Charleston Business Spotlight: A company built out of passion – Meet Anna and John, founders of “Lowcountry Littles”, a new company offering nontoxic and eco friendly baby products with purpose
By Mark A. Leon
Some companies are born out of necessity while others a purpose; we are proud to introduce a company with a thoughtful and intentional purpose, Lowcountry Littles.
This July, the team of Anna and John Westerhaus, the founding owners and loving couple behind Lowcountry Littles will be introducing a line of nontoxic and ecofriendly baby products that will promote a lifetime of gut health to little ones and preserve our planet with the official launch of their new company. We are so excited to share their story and help parents throughout the Lowcountry and nation learn about how they can share in this mission.
Anna and John are parents to a beautiful 22-month-old boy and this fall, they will be welcoming a new addition to the team, baby Julia. To Anna and John, Lowcountry Littles is more than a company; it’s a life passion born out love and a desire to protect this generation and generations to come. This company parallels the strong family and community values consistent with the Lowcountry.
This is prevalent in their mission, “To create nontoxic and ecofriendly baby products paired with helpful content that promote a lifetime of gut health of little ones and preserve our planet.”
The Lowcountry Littles Story:
“We founded Lowcountry Littles in July of 2023 to create safe, sustainable, beautiful baby products that protect little ones from toxins and chemicals. As a husband-and-wife team, we combined our passions for nontoxic living, children, and the natural aesthetics of the Lowcountry to create products as beautiful as they are safe. We personally ensure our mealtime creations go through rigorous baby-safe standards in design, manufacturing, and quality control as if every customer’s child is our own. Having had a difficult time ourselves finding mealtime products that were committed to being high quality, nontoxic AND beautiful, we decided to make our own.
Our signature launch, the Palmetto Pouch, is an easy-to-clean nontoxic reusable baby food pouch. We started with this product because it is personal to our story. When our child struggled with baby-led weaning for months, we found that one of the few things he would eat was pureed food, especially from store-bought pouches. Every time we gave him a pouch, though, we had a sinking feeling about the effects that the mass-produced ingredients and heat-sealed plastic foil packaging were having on our son’s gut and brain development. Not to mention that over 3 billion plastic pouches are consumed and thrown away each year.
After struggling to find a high-quality reusable pouch for homemade purees and smoothies for our son, we decided to create our own. Made from 100% food-grade silicone, our pouches are certified to be free from any toxic materials. We personally use our Palmetto Pouches every day to improve our son’s gut health and reduce waste. It is our hope we can help many parents achieve this same goal. As we launch our pouches and create more products, we appreciate your support and look forward to serving your family!
John and Anna Westerhaus”
Where can you find the products:
You can find products for purchase on the official Lowcountry Littles website (E-commerce only)
Exclusive Nontoxic and Eco-friendly Baby Mealtime Products:
- Palmetto Pouch: 100% nontoxic silicone reusable baby food pouch that will last years of homemade purees and smoothies for little ones (Launching July 2024)
- 100% Nontoxic silicone funnel to load smoothies and purees into Palmetto Pouches (Launching July 2024). Dishwasher safe and will last years.
- 100% Nontoxic silicone brush with suction cup base for pouches and bottles (coming soon)
- 100% Nontoxic silicone snacker cup (coming soon)
- 100% Nontoxic silicone breastmilk and puree freezer tray (coming soon)
All pouch customers receive the Lowcountry Littles “Stage 1 Solids Masterclass” to help parents transition children to solids.
All pouch customers receive unlimited Puree and Smoothie Recipes and Cooking Videos for Littles 6 months to 5 years old.
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