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The Tip is 'Made In America Secrets' We needed some new towels recently and I remembered coming across your website. I thought I would give it a quick search to see if there were any Made in America towels sold nearby. It just so happened that when I did the search, I found there was a nearby reseller listed who carried the particular Made in the USA towels I wanted. We bought the towels and, not surprisingly, they are both more absorbent and better looking than I thought. Made in America Secrets has thousands of products made in America offered by hundreds of small manufacturers. These small companies are a big contributor to our economy. According to one study small businesses (those employing 1 to 99 employees) comprise 98% of all the USA businesses. That's equivalent to 5.8 million businesses employing over 40 million people. Most American's are unaware of how significant small business is when compared to the total size of the US economy. This website is aware of it and that is why 99% of the businesses that advertise on Made in America Secrets are small businesses. I now use this site to search for small companies especially since more than likely it is a small company that employs someone I know- my wife, my children, my friends. Buying Tip Continued - Read more on Made in America Products by Sweetgrass From Souks to Recycled Soda Bottles ? Passion in the Making When Sweetgrass founder Paige Morse took her first trip abroad in the early 1990s, she never expected it to lead to a career in fashion design. But in the souks ? or markets ? of Morocco, Egypt and Turkey, she fell in love with textiles and color, patterns and hue. A creative fire was sparked. When she returned to the United States, she started sewing. Her first creations were fleece hats and scarves made from recycled soda bottles. Family and friends were the lucky recipients of her initial designs, once dubbed something Peter Pan would have worn if only Neverland had been a little colder. New discoveries followed when she moved to Boulder, Colorado. At a local handcrafters' co-op, she met hemp activists who educated her on the many benefits of industrial hemp. She also learned firsthand the importance of local economies and how they form the basis of thriving communities. Here she was able to refine garment fit and design, and also formulate a vision for how to sustain herself, her community and the planet while doing something she loved. On a trip to Thailand in 1995, Paige discovered the source of hemp fabric she had first seen in Boulder. She met Laotian women who had traveled for days to sell their rolls of hand-woven, hand-batiked fabric, and she came home with three oversized duffle bags stuffed with cloth. But more importantly, she returned with the conviction to create a clothing company that integrated her love of fashion with her beliefs about sustainable living. Today, located in southern Oregon between the Cascade and Siskiyou mountains, Sweetgrass has grown into a premier eco-fashion company. Please explore our site and learn more about our Design Philosophy, Environmental Ethic and Business Ethic. Browse our latest line of clothing. |
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