Company Description
Bone & Bear LLC has invested $114,000 of personal capital and secured $77,688 in solar infrastructure financing, with installation scheduled for November 2025, to become Southern Illinois’ first solar-powered agritourism destination. The company is building three cash-flow pillars: The Gilded Goat beauty products, launching its hero SKU Lavender Fields Beauty Melt; Bone & Bear Battlefield mobile laser tag, with equipment already acquired; and glamping accommodations featuring two luxury tents and three tiny home cabins opening in Spring 2026. This Honeycomb raise represents the final 25 percent of the total project investment needed.
Key Deal Facts
Four-Generation Heritage Authentication: The soap recipes represent an unbroken chain of knowledge passed down through four generations of women. Founder Lois Inman learned directly from Grandmother Della using techniques that predate modern commercial skincare manufacturing, creating authenticity that cannot be replicated through market research or standard production processes., First Solar-Powered Local Community Artisan Partnership in Southern Illinois: Bone and Bear Farms operates the region’s only solar-powered skincare production facility combined with an integrated community artisan partnership model, demonstrating that sustainable manufacturing and rural economic development can be profitable while supporting more than 25 local families through skilled employment opportunities., Zero Direct Competition in a 13+ Million Person Market: Within a three-hour drive covering the St. Louis, Nashville, and Evansville metropolitan areas, no other destination combines heritage skincare manufacturing, eco-luxury glamping, farm-to-table dining, and comprehensive educational programming under one authentic family narrative, positioning Bone and Bear Farms as the definitive agritourism experience in a large, underserved market.
