We are gearing up to traverse (at least symbolically) America looking for communities that are rebuilding their economy around People, Planet and Profit and American Made. We will start here in New England…the hub of our beginning as a country. While learning from our history, we hope to discover exciting innovations that are moving us … Continue reading
american made magazine is ready for the next step and has entered the MassChallege! And so now you ask what is the MassChallenge? MassChallenge is a Boston, Massachusetts incubator and accelerator program for startup businesses. Aside from the potential funding that you qualify for if selected as a final winner, after the 3 month accelerator … Continue reading
Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 1,600 times in 2011. If it were a cable car, it would take about 27 trips to carry that many people. Click here to see the complete report. In the scope of most visited blogging sites 1,600 views could … Continue reading
Each holiday season across the country the tradition of the”Holiday Stroll” brings community to the central square, where streets are dotted by small shops stocked with beautiful artisans’ wares – crafted with skill and love. Pamela McKay, like many other artisans, works out of her home. She retreats to her studio as soon as her … Continue reading
Small to midsize businesses are the life blood of the American economy, or at least historically they were. In the article we referenced at the Daily Mail for our Black Friday post, Mark Duell cited: Small businesses are not necessarily better employers in terms of wages, benefits, opportunities for advancement and other measures, said North … Continue reading
What does it mean to create a local economy? Juliet Schor, Professor of Sociology at Boston College has a few ideas worth exploring on the biggest shopping day of the year. Schor explains in her new book, Plenitude: The New Economics of True Wealth (The Penguin Press 2010) that time should be our most valued commodity … Continue reading
american made magazine has landed in Haverhill, Massachusetts. Just north of Boston and once referred to as the “Queen Shoe City of the World”, Haverhill sits along the banks of the mighty Merrimack River. It was the shoe industry that first made Haverhill’s mark on the world. In 1811, 20,000 pair of shoes were being … Continue reading
The Slow Food International movement has changed the way we consume, grow and relate to our food. It all started with one man, Carlo Petrini, and his opposition to the opening of a McDonalds in his local community. Imagine…one man took a stand that is now shaping a global movement around our relationship with our food. In … Continue reading
Barbara Kruger is a favorite American artist. Her work questions our sense of autonomy against the massive messaging of commercialism and social ideals coming out of Madison Avenue. This holiday season american made magazine will be challenging the notion of “I shop therefore I am” as well. Our new american made magazine 2011 Toy Book cover, … Continue reading
I’ve watched the trailer of the new Sesame Workshop program – Growing Hope Against Hunger, which aired as a one hour special on PBS October 9, 2011. My heart broke, and yours should too. We have all heard the statistics over and over. The United States Department of Agriculture estimates that 17 million American children … Continue reading
