by Jen Risley | Indie Local Businesses, News
By Sustainable Connections: Stephanie Barmann and Jesse Nickerson are the farmers and fermenters behind Barmann Cellars in Everson, WA, a low-intervention winery and cidery utilizing regeneratively farmed estate fruit. Everything they craft, tend, and share is done...
by Jen Risley | Indie Local Businesses, News
By Publishers Weekly: Midtown Scholar Bookstore, a general-interest store that occupies two substantial storefronts across from a historic farmers’ market in Harrisburg, PA, celebrates its 20th anniversary as a bricks-and-mortar location this year. Owners Lawrence and...
by Jen Risley | Indie Local Businesses, News
By Pam Blue Planting People Growing Justice (PPGJ) Press and Bookstore, a Black woman-owned press and bookstore in St. Paul, MN, creates and publishes diverse children’s books and works seamlessly with its affiliated nonprofit to not only address the literacy gap by...
by Jen Risley | Indie Local Businesses, News
From Peace Coffee (MN): Peace Coffee and bikes go way back together. We actually started bike-delivering our coffee before we could afford our own roasting machine, but two roasters and a few delivery vans later, bikes remain central to what we do. We ride to work, we...
by Jen Risley | Indie Local Businesses, News
From BuyAlaska: Blue Market AK is a small woman-owned “old-world grocer” with a “zero-waste” model. At least 45% of their vendors are local Alaskans, and they vet all products based on their environmental impacts. This careful selection process provides convenience...
by Jen Risley | Indie Local Businesses
From The Keene Sentinel: Jenna and Tyler Rich of Partners’ Gardens LLC first learned about passive solar propagation houses during their time in North Carolina. Jenna and Tyler set out to become less reliant on the use of propane in their greenhouse, as propane is a...