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  I made a little visit to Vermont this weekend to meet our makers at Farmhouse Pottery. Tiffany and I had both met their founder, Zoe, and some of their other staff at NY Now in the past, but going to their workshop in Woodstock allowed me to see how they present...

Quinstance has a number of anniversary dates: we were incorporated in September 2014; the company started to coalesce around the idea of American-made and fair trade goods in November 2014; we signed a lease and began construction January 2015; and we opened our doors June 15, 2015.  So we haven't...

Last time, we spoke to Nellie Rose Davis of Nellie Rose Textiles about her studies in shibori.  We continue our conversation:  Q: How did you come to found Nellie Rose Textiles? What was the inception like? What obstacles did you face? NRD: I didn’t establish NR Textiles until I had spent...

Have you ever thought about that question? Probably not, unless you own your own business. But you should, even as a customer. How are you doing business? You have more choices than you realize, and those choices have impacts. We're a very small company — just the five of us...