Burt’s Bees will be celebrating National Pollinator Week by offering FREE public tours of Burt’s Cabin, now located at American Tobacco Campus, 210 W Pettigrew Street. Tours are scheduled on for Thursday, June 21st, 2018, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. First come, first served.
Experience a window into the life and home of Burt’s Bees co-founder, a complex man who chose to live simply in nature.
First 100 visitors will receive a Res-Q-ointment, Burt’s favorite product.
National Pollinator Week brings awareness to declining pollinator populations. Master beekeepers will also speak about the on-site observatory beehive.
You might also be interested in the 3rd Annual Bee Bash at The Durham Hotel on June 20th.
Here’s a little bit about the cabin, from a press release from when the cabin relocated to Durham in January, 2017:
The maker of natural personal care products for over 30 years has relocated Burt’s rustic cabin from rural Maine to the company’s headquarters on the American Tobacco Campus (ATC) in Durham, NC.
The cabin, which has been restored to its original condition, will display Burt’s personal artifacts and provide a window into his daily life. The exhibit will be open to public viewing with periodic tours of the cabin’s interior.
The roughly 300-square-foot converted turkey coop originally renovated by Burt had no electricity or running water and genuinely reflected his ethos that “the old ways are the best ways” and “land is everything.” As an exhibit, visitors can learn about Burt’s story—as a photojournalist, beekeeper and co-founder of Burt’s Bees—and Burt’s nature, the original Maine wilderness where the cabin stood.
This tribute will employ a high-tech touch to bring Burt’s low-tech life into bloom. Burt’s Bees collaborated with Google to create a digital footage viewfinder in a vintage casing that enables visitors standing on the cabin’s front porch to be immersed in the sights and sounds of the beautiful Maine countryside that the humble man woke up to every day.
