Rose Schneider conceptualized Grasshopper’s Mermaid in 2017. The business is woman-owned and operated and completely USA-made. They also give back 10% to conservation efforts and just joined forces with both 1% for the Planet and 2% for Conservation. In a fantastic...
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Merchant Spotlight: Cozyblue
Liz Stiglets started her company, Cozyblue, in 2007 selling a variety of handmade goods. These handmade items included soft knit hats, soft toys and blankets, and more. As Liz’s interests and skills grew and changed over the years, so did the offerings in the shop....
Merchant Spotlight: Allo Nutrition
Allo Nutrition is a Toronto-based company that originated at the peak of Covid. During this time, it was tough to access gyms. Many people found it hard to maintain and support a healthy lifestyle during the lockdowns. At this point, Allo began to explore protein and...
Merchant Spotlight: Route One Apparel
In 2010, while still an undergraduate at the University of Maryland, Ali von Paris designed a t-shirt for her friends to commemorate the closing of a popular local watering hole. When demand for the t-shirts spread quickly through social media, Ali decided to begin...
Merchant Spotlight: Freshie and Zero
Beth “Freshie” Lawrence is the Owner & Designer at Freshie & Zero, a brand with an adorable and personal name. When she was newly out of college, her manager started calling her "Bethie Beth," à la "Marky Mark," which soon morphed into, "Freshie Beth." It...
Merchant Spotlight: Fervor + Hue
Fervor means passion, and hue means colour. Fervor + Hue believe in brightening up your space with colour. It is a home interior brand, with a passion dedicated to helping its customers find the colours they love and make those colours part of their everyday. Based in...
Merchant Spotlight: Pirate Press Records
Christian Wagner is the digital media manager at Pirates Press Records, a punk rock record label founded in 2005. The label is based in Emeryville, which is in the San Francisco Bay Area, in California. Christian has been with the company for over nine years.He says...
Merchant Spotlight: Zamp Solar
Zamp Solar comes from humble beginnings. Starting from a small garage in 2010, the company grew quickly. In 2015, they moved their offshore solar panel manufacturing back to their hometown in Bend, Oregon, which means that every Zamp Solar panel is now handcrafted in...
Merchant Spotlight: Papeloja
Nuno Ribeiro Silva is the manager and owner of Papeloja. The shop is an online crafter’s dream, selling specialty paper, tools, and accessories. Papeloja also sells the most renowned brands of machines and tools for handicrafts, such as Sizzix, Silhouette, We R Memory...