Producer: YAYA Organics
Location: Hopkinton, NH
Found at the Littleton Co-op: Sun and bug repellent for all ages
Website: yayaorganics.com
“From the first settlers who came to our shores, from the first American Indian families who befriended them, men and women have worked together to build this nation. Too often the women were unsung and sometimes their contributions went unnoticed. But the achievements, leadership, courage, strength, and love of the women who built America was as vital as that of the men whose names we know so well.” (President Jimmy Carter’s message designating March 2-8, 1980 as National Women’s History Week; a celebration that was soon expanded to National Women’s History Month). We’re taking the month of March to highlight and celebrate just some of the great women who have made an impact on our modern-day food system. Read more about Littleton Co-op’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) work here.
A new business doesn’t have to start out solving the world’s problems; sometimes the best place to start is focusing on the problems in your own backyard. In 2014, mother-daughter duo Alex and Rebecca were fed up with all the ticks in the backyard of their New Hampshire home. And the problem wasn’t going away – only getting worse each year. When they didn’t see any repellents on the market they felt comfortable using with their families, they decided to make their own. Right in their own backyard they researched and tested plant-based oils and other ingredients. Once they unlocked the potential of this type of people, pet, and environmentally-safe formulation, the business expanded; they brought on another partner, Valeria, and moved into mosquito repellent, sunscreen, and baby-safe formulas. Now, they are a 100% women-owned company that supports outdoor exploration in backyards across the country and beyond.
YAYA Organics stands by the idea that life outside is better, and what started as a simple observation turned into a national health solution that helps everyone live outside safely. Alex, Rebecca, and Valeria are proud to all be mothers that can now protect families beyond their own through their product lines.
Status of product availability at the Littleton Co-op, and labeling of producers (such as local, Black-Owned Business, NH-made, etc) and product status or ingredients (gluten-free, vegan, etc) is based on available information at time of publication. The food world is an ever-changing landscape and information presented here may not reflect the most up-to-date information available.
