We're pretty proud to be Australian made!
The GOOD KIND Goods is a small Australian business, made right here in Ballarat, Victoria. And we're proud of that. Not because we think being Australian automatically makes something better (we might be biased!) But because this is where we're from, this is where we're making it and these are the hands making it.Every bar of soap, every candle, every bath or home product and every little GOOD KIND experiment starts here.
At our workbench or kitchen or garden, in our home. Made in small batches, packed by us and sent out into the world from our little corner of Australia.
And we're pretty lucky to call Ballarat home. There's a lot of history around here — from the gold rush and Sovereign Hill to the Eureka Stockade — but Ballarat isn't just a place with an interesting past. It's a community full of people making, building, growing, creating and running small businesses every day. We're very happy to be one of them and that's something we want to celebrate.
But what does “Australian made” actually mean?
Here's where it gets a little more complicated.Because when we say Made in Australia, we're talking about where our products are made. It doesn't necessarily mean that every single ingredient, material, jar, bottle, fragrance or piece of packaging was produced in Australia.
And we don't want to pretend that it does, some things are made here, some things aren't. All things (so far) come from Australian suppliers but contain materials sourced from overseas. And sometimes the answer to “Where did this actually come from?” is surprisingly complicated.
Which is why we've decided we'd rather be upfront about it. Australian business. Australian hands. Australian-made products. And wherever practical, we choose Australian suppliers.
Why? Because we like supporting other Australian businesses. We like being able to talk to our suppliers. We like knowing where things have come from when we can. And we like keeping as much of that supply chain close to home as is reasonably possible. But Australian supplier doesn't always mean Australian-made ingredient, and that's ok. We think it's much better to tell you that than to cover everything in green and gold and let you assume.
So, where DOES everything actually come from?
Wellll....That's a whole other rabbit hole. 😂 And because we're the GOOD KIND, we're not going to pretend it's simple when it isn't.
So we've put together a little GOOD Dirt about it.
Australian Suppliers, Imported Ingredients & the Big Fat
“Where Did This Actually Come From?”
We'll talk about why we choose Australian suppliers where we can, what Australian supplier actually means, why some ingredients simply aren't manufactured here, and why we think honesty is more important than making something sound greener than it is.
Want to DIG deeper? https://thegoodkindgoods.com.au/blogs/welcome-to-the-good-kind-goods/australian-suppliers-imported-ingredients-the-big-fat-where-did-this-actually-come-from
Good things made in Australia
Good choices made thoughtfully
Good information shared honestly
The GOOD KIND of everything ❤️