| bluetyger.ca Issue 7 November 1 2001 bluetyger main issue 7 intro editorial about this magazine Edmund Wu photos John W. Gardner HandMade in America Coldwater Fall Fair Creemore Ontario Falldown Way Past Midnight |
HandMade in AmericaHandMade in America is a non-profit organization promoting the fine craft of home made objects as a means to sustainable community and economic development in Western North Carolina."The seeds of HandMade in America were sown in 1993 when a handful of Western North Carolinians, struggling to find fresh approaches to economic development and renewal in their mountains, realized that the answer didn't necessarily lie in newly recruited industry, but could potentially be found in the invisible industry of craftspeople already working steadily and exceptionally in shops, classrooms, studios, and galleries tucked away on small town main streets and back roads throughout the Blue Ridge Mountains." about HandMade in America |
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Editor: William J. Gibson email to the editor Made in Canada |
The Community Solutions Institute, a living laboratory In 1995 HandMade in America, in association with researchers at the John A. Walker College of Business at Appalachian State University, conducted this survey to measure the economic contribution of crafts in 22 counties in Western North Carolina. It revealed that crafts contributed $122 million annually to the region's economy. That figure is four times the revenue generated from burley tobacco, the state's number one cash crop. The survey also revealed some of the challenges and needs of the craft community, including access to capital and marketing and business education services. |