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| Annab |
Posted - Nov 11 2012 : 06:02:49 AM
Received an e-mail this morning from my folks that reawakened something and will cause me to be more country savvy.
How timely on this upcoming Veteran's Day
While we constantly receive pressure from our work place to buy sustainably and support companies that are eco conscious, how often do we flip packaging over to see where it's being made...like made in the
U S A. Sorry folks, but that makes a bigger impact, so from now on, I'm going to become an even bigger label reader. For example, P&G gets such a bad rap for whatever reason, but for starters, I'm FROM Cincinnati and probably could have rubbed elbows with a Proctor or Gamble at some point in my life. I currently have friends who are employed there. VS a company like Colgate where most it's stuff is drum roll please.........made in Mexico  Halmak card....made in China as are so many other products that have infiltrated our lives and we have become numb and beholden to China!!! I cried almost literally when Levi Straus...an AMERICAN icon upped and moved to Mexico years ago. WHAT!?
WAKE UP!!!!
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| Annab |
Posted - Nov 15 2012 : 5:23:29 PM
Think I may switch work boots when the time comes.
I swear by Catepillar, but Wolverine is a USA company. I have worn them in the past, so I already know the style
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| FieldsofThyme |
Posted - Nov 15 2012 : 11:21:33 AM
This is why I printed photos and created photo cards to sell. At the Farmer's Market, most customers appreciated the fact every part of the card, including the cardstock, plastic sleeve and adhesives, were made in the USA.
Also, store brands are typically imported. Be sure to check the label on food.
I just checked my shipping tape I buy - Made in the USA (Scotch)
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| FieldsofThyme |
Posted - Nov 15 2012 : 11:16:57 AM
I just looked at my Redheart yarn label -made in the USA but with imported fiber.
Sugar'n Cream - product of the USA, packaged in Canada
Peaches & Creme - Made in Canada with imported fiber
Honeysuckle Yarns - Made in the USA
Bernat - made in Canada
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| Annab |
Posted - Nov 15 2012 : 03:59:44 AM
There is a website that will list U S companies. I don't have it right now, but you can do a google search and it will break it down by subject matter. |
| Annab |
Posted - Nov 15 2012 : 03:58:18 AM
Lisa, I grew up in the West Chester area and went to the old Lakota high school. It's gotten so big now, it split into an east and west.
When my folks moved ,it was to Glendale, and they stayed there for almost 15 years. I loved that community. So my brother went to Princeton.
I miss the city and especially the local foods. Thank goodness my NC husband loves the big three: LaRosa's, Skyline and Greater's :) |
| Rosemary |
Posted - Nov 13 2012 : 7:42:51 PM
For those checking labels faithfully to find "Made in the USA," please be aware that clothing and other goods can be made in US protectorates and territories under appalling sweatshop conditions. Such places include Guam, Puerto Rico, Belau (Palau), the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Swain Island and the Marshall Islands. Also, stuff can be assembled in the US (including the aforementioned places) from parts or pieces created anywhere in the world and still be labelled "Made in the USA." I have seen labels that say "Assembled in ____________ (fill in any country) from products made in the USA." It's complicated!
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| Ninibini |
Posted - Nov 13 2012 : 2:05:54 PM
You know, Anna - just another flip to add to your post... I definitely do all I can to buy products made in America. But truthfully, I think that America's environmental protection policies are a LOT more stringent than those of other countries - ESPECIALLY China... So if you're being pressed to buy ecologically sound products, you're definitely doing a greater ecological justice by buying Made in America. Just because the end product is "green" doesn't mean it's produced in a green manner, you know?
Love everything you've said and recommended girls! And Annika - great ideas! We do the junkin' thing at some of our local shops at the holidays. Everyone has loved receiving those kind of gifts! And your idea about giving locally grown, grass-fed beef? I'm going to do it! Wonderful idea!!
Hugs to all!
Nini
Farmgirl Sister #1974
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| darlenelovesart |
Posted - Nov 13 2012 : 10:12:23 AM
That is a neat idea Annika! I should check out my local meat market.
I love junkin too.
sometimes you can find really good name brand clothes with stickers and labels on at the 2nd hand stores. I love Goodwill Store but we don't have one here.
hugs
darlene
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by Frances Farmer |
| Annika |
Posted - Nov 13 2012 : 09:46:21 AM
This is gonna sound light and silly, but I'm planning a trip around town to do some holiday Junkin'! Lot's of antique and second hand shop folks make up the local community as well and there is just no sense in not having a bundle of fun and supporting your community at the same time  Also, buying a loved one or friend a bunch of local grass fed beef or other local farm product is a nice way to buy American too. Everybody likes to eat good food and something nice for the holiday table is never a wrong choice
Annika
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| Fiddlehead Farm |
Posted - Nov 13 2012 : 09:37:33 AM
Checking labels does take longer but it is well worth it! I found a new rug for my dining room from Target that was made in the USA and it was reasonably priced. I have been really trying to not purchase anything made in China! Very difficult to do with a DH that is very in to electronics which all seem to come from somewhere other than here. What I don't grow or make myself I buy from local venders and artisans. I shop for clothes at re-sale and Goodwill. I think that if more people would try to do this even somewhat it would have a big impact on the economy.
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- E. B. White |
| AliciaNak |
Posted - Nov 13 2012 : 09:00:10 AM
We've been checking labels for a few years now. On EVERYTHING.
I'll pay a little bit more for a Libman mop/broom because they are made in the USA. Coleman coolers, made in the USA. We even checked the labels on the fly swatters this past spring.
It makes shopping trips take a little longer, but it's worth it.
Alicia
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| katmom |
Posted - Nov 12 2012 : 7:30:46 PM
add to that,,,, Walmart vs Macy's.... believe it or not,,, I have found more 'American Made' goods in Walmart then Macys(and other such stores)....
I am amazed at expensive 'Designer' named clothing (like in Macy's) that are "over priced" and made "over seas".... yet I can go into WallyWorld(Walmart) and find American made clothing at decent prices...
Why would we support a 'Designer' who has his/her product made in a country that underpays their employees, then turn around and hang a high $$ price tag on that garment/item... oh thats right,... profit(greed)...
I too, try to be a suportive consumer...and I try to choose USA made over non-USA made... and I hate it when I don't have an option...
Diane, luv the $64 words of wisdom.
My goal this year is to reduce my spending, Buy USA, and re-purpose as much as possible.....
>^..^<
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| darlenelovesart |
Posted - Nov 12 2012 : 4:53:32 PM
I agree we should support our Country. I try to buy locally where I live here sometimes it isn't possible and everything it seems otherwise is made in China, I do try to avoid that if I can. Especially food stuff which we should be able to by here, not from there, besides who knows what is in their foods.
I do try to buy USA...
I do love my Country.
darlene
I have learned that to have a good friend is the purest of all God's gifts, for it is a love that has no exchange of payment.
by Frances Farmer |
| laurzgot |
Posted - Nov 12 2012 : 3:58:31 PM
Lets support the USA. I read labels and try very hard to by local and made in the USA. I also make aprons and home decor and just love it when someone buys from me. Items crafted in the USA are worth every amount of money you might spend, they last a very long time. So lets read the labels and try to help our locals.
Laurie
"Smile and be yourself everyday"
Country girl at heart
Laurie
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| Rosemary |
Posted - Nov 12 2012 : 3:35:50 PM
You might like http://www.pointerbrand.com |
| Bear5 |
Posted - Nov 12 2012 : 12:39:05 PM
I agree with you fully, Linda, support the USA!!!!!!
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
| shawneefarmgirl |
Posted - Nov 12 2012 : 12:28:08 PM
Hello girls! New to this... glad to see you voice your opinion for goods made in USA. Diane - good for you!!Love that post - I figured we farmgirls would think like that, but it's nice to see it in writing. I am always telling my friends to check the labels. I put almost everything down that is made in China. Don't want to give them any more of my hard earned money. And what are we going to do when everything gets outsourced to another country? How are we going to make a living here in our beloved USA? I don;t want to see our country go down.....so I will keep on fighting the only way I know how - support the USA!!!
Linda
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| FebruaryViolet |
Posted - Nov 12 2012 : 06:23:10 AM
A lot of shops have opened recently in Cincinnati geared towards the "green movement" and many of the products are made in the USA. Other ideas for buying made in the USA--antique stores. You can still buy dishes, furnishings, glassware, pottery, etc...all made in the USA, just years prior!
I shop local artisan fairs and antique shows for Christmas gifts, typically--all the people I know are very happy to receive something with history or made by someone with their own hands. For the othes, I shop Plow and Hearth catalog, where a lot of their stuff is made in the USA and their customer service is in Virginia! Very happy to support their business, and they have great stuff, to boot.
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| prayin granny |
Posted - Nov 12 2012 : 06:05:26 AM
Thank you for yarn info!
Agree! This holiday season lets do what we are able!
Farmgirl blessings,
Linda
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| Fiddlehead Farm |
Posted - Nov 12 2012 : 05:49:23 AM
Yes, let's all try to do our part.
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I am trying to be the person my dogs think I am.
I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult.
- E. B. White |
| rough start farmgirl |
Posted - Nov 12 2012 : 01:46:39 AM
I appreciate the reminder and also the info on where to find some of these Made in America products. This is something that we need to talk about often and loudly!
Marianne |
| nubidane |
Posted - Nov 11 2012 : 4:34:56 PM
I try to buy local, or USA made whenever I can, & shop local farmers and small businesses. I am very like minded to most of the gals on this board in that respect.
But the goods shipped from China do not concern me near as bad as what our country owes them in debt,increasing daily & we are not even paying the interest. The goods they manufacture and export to us are chump change compared to what we owe them in debt. Sickening.
Fortunately, we can choose to buy USA made, but the debt thing, we are in big trouble there.
Anna, I grew up in Cincy too, and know the impact P & G has on our community, & while they are a worldwide company, much of their manufacturing is still here.
Where did you go to school? I am from the Colerain area.
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| AmethystRose |
Posted - Nov 11 2012 : 3:26:10 PM
Brown Sheep yarn is made in Nebraska. I don't have a LYS,have been buying it online for a few years from two sites. One is in Seattle, WA and the other in upstate NY. |
| ceejay48 |
Posted - Nov 11 2012 : 09:12:50 AM
It is one of my goals to buy local, from local artisans, produce and food producers as well as much as is possible.
I know how much I appreciate folks buying my aprons for themselves and gifts and woodturnings and knives from my hubby.
Sometimes it can be a challenge!
CJ
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| Annika |
Posted - Nov 11 2012 : 08:55:33 AM
Linda Florafil and RedHart are made in America I believe, and maybe Alpenglow. Florafil mostly makes cotton yarn which I use a lot of. Check the labels. I could be wrong, but I try to buy American made too. We have a lot of local hand spun and dyed yarn artisans around here, but their yarn is rather spendy. I know how long it takes to spin and dye that yarn and I support them when I can though. I'm considering trying to knit some big scrunchy socks for myself and plan on using a mix of commercial and local hand-made yarns, which would be affordable to me and still support my local artisans
Annika
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