We are proud to announce that Scheumack Broom Company will be the preferred official witches broom at hexenbrut dances all over the country this year! Here is a video of our fine local witches and dancers in Eugene.
It’s an African tradition. It's also a Celtic tradition. How did that happen? Jumping the broom. Brooms have been used in weddings and hand fastings for centuries. Brooms have been
Every winter we harvest, dry, and prepare our broomsticks. Often people ask us where the wood comes from. They are concerned about the environment and only want to support sustainable practices.
Let’s face it …. Spring cleaning kind of sucks! Not the small pleasures of things like washing the dishes after a meal prepared with love, setting the table before breaking bread with friends or cleaning the dog after a long walk in the woods in a rainy Oregon winter.
In case you don't know of it, this is our revered local Oregon Country Fair.
There is every reason for last week’s Oregon Country Fair to have been a bummer. It rained every day (sometimes hard), much cooler temperatures than normal, and slightly smaller crowds. T...
All of our sticks have been harvested about 20 miles outside of Eugene, Oregon. This year’s crop includes Cherry, Cascara, Viney Maple, and lots of Hazel. Now all we have to do is make all those sticks in to brooms. OMG, my poor back!
We’ve been in the business of making witches brooms for a long time. For the uninitiated, there is a new sport sweeping the country. It’s Quidditch, from Harry Potter lore. Communities and universities all over the country are developing Quiddditch teams that...
Last Summer when we got home from the Country Faire, we noticed something terrible. Brooming Man had developed a bad infestation of bugs. We kept him outside for fear he might be contagious and infect the others. We kept him around for months. We...
I recently heard a comedian say, “My children think the Renaissance is something that happens in LA every summer!” Well, maybe it is. Those who truly know the history of the Renaissance festivals, which started in California in the 1960’s, know that t...
