Chris and Stephen

PS: This is our first email with a new mail provider - if you had any difficulty opening this or clicking links, please let us know!

The moon rises at the Reallygoods Facility on our walk back from the Post Office

The Village of Nashotah (which means Twin Lakes) was incorporated in 1957 and has a population of 1387. Prior to that, Nashotah was an unincorporated part of the Town of Delafield and was a popular destination for train travelers.

The train station, was originally known as the Pine Lake Station but in 1875 was changed to the Nashotah Station. Unfortunately the train doesn't stop in Nashotah any longer, but probably a good thing....with our love of train travel, we may have hopped on board much too often!

Nashotah is home to the Red Circle Inn which is the oldest restaurant in Wisconsin. There is also a nice casual place, The Picnic Basket, which is a fun place for lunch if you ever come and visit us!! Yes, you can come visit and purchase some Reallygoods, but we're not here at all times, so it would be best to phone or email first!

As long as we're at the "beginnings", lets take a look at our #1 ingredient - bananas. We only buy Organic Fair Trade bananas. The ones we've been using come from Cerro Azul from the El Progresso region of Southeastern Ecuador. The fully organic cooperative has over 100 farmers and on almost 1000 acres. Fair Trade empowers farmers and farm workers to lift themselves out of poverty by developing the business skills necessary to compete in the global marketplace. In addition to fair prices, the growers and farm workers gain fair labor conditions and many benefits to their communities that otherwise would not occur, such as: health care, running water, bathrooms and new schools.

Website launched: Mid July
Packaging Machine makes it's first wrap: July 24
First Online sale through the website: July 27 - New Hartford, CT
Display Boxes arrive: October 17
First Wholesale Customer to order: Organic Market, Slinger, WI
First Demo to the Public: November 17 - Outpost Natural Foods Bay View

Upcoming events: January 10 - Sampling at BMO Harris Bradley Center for lululemon Athletica (Third Ward) 7-8:30 pm
January 12 - Sampling at Outpost Natural Foods (Capitol Drive Store) 10-2
January 19 - Sampling at Outpost Natural Foods (State Street/Tosa Store) 10-2
January 26 - Sampling at Good Harves t Market (Waukesha/Pewaukee) 10-2
February 2 - Loppett Kubb Tournament - Minneapolis MN (this is what we do for fun!)

And in the last few months.....

168 single-serving Reallygoods were donated to the Des Moines Kubb Group to help raise money for the Child Life Organization at Blank Children's Hospital

400 single-serving Reallygoods were donated to Tall Pines Conservancy for their Bike to the Barns fundraising event

We donated 10 boxes of Reallygoods to the Green Bay Packers to assist in their Playoff Win against the Vikings

Continue to watch for where Reallygoods are being sold on our "Where to Buy" page on the Reallygoods Website!! Until next time.....