Simply Natural Choices, Diana Remmington
Started by Diana Remmington in 1997, Simply Natural Choices makes all-natural soaps and lotions, jewelry, and wood mobiles. Diana, a Master Herbalist, makes a wide selection of all-natural personal care products: Soaps, lotions, healing balm, healing oil, mosquito repellant, infused oils, herbal tinctures, and more. Her mobiles and jewelry are made from all natural materials as well, such as native wood and rock. During Diana's three summers at the People's Market, she was able to build a strong customer base and introduce new items, like handmade garter flasks, made with the help of her daughter. Simply Natural Choices now sells wholesale to several local botiques and shops. She has also begun holding "open house sales", where her long-term customers can stock up, and puchase certain specially discounted items. Diana has recently started giving demonstrations on healthy living as well.
Diana became involved with the Peoples' Market at the very begining, when it was first held at the Northwest multi-purpose center in Fairpark. There she met fellow organizers and founders Kyle LaMalfa and Chris and Brett Isbell. Initially, Diana served on the Board of Directors of the market, but later moved on to focus on her business. Still, she remains great friends with everyone from the market. "How often do you get to do something good, that helps your neighborhood, where you make all of these new friends?" Diana asks. Though Simply Natural Choices does not set up at the market as often now, Diana is still one of the People who, while building the market itself, also built her own business at the same time!