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April Activities and More
We enjoyed a weekend of fun and promoted our product to a whole new audience in Kern County. Killofin Home Irish Peat was enjoyed by all at the 36th Annual Kern County Sportsmen's Boat, RV, and Outdoor Living Show. Come join us on April 5-7th!
Additionally this month, we will be prominently featured in the Inland Empire Spring Festival and BBQ Kick-off on April 13th. A show focused on delicious BBQ and what better place to highlight the smoky flavor that Killofin Home Irish Peat brings than here? We welcome you to visit.
Very excited to share that Killofin Home Irish peat will be showcased during an upcoming TV show soon to be announced, filming as we speak. Please click here to see a photo from the shoot.
Next month be sure to check in as we will have some delightful recipes and experiences to share from BBQ Associations around the country!
MARCH 2013
Our Favorite Month of the Year!
Welcome to March and our the month of our favorite holiday, St Patrick's Day. Look for us in the 33rd Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade and Festival. With an attendance of over 30,000 people this is one of Southern California's largest St. Patrick's Day celebrations. From Balboa Park to the Gas Lamp district, Killofin Home Irish Peat will be featured and we will revel in the day along with you! For info see www.stpatsparade.org.
Killofin Home received a nice write-up in the Santa Barbara Independent; you can read the small article here.
Also look for Killofin Home Irish Peat products at various festivals in Northern California, Utah, Chicago and Arizona!
Happy St. Patrick's Day to you and yours!
FEBRUARY 2013
Valentine's Day and Springtime News
February is here and with it brings more cold weather across the USA. From near freezing temperatures in California to blizzards on the East Coast, take comfort in knowing Killofin Home's Irish Peat will keep you warm. We have worked hard with our shipping partner UPS to get you lower shipping rates, and they are now active within our system.
Valentine's Day is this month and no romantic cuddling is complete without Killofin Home's Irish Peat burning in the fireplace, creating that lovely ambiance. With a variety of sizes, we have that special evening you planned covered.
Let us light up your life... we have also been working hard on bringing a new addition to our Irish peat family. With a few months of testing and formulating, we will be bringing out a line of peat candles that will be sure to remind you of Ireland and all that is magical.
Finally, some big news is coming in Spring, and to support those efforts, we have a busy show schedule planned for the following months. From Irish Festivals, BBQ shows, Camping Expos and Home and Garden Shows, a whole new audience will get to experience Killofin Home's Irish Peat!
JANUARY 2013
Athbhliain faoi mhaise dhaoibh! (Happy New Year!)
Killofin Home would like to wish you the very best for 2013 and that this year brings you joy and success!
The January/February 2013 issue of Ireland of the Welcomes magazine features an article on Killofin Home Irish Peat on page 10. We love this magazine about all things Ireland and is always a great read! You can subscribe to the magazine here: Ireland of the Welcomes Magazine.
We are busy working away in County Clare, Ireland as we begin the Spring harvest of black Irish Peat. The peat we harvest is hand-cut and comes from the bottom layer of the bog. It is called black peat and is very dense. This peat requires lighting it with either a firestarter or kindling, yet burns easily on top of already lit logs.
Online Store Locator. As we expand the retail sites that carry Killofin Home products, ever careful to make sure that stores do not overlap each other and to maintain a solid friendship with our retailers, we have launched our online store locator on the Products page. Here you can find where the Killofin Home Irish Peat can be found closest to you and save money by not having to pay for shipping!
Finally, we will see you at Showcase Ireland 2013 in Dublin from January 20th-23rd. Hundreds of exhibitors and thousands of friends come together to highlight all that Ireland has to offer.
DECEMBER 2012
A Variety of Exciting News Items for December!
With this Killofin Home news updates, we close out 2012 after an exciting few months of growth and support. In no particular order are happenings that we'd like to share:
Local Support is something we love and we appreciate the coverage by the Larchmont Chronicle for visiting us and experience the true ambience of Ireland in their news story. You can check out the full news report here: Burn Peat for a Fire and Revel in a Bit of Irish Magic.
Thank you to the Dailymomreport.com for giving us a space for representation under the Green Living section. Please check it out. It is worth mentioning that this website was awarded FORBES Top 100 Websites for Women 2011 & 2012.
Chic-CEO.com will be representing Killofin Home in the realm of female owned businesses and entrepreneurship this month by promoting our brand through their many channels. Chic CEO is a web resource for female entrepreneurs was named one of the Top 10 Entrepreneurial Websites for Women in 2011 and is also one of the top 100 Websites for Women in 2011 by Forbes.
Our Facebook page has over 1300 people following it daily after only being online for 30 days. We thank you!
WROL Radio in Boston will be running promotions on Killofin Home Irish Peat through the end of the year. We look forward to their words of support by DJ Seamus Mulligan plus the great music!
Saturday, December 9th in Orange County, CA, enjoy a great afternoon of Irish entertainment at the Bowers Museum's "Irish Holiday Festival". While you shop for your holiday gifts enjoy the wonderful atmosphere of an Irish marketplace including:
- Killofin Home's Irish Peat cottage;
- Irish harpist Joanna Mell;
- The mighty Slugger O Toole!
- Christmas Carolers;
- Dance display with The Kerry Dance Troupe;
- Sheelagh Cullen, storyteller;
- Irish concert with: Bella Issakova, fiddle, Preston Howard, uilleann pipes, Felim Egan, button accordion, Zac Leger, Guitar, Kevin Horton, Riverdance.
We now have stores all over the USA carrying Killofin Home Irish Peat and we are working on bringing a store-locator online in January. We appreciate the support that these retailers have given us and will strive to push more business their way soon!
NOVEMBER 2012
Check Out Killofin Home On Our New Facebook Page
Killofin Home has a new Facebook page. On it you will find fun facts about Irish Peat, events we will be attending, pictures and stories we share from our friends and family about peat. Of course, you will also see new ways to use peat inside and outside of your home to get the most enjoyment and ambiance out of it as possible! So please stop by for a quick (or long!) look and "Like" us at "Facebook/Killofin-Home."
In other news, we are now offering hand-made incense from the imported Irish Peat. Arriving at your door as a set of two re-useable burlap bags with 20 pieces of incense per sack for a total of 40 pieces combined in a little white gift box. be sure to check out our Products Page for more information.
Finally, we close out the month of November 2012 by wishing a very nice and Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!
OCTOBER 2012
Killofin Home at the 2012 Ventura County Seaside Games Festival
We are very exited to announce that we are going to participate in the 2012 Ventura County Seaside Games Festival taking place on October 12-14th.
To celebrate our participation in this SCottish-themed festival, we will have show special pricing and the first batch of our new, hand-made Irish Peat incense to also include as free gifts.
Free shipping will also be available for the customers who want to pick up their order at the festival site!
Please come and enjoy all that this exciting event has to offer, including the USMC Marching band, Food, Hand Crafts, Entertainment and premier Scottish/Celtic games.
SEPTEMBER 2012
Killofin Home at the 2012 Los Angeles Irish Film Festival
Killofin Home announced today its involvement in the 2012 Los Angeles Irish Film Festival as an active participant and to help sustain Festival operations through a broad range of in-kind goods and services. Look for Killofin Home's Irish Peat throughout the festival venues. And we would like to extend our congratulations to all the film makers!
The Festival will be September 26th-30th in Hollywood and Santa Monica, CA.
www.lairishfilm.com
AUGUST 2012
Killofin Home featured in "Ireland of the Welcomes Magazine"
Killofin Home is pleased to be featured in the September/October 2012 issue of Ireland of the Welcomes magazine. The proprietor of Killofin Home, Katie McAllister, and her family have long been avid readers of the magazine and now having their product being featured certainly brings a sense of warmth to the family. Please be sure to pick up an issue this month and thank you!
JULY 2012
Killofin Home featured in the July issue of Irish Central
We are excited to share that Killofin Home was featured in an article in this month's Irish Central. Click this link to read the story.
JUNE 2012
Come see Killofin Home at the Irish Fair in Irvine this weekend.
Come on over to (The Big) Irish Fair in Oak Canyon Park (next to Irvine Lake) in Irvine, California this weekend to visit with the good folks of Killofin Home Irish Products, and enjoy a wide variety of Irish and Celtic entertainment, shopping and food!
We will be unveiling our brand new, custom-built tradeshow booth, made to look like an authentic old-syle Irish cottage. Artist/Master-Builder/Contractor Jim Sargeant really outdid himself this time in designing and building our fun booth.
We'll have some genuine Irish peat for sale, in individual 2-1/2lb. sacks (if you're new to the world of peat and want to try it as a starter "kit"). If you're a seasoned pro and are familiar with the wide variety of uses for Irish peat, then the 15-lb. box of loose peat that we will have for sale at the booth will be the perfect fit.
If you are unable to attend the festivities this weekend, but would still like to get yourself some Irish peat, please visit our store and get yourself some peat for the fireplace, the grill, the campfire, or for any other wide variety of uses for which it is known.
