Holiday Shopping Starts Now!

…and local is the way to go!

Minnesota Makers Need Us More Than Ever

It may seem like Halloween was just yesterday, but there’s no time like the present to start planning out those holiday gifts. 2020 has dealt us a challenging hand, to say the least. This year more than ever before, our Minnesota makers, crafters, and artists need us to help their businesses stay afloat. Small businesses are especially facing the brunt of Covid-19; whether it’s restrictions for in-person shop capacities, shopping budgets tightening, or economic challenges in general. Covid is cramping our style, which is why shopping local and shopping early are so important this year if you are in a position to do so. Supporting local makers is good for all of us!

Supporting Local for the Long Haul

Local makers are here and ready right now to make your 2020 holidays as special and personal as possible. Skip the last minute Amazon purchases this year and give yourself time to plan for handmade goods instead. Supporting makers now will help drive the momentum of their sales all holiday season long (and beyond). Keeping it local now will help ensure that we’ll be able to get back to our beloved in-person craft markets, filled with makers of all kinds, at some point in our future. It will ensure that we can walk down the street to our neighborhood coffee shop, or grab a drink at our local brewery. It strengthens our communities is so many ways.