Makers

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Judi and Fred Danforth
Pewter Makers

Forging beauty for the home.

Elisa Garcia-Rey
Dog Treat Maker

Building a business, one dog at a time.

What Makes a Maker?
Taking Stock

Thoughts on our first 30 profiles.

Tim Aiken
Cheesemaker

On the terroir of making great cheese.

Ben Clark
Cookie Cutter Maker

A business that is anything but cookie-cutter.

Kent Arnold
Nut Butter Maker

Nut butters like no other.

Rich Arentzen
Glass Maker

Harnessing kinetic beauty.

Chad Miller
Solar Maker

Making solar better.

Allison and Seth Wright
Energy Bar Makers

No need for crazy stuff...

Douglas Cox
Luthier

50 years of making luck.

Kristen Fenn
Pastry Maker

It takes a team to make a croissant.

Wendy Mackenzie
Herbalist

Natural deodorant that actually works.

Ben Matchstick
Game Maker

Building a tactile oasis.

Scott Kerner
Experience Maker

Light and tight.

Jenny and Giacomo Vascotto
Pasta Makers

It's All About the Chickens

Scott Weigand
Coffee Maker

Coffee roasting is an art.

Sam Hooper
Glove maker

Just trying to get more great gloves on hands.

Kate Whelley McCabe
Maple Equipment Maker

Making something where nothing was before.

Zaka Chery and Jette Mandl-Abramson
Spice Makers

Crazy about a sensitive spice.

Jennifer Kahn
Jewelry Maker

Shaping metal into beautiful things.

Alexx Shuman
Marshmallow Maker

The joy of marshmallows.

Jon and Cathy Cone
Print and Ink Makers

Putting Vermont at the center of the world's finest printmaking.

George Sawyer
Chair maker

Notes on how to make a 200-year-chair.

Sharon Somers
Needle Felter

Wool sculptures to warm hearts of those who have lost pets.

Kevin Toohey
Chocolatier

For this chocolate maker, it's all about opening hearts.

Claire Georges
Artisan Food Maker

Heat is a state of mind. And a fun business, too.

Damian Branon
Sugarmaker

This is a guy who knows his maple, and the power of locally-made.

Diane Maurice-Brault
Skin Care Product Maker

Solving her own skin problem led to a line of soaps and lotions.

Jon Deerfield
Cabinetmaker

A cabinet and furniture maker who loves making dreams come true.

Melisa Oliva
Vegetable Farmer

For Melisa Oliva and Patrick Sullivan, farming is all about community.

Craig Line
Sugarmaker

A sugarmaker who proudly boils "old-school," and the results are sweet.

Ariel Krolick
Honeypreneur

This is how sweet a business infused with honey can bee.

Will Adams
Toolmaker

A maker with an unhealthy attachment to a certain plane.