Thistle Farms

10/08/2026

When we created Vanilla Bean, we wanted to capture more than a fragrance. We wanted to create a scent that feels familiar and inviting.

So we asked our team what Vanilla Bean means to them. Here's what Vernon, our Director of Philanthropic Partnerships, shared. ✨

What does Vanilla Bean feel like to you? Tell us in the comments and explore the full collection: https://thistlefarms.org/pages/vanilla-bean 🤎

10/07/2026

Vanilla Bean is here! The Thistle Farms team has been working hard on a whole new scent line (candles and body scrubs and lotions and much more)!

When Thistle Farms began, we were employing 4 women for 6 hours a week, making candles in the kitchen of St. Augustine’s Chapel at Vanderbilt.�Today, at Thistle Farms in Nashville, we celebrate 86,329 hours of meaningful employment made possible for 60 graduates and residents—just from the past year!

Such a mission will take our whole lives and hopefully sweep us up in a global movement that can end the cycle of exploitation and poverty for the communities we serve.��

Shop Vanilla Bean, light a candle for the next woman—and if you've tried the new scent or were a part of making it, let me know in the comments!!

https://thistlefarms.org/pages/vanilla-bean

10/07/2026

The best rituals are the ones you look forward to. Our new Sugar Scrub brings together gentle exfoliation and nourishing hydration in one simple step. Made with mango butter, jojoba oil, and coconut oil, it leaves skin feeling soft and renewed while surrounding you with notes of creamy Vanilla Bean.

Gentle enough for lips and cuticles, it's an easy addition to your daily routine. Shop the Sugar Scrub today: https://thistlefarms.org/products/vanilla-bean-sugar-scrub https://thistlefarms.org/products/vanilla-bean-sugar-scrub 🤎

10/05/2026

Some scents have a way of making a space feel instantly warmer. Vanilla Bean was created to bring comfort, familiarity, and a sense of home to everyday moments. Find your favorite way to bring Vanilla Bean home: https://thistlefarms.org/pages/vanilla-bean ✨

10/01/2026

Introducing Vanilla Bean, our newest fragrance inspired by the comfort of home. ✨

Warm and elegant, Vanilla Bean blends creamy Madagascar vanilla, soft gourmand notes, and velvety woods to create a scent that feels both familiar and special.

Find it across our full collection of Body & Home products, including our brand new Sugar Scrub for smooth lips and cuticles. Shop the new collection today: https://thistlefarms.org/pages/vanilla-bean 🤎

09/30/2026

As early morning traffic passes by on Nashville’s busy Charlotte Pike, the Thistle Farms campus is already bustling. The rich aroma of essential oils wafts throughout our buildings, spaces dedicated to healing amid quickened pace of city life. As drivers pass by, they are greeted by the mural on our main building that proclaims our truth: "Love is the Most Powerful Force for Change in the World." Here, we begin each day in gratitude.

This month is especially meaningful as we celebrate , a time to honor the progress made on journeys of recovery and recognize the many ways we can support those we love as they pursue healing and wholeness.

At Thistle Farms, recovery is woven into everything we do. Our Residential Program provides women survivors of commercial sexual exploitation with two years of free, safe housing. Residents have access to medical care, trauma therapy, job readiness training, meaningful employment, and a lifelong community of support.

Our Body & Home products are handcrafted with love by women who are actively seeking recovery from trafficking, prostitution, and addiction. The Café & Shop at Thistle Farms welcomes not just current residents and graduates of the program as employees, but also those who identify as being in recovery or as survivors from other community organizations.

You can support the recovery journeys of Thistle Farms residents, graduates, and employees every day by shopping with us, making a donation, volunteering your time, or enjoying a meal at The Café. Together, we can help create a community where survivors have the support they need to heal, recover, and thrive.

09/29/2026

A view we'll never get tired of. 💜 We're grateful for every person who has supported Thistle Farms along the way. Thank you for helping us grow our impact and share our products with more communities across the country.

Find our Essential Oils at your local Sprouts Farmers Market store or at ThistleFarms.org! ✨

09/28/2026

Warm, sweet, and the comfort of home. Surprise! A new scent arrives at Thistle Farms on October 1. Have you guessed what it is? 🤭

P.S. This is your last chance to sign up for early access: https://thistlefarms.org/pages/early-access ✨

09/26/2026

“I look back to when I couldn't get six seconds clean, and now I'm celebrating six years. For the rest of my life, I'm going to be a recovering addict. I'll never be a social drinker or have a glass of w**e with a steak, but that doesn't make my life bad. That's one of the choices I have to make each day, and I will always choose to stay where I am now rather than go back to where I was.

Some people choose to live that life out there, and I made that same choice for 25 years when I didn't have to. But once you get a taste of this side of life, living like I did doesn't taste the same. Now I make the choice to be here every day and stick with my recovery. Because you've just got to take it one day at a time - no day is promised to you til you get to that day.

I know how to do it different now - back then when I'd get upset by something, the only way I knew how to handle it was to get high. Now, I can go walking, find a movie, call a friend. Thoughts of using never last long, so you've gotta let it pass. Rewind that tape and remember where you've been - you don't want to hit rock bottom again. That's when you make your choice.

Under no circumstances have I thought about picking up anything, because that would ruin everything. If I did, I'd be right back under the bridge and all of this would be gone: My job, my relationship with my grandkids, my home, my life. If I let myself do that, my only choices will be going back to a bridge or a tent. That's it. So just like I have for the past six years, I'll keep choosing me, now. It’s the only choice to make.” - Josette, Manufacturing Team Member and 2019 Graduate

09/25/2026

We’re thrilled to welcome Katie to the Thistle Farms family. 💜

Folks, we have some exciting, albeit bittersweet, news to share: today is our dear Katie Struzick ONeal’s final shift at Lockeland Table. We have been so lucky to have her as part of our work family for 12 years and are looking forward to watching her soar in her new role The Café & Shop at Thistle Farms lifting up their very important mission. Stop by this evening to help us shower her with hugs and remind her that no matter how far she goes…we will always love you, Katie! 🩷🦋