About Us

Offer useful products and services — not things that end up in the trash. The businesses focus on real value.

Treat workers well,  pay fairly, and give benefits that help staff live full lives — like shorter hours, paid time off, health care.

Strive to build strong local supply chains and give back to their neighborhoods, helping everyone thrive together.

Reuse, repair, recycle, and upcycle — or use natural ways to source what they need without wrecking the environment. 

Make what’s needed — not more. Less waste, less pollution, and fewer corners cut - simple and sustainable.

Share knowledge and resources with other like-minded businesses to build something better, together.

Make quality goods that last, using skilled labor and good materials — not fast, flimsy stuff.  Less stuff in your trashcan, more usefulness in your life.

Everyone involved — owners, workers, partners — has a say. Decisions are made as a group, with fairness and transparency.

Get creative to keep products and services affordable. Share tools and services and form partnerships that make things cheaper and better for everyone.