Joint Venture Knitting Needles

I love working with wood knitting needles. Some of my favorite knitting needles I found at a local store in town. These joint venture knitting needles are made from birch and maple milled in Maine, which are then pointed, assembled and painted by artisans in Russia. All of this is done in the name of peace. Started in Porter Maine, the local Peace Fleece yarn Company, is committed to helping historic enemies cooperate and prosper through trade.

The Peace Fleece offices are in a barn on a sheep and horse farm in the small, rural town of Porter in the foothills of southwestern Maine. Peter Hagerty and his wife Marty Tracy started buying wool from the Soviet Union back in 1985 in hopes that through trade they could help diffuse the threat of nuclear war. Since then Peter has journeyed through eastern Europe, central Asia and the Middle East in search of farmers and shepherds who are willing to set aside historic enmities in exchange for opportunities leading to mutual understanding and economic interdependence. I highly encourage you to check out their catalog. It is chock full of amazing, sustainable, peace oriented products that will make an impact on the world through your buying choices.

Geolopes

New England Cartographics, of Amherst Massachusetts, reuses their surplus U.S. Government topographic maps by turning them into envelopes and stationary. These unique and affordable mailers are a surprise every time - you never know what area of the U.S. you will receive. The few of these I have I have cherished for years, to the point that I have photocopied some of them in order to preserve the ones I have! These make great gifts as well!

Local products from Robinhood Free Meetinghouse

I was excited to find another local product while looking in the freezer section local health food store. Robinhood Free Meetinghouse is now making it's biscuits in a local factory and stocking them in our markets.

Created by Chef Michael Gagne, Gagne Foods is a family-owned company located in coastal Bath, Maine which offers the Robinhood Free Meetinghouse Layered Cream Cheese Biscuits and Cinnamon Rolls. Products from Gagné Foods are now being offered by over 500 major markets and specialty food stores from coast to coast.

What inspired me the most, is that these yummy cream cheese biscuits are made in the area we are trying to move to. We are trying to return to our roots in Bath which is where the factory is. The restaurant is actually in Georgetown, and although it is on the far end of our search radius, how cool would it be to live in a town called Robinhood!?

Please keep an eye out for these products in a freezer section near you!