How Huppy gluten free energy bar started with an accident
Like any good story, the tale of Huppy Bar – a delicious soy free, dairy free and gluten free energy bar – begins on a river with the line, “there I was on my boat.”…
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Bureo: eco friendly skateboards made from recycled fishing nets
Sometimes, a simple question can lead to a big answer. For the founders of Bureo skateboards, that question began on the beach – in particular, with the trash on the beach. How could people be…
Read MoreThe Lems story: minimalist barefoot shoes for work, travel
While in college at Purdue, Andrew Rademacher pole vaulted for the university team. He suffered regular injuries and wondered if that was just part of the sport. After college he started running barefoot in soft…
Read MoreKakookies: the healthier cookies to buy for an on-the-go treat
You know that parent, the one who bakes cookies and sends them in care packages? Well, Sue Kakuk is that mom. She sent cookies when her daughter or a teammate won a cycling race while…
Read MoreHow layoffs led to USA made Vere Sandals + mini review
In 2009, the large sandal company where John Eades worked went through a massive round of layoffs. At that point, John decided to reach out to his childhood friend Michael Ferreri about starting a sandal…
Read MoreThe story behind Treehouse organic drinking chocolate
When founder Aaron Koch introduced Treehouse Chocolate, with its signature premium organic drinking chocolate, it wasn’t his first rodeo. He had already launched one successful chocolate company. While operating that business, Aaron decided he wanted…
Read MoreWhy Abby Paffrath turned her Batik art into cool trucker hats
Jackson Hole-based artist Abby Paffrath didn’t set out to create cool trucker hats. They came about as result of frustration. Abby specializes in Batik, a classical Indonesian method of hand-printing textiles. Each piece requires a…
Read MoreStoked Roasters’ story: how Jax went from corporate to coffee
When I hopped on the phone with Jax Koudelle to talk about Stoked Roasters and Coffeehouse—the waterfront roasting facility and tasting room that she recently opened in Hood River, OR—we first talked about a trip…
Read MoreTeton Toques: handmade wool hats crocheted in a ski shack
Anneka Door guides climbers up the Tetons in the summer and shepherds skiers back down snow laden slopes in the winter at Bridger Bowl near Bozeman, Montana. She’s a Midwest transplant who came to the…
Read MoreHow Bompa Blocks accidentally began making wood yoga blocks
Bompa Blocks began by accident, says founder Ashley James, of the company she started with her grandfather that makes wood yoga blocks. As Ashley’s passion for yoga grew, she began selecting a mat, clothes and props…
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