On this episode of The Perfect Bite, host Sarah Perkins sits down with Belinda Kelly and Venice Cunningham, the sister duo behind the Simple Goodness Sisters, authors of the new cocktail recipe book Drink Your Garden.
Belinda and Venice share how they went from corporate jobs in tech to creating the world’s first cocktail farm, launching a mobile bar business, and building a thriving CPG brand around their seasonal, farm-to-glass cocktail syrups. They discuss the inspiration behind Drink Your Garden, tips for growing your own cocktail-friendly herbs and edible flowers, and how to make elevated drinks at home without wasting ingredients.
This episode is packed with insights for food & beverage entrepreneurs, cocktail enthusiasts, and anyone curious about scaling a business that blends farming, flavor, and community.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
- How the Simple Goodness Sisters turned a farm and a mobile bar into a full-fledged CPG brand.
- The role of edible flowers and herbs in making cocktails truly special.
- The business challenges of launching in food & beverage—and how they navigated licensing, scaling, and distribution.
- Why Drink Your Garden is more than just a recipe book—it’s a guide to making the most of every ingredient.
- Lessons on resilience, community, and asking for help when growing a business.
About the Simple Goodness Sisters:
Belinda Kelly and Venice Cunningham founded Simple Goodness Sisters in Wilkeson, Washington, where they grow herbs and edible flowers for cocktails and produce their own line of syrups. Their Soda Shop tasting room and CPG mixers bring farm-fresh flavors to bar carts nationwide. Their book, Drink Your Garden, teaches home bartenders how to grow, mix, and sip seasonally.
To purchase Simple Goodness Sisters syrups, join the Cocktail Farm Club, or order your own copy of Drink Your Garden, visit www.simplegoodnesssisters.com. You can also purchase Drink Your Garden at any major book retailers.
You can visit the Simple Goodness Soda Shop in Wilkeson, Washington.
You can follow the Simple Goodness Sisters on Instagram @simplegoodnesssisters.
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