“Shopping local matters to me because if I do it, it means I’m in tune with my surroundings - it shows I’m paying my respect to the shop owners and other small business owners who have created something to offer their community.”

“A lot of the energy in my family is dedicated to our role during this election season, both locally and nationally, and Minneapolis Craft Market is playing an important part in that process. I've been seeking out makers, products, and creatives who contribute to that energy!” -Danielle Steer

This holiday season I’m prioritizing support of the BIPOC makers and owners. We have such a vibrant maker community here in the Twin Cities and it’s so much fun to shop all this talent for gifts to my favorite humans - and for myself!” -Erinn Farrell

We were thrilled to #SharetheMIc with Minnesota creative influencer Hope James earlier this year, and she joined us again to select her favorite skincare items from the Digital Marketplace! Learn how she decides what gifts to give to friends, and how she’s adding organic, homemade items to her routine.

We were thrilled to #SharetheMIc with Minnesota creative influencer Hope James earlier this year, and she joined us again to select her favorite skincare items from the Digital Marketplace! Learn how she decides what gifts to give to friends, and how she’s adding organic, homemade items to her routine.

“I really enjoy giving gifts and my goal is to always give something that will tell the person I'm shopping for that I see them and I took time out to find something they would love at first sight.” -Rocky Robison founder Audra Robinson

Feminist Book Club founder Renee M. Powers is lifelong Midwesterner, an Aries, an ISFJ, a 3 on the enneagram, a Ph.D. dropout, and a former theatre kid. She picked her favorite women of color made items, and urged us to “buy the change we want to see.”