Small Business Spotlight: Mariposa Pops

MARIPOSA, Calif. (KFSN) -- He whitethorn lone beryllium successful 6th grade, but Jaxton Stalder has been perfecting his popsicle recipes for years.

"They're made of caller fruit, and determination are nary unnatural sweeteners oregon colorings. We manus propulsion them and determination them, and past we blend up the fruit," explains Jaxton.

He adds, "It takes, to marque astir 200 oregon so, an hr to 2 hours, and past we travel backmost the adjacent time and propulsion them and marque much that aforesaid day."

You tin find Mariposa pops astatine farmers' markets successful Mariposa, popups, and backstage events.

With 50 flavors and counting, Mariposa pops are truthful enticing they adjacent got a motion from Hollywood.

"Mario Lopez tried my spicy pineapple popsicles, and helium swore connected camera due to the fact that it was truthful hot," said Jaxton.

He adds, "It's truly amusive to interact with the customers. It's truly breathtaking due to the fact that the look is ever truly happy."

But this isn't his archetypal concern that's helped radical chill off; helium started astatine the property of 5 with a lemonade basal to gain immoderate other wealth to bargain a Lego set.

But the entrepreneurial tone stuck with him adjacent aft helium made capable wealth to bargain his set.

His mom, Izzi, said, "He's learned truthful overmuch mathematics from counting alteration backmost and interacting with people. He really hired different kid this twelvemonth to tally his booth erstwhile he's not successful municipality and going camping."

Jaxton makes his pops astatine the Clovis Culinary Center. With a increasing following, helium hopes to beryllium capable to merchantability retired of shops successful the Mariposa area.

"I'm truthful grateful for everyone that's travel around. Even the archetypal time helium opened, the enactment was down the thoroughfare to bid pops, truthful I've been truthful grateful for everybody supporting him," says his mom, Izzi.