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The Boston General Store Team April GabrielOwner Hometown: Houston, TX Favorite Weekend Activity: Gardening, reading, searching for vintage or just spending time with my husband and baby. Favorite Food: Crawfish Boil Favorite Cocktail: I'm more of a wine gal. What April...
Why Should I Use a Safety Razor?
With the cost of disposable shaving products steadily rising while their quality continues to be cut down, why not consider switching to a long-lasting alternative?
In this blog, we introduce readers to the safety razor, a money-saving throwback razor made of stainless steel that your fathers and grandfathers once used.
Meet the Newest Maker at the Shop!
One of the biggest dreams we had for Boston General Store was to eventually begin crafting our own well-made products, alongside the wonderful catalog of makers we've discovered over the years.
In this blog, we celebrate becoming a member of the maker community and introduce our own handcrafted soy wax candle scented to evoke the spirit of New England.
Planning A Successful Thanksgiving Dinner
Organizing and hosting a Thanksgiving dinner takes a lot of planning and preparation. If not done carefully, this elaborate event can end up being exhaustive and disastrous.
In this blog, I recount some of my favorite holiday memories and give you the best advice on how to successfully, and effectively, host a Thanksgiving dinner. Plus, I'm passing on some of my family's recipes that you can prepare the night before.
Zero Waste Challenge
Reduce waste with BGS Boston General Store was created as a tribute to our founder’s grandmother, who had a passion for all things well-made and a dedication to using and reusing things as long as humanly possible. We were founded on the principle...
Wholesale
Wholesale Existing Accounts Stockists Manready Mercantile Bradley Mountain Upstate Stock New Accounts Boston General Store now offers our homemade products like natural incense and small batch Magnesium Deodorant for wholesale. These products are sold through our...
Meet the Maker: Hibi Incense
Our worlds today are overrun by busy schedules packed with long work hours, late-night social engagements, gym time and chores. Hibi incense match sticks provide you with "10 Minute Aromas" that help you regain the peace of mind you need in such a hectic environment.
In this blog, we introduce a new incense line crafted by a dedicated Japanese maker started when two traditional industries collaborated to create a product that would breath life into their respective trades.
FedEx Small Business Grant Contest
Boston General Store is participating in the 2018 FedEx Small Business Grant Contest! The grant awards three small businesses across the country with finances and business services to help advance their growth. We'll use the funds toward creating our...
Volante Farms: History, Grown from the Ground
The grounds of Volante have lived through more cultural change than most experience in two lifetimes. How did this local farm outlive so much transition and stay successful for a century?
In this blog, we outline the treasured history of New England's Volante Farms, its modern approach to operating a successful farm and present their new farm-to-table cookbook to celebrate their 100th anniversary.
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Great Gift Ideas for Party Hosts
You're going to get invited to at least one holiday party this year, and when you do, don't be the one person who shows up empty handed. Say thank you to the host or hostess by bringing them a small gift. It will get you invited to every gathering they have in the future.
In this blog, we highlight some of the most ideal and best made gifts for party hosts. Our diverse list has something for every budget!
Tabulae Sunglasses: Meet the Maker
The newest maker coming to the Boston General Store shelves is an independent eyewear artisan who is looking to offer a more affordable and stylish sunglasses option that is equally as effective as bigger brands.
In this blog we interview the founder, and co-owner, of Tabulae Eyewear to find out what makes them the better choice in a crowded eyewear market.
The Wilderness Matters: Why We Camp & How We Do It
The New England landscape has lots to offer when it comes to outdoor activities like camping, and we like to take advantage of that. When we head out into the wilderness, we don't pack a lot. Our motto is take what you need and leave the rest.
In this blog, we talk about why it's important to enjoy the wilderness and how to do it with the best tools and accessories we've found from around the world.
Incense to Change Your Perspective
P.F. Candle Co. was one of Boston General Store's first makers to promote when the website first launched in 2013. Today, we still carry their line of impressive, hand-crafted soy wax candles and reed diffusers because they're one of our best sellers.
In this blog, we remind readers of the honest brand that is P.F. Candle Co., and introduce their newest venture: incense sticks.
A Guide to Spring Cleaning
Spring cleaning is a necessary evil for anyone who wants to keep their home happy and healthy. And that means it comes around every year, much like the spring blossoms, whether we like it or not.
In this blog, we give our best advice on managing your annual mass cleanup and the best tools and tricks to ensure you're covering every aspect of this complex project.
New Year, New General Store
There comes a moment when keeping good news to yourself is impossible. And because we're ready to burst at the seams, literally and figuratively, we'll cut to the chase. Boston General Store is growing.
In this blog, we make our official announcement that we're opening a second permanent location in a town that shares a border and a rich history with Boston.
Perfect Stocking Stuffer Gifts
People tend to expect the same gifts every year when they're unpacking their stocking stuffers. This year, give them something new and exciting when they're ripping off the wrapping.
In this blog, we give you a the ideal list of small gifts that are made well and all priced under twenty-five dollars.
Easy Recipes for a Thanksgiving Menu
Don't plan out a Thanksgiving dinner menu that you know is too complicated and doesn't lend itself well to effective kitchen practices. Choose recipes that can be made ahead of time and that don't have hard-to-find ingredients.
In this blog, we give the readers a handful of helpful and delicious family recipes for Thanksgiving side dishes, accompaniments, and desserts that are easy to make.
(A Second) Home for the Holidays!
Just about a year ago, when the Boston General Store was opening in Brookline's Coolidge Corner, there was a certain sense of uncertainty during the shop's inaugural days. Long nights of restlessness rotated like the Earth eventually turning into long days of distracted deliberation.
It wasn't that we grew skeptical of our vision. The ideal that folks needed an outlet to buy honest, well-made, long-lasting products is what drove us to expand from an unassuming online store, and it hadn't fal...
FLEUR SPICED STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKES by Hey Modest Marce
You're probably asking "What are fleur spiced shortcakes!?" Well, I will TELL you!
They are shortcakes mixed with a flower-filled spice blend of pink pepper, hibiscus, lavender & rose made by Curio Spice Co's Fleur Spice from Boston General Store.
Food Photography + Styling Workshop
Join the talented ladies behind blogs Bread + Barrow and Betty Liu for an immersive 4-day food photography and styling retreat in gorgeous, iconic Martha’s Vineyard this May.
Workshop attendees will spend four nights in a beautifully renovated 19th century Victorian beach house and dive into photography from the onset. There will be picnics by the beach, a visit to an oyster farm, lessons on how to shuck, and a chance to try your hand at quahogging.
Sale: Spring Cleaning!
It's March now and you may have noticed the air starting to become a little less dense. Those morning jogs aren't as frosty, the flowers you wish you knew the names of are budding too, and you swear Edvard Grieg's "Morning" plays in the background just about everywhere you go.
The seasonal changes are coming, folks. With them also comes some changes at Boston General Store as well. Don't worry nothing too drastic.
Work Hard, Live Well: A Scrappy Entrepreneur
In a world driven by big business, big banks - virtually big everything - small business owners have to be ready to fight to survive. By that very nature then, I believe this special community of shopkeepers, proprietors, makers and more can be aptly described as "scrappy"; defined by Websters as having an "aggressive and determined spirit”.
Stay Sharp, Use Opinel
The French have this saying, "Impossible n'est pas français." It literally means "Impossible isn't French."
It's equal parts patriotic and whimsical and folklore helps to explain the proverb, stating the word simply doesn't exist within the French language. Napolean too claimed not to understand what it meant when, during a battle with the Spanish, his soldiers explained to him that it was "impossible" for them to overtake an enemy artillery unit.
Who knows if any of this is true? You sho...
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