GOODBYE SANDFLY, hello business
Becky Cashman and husband, John Sanderson, started Goodbye Sandfly 20 years ago. They met in Nepal in 1995 while guiding ten-day river trips, each having independently made their living globally as professional river guides for fourteen years.
In New Zealand, Kiwi John and American-born Becky guided canoes on the Dart River in Glenorchy for a company that supplied their guests with a chemically based insect repellent. They wondered if they could make a natural repellent that would work equally well.
FROM SMALL BEGINNINGS
Becky formulated several preparations and asked the river company to trial them with their guests. One product stood out as effective and smelling great – it became Goodbye Sandfly. The river company became their first, and continuing customers.
Goodbye Sandfly was introduced at the couple’s outdoor wedding in December 1999 at Moke Lake. Each guest received a bottle.
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