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The Need for a Consumer-Friendly Manufacturer Directory

By Gen Terpstra | March 1, 2025

It’s Time to Tap into a Big Opportunity At this point in time, our directory is filled with wonderful small businesses, but we’ve yet to fully tap into the potential of local manufacturers. A huge shout-out to Priia Cosmetics and Stofanak Custom Cabinetry, who have joined and truly get the mission-we appreciate you! I understand…

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Toys Made in the Lehigh Valley

By Gen Terpstra | February 28, 2025

This morning I stumbled upon yet ANOTHER example of a manufacturer that I had NO idea was in the Lehigh Valley. And I’ve been living here my whole life! Curto Toy Manufacturing Company is said to be in Easton (according to Google), and they make and sell custom plushies, especially plush mascots for companies, schools…

Lehigh Valley Farmers Markets 2024

By Gen Terpstra | July 20, 2024

It’s FARMERS MARKET SEASON! These great markets all have more than amazing vegetables and fruits. They are vibrant representations of the many products the Lehigh Valley has to offer. We have included this map on our Shop-in-Person page as well.

Maker Feature: Career Coach and Podcaster, Shelley Maley

By Gen Terpstra | July 5, 2024

At Made in the Lehigh Valley, we spend a lot of time thinking about maker businesses. It is an incredibly multifaceted, multicultural and complicated subset of industries! We are often interested to find out how people got into their maker businesses to begin with. Most of the smaller maker brands have started as sole proprieterships-self-employed…

The True Value of Local Goods: A look at the social capital of the maker economy.

The True Value of Local Goods

By Gen Terpstra | June 22, 2024

The local brewers of McCall Collective sell more than just “beer.” Have you ever hosted guests from out of town and wished you had a gift to give them… from your town? There are tons of reasons why people might want to give locally-produced gifts at times. Overnight wedding guests Out-of-town college students Business partners…

Why Our Makers are Hard to Find

By Gen Terpstra | June 21, 2024

Have you ever stopped to consider how different maker businesses are from other businesses? We hope to dig a little into why makers are hard to find, but before we answer that, let’s talk about why people make. Makers Gonna Make… Maker businesses are perhaps some of the oldest and varied businesses in the planet. Since…

Why Our Community Needs a Maker Directory

By Gen Terpstra | June 20, 2024

The Lehigh Valley is something special. We’ve got thousands of people moving into our area every year, and our natives are STAYING (because we’re vibrant and we’re beautiful)! We’ve got all types of areas: A little bit city, a little bit rural, a little bit suburban. Drive-able distance to the big cities, thriving arts &…