Goats smiling and looking up

How a Holden Dairy Farm Found its Niche

This dairy farm found sweet success after the owner, Janet Smith, took it over and made some changes and creating new products.


Blueberry Cheesecake candle made by local Missouri Candlemaker

Less Soot and Smoke

Candles and wax with less smoke and soot are created at Overland.


Missouri Businessmen evaluating Missouri grown corn on the cob.

The Craft of Pipe Making

Learn how Missouri Meerschaum makes the beloved corn cob pipes that Washington, Missouri is known for.


Hand crafted boots by local Missouri small Business

Made in MO: Handmade Leather Boots

St. Louis man designs bespoke leather boots for the discerning customer.


Meet One of the World’s Last Calliope Builders

Dan, who builds Tangley calliopes today, is a quiet, religious man who methodically crafts “better, stronger” replicas of Norman’s ingenious, mechanical music contraptions in the shop behind his rural northeast Missouri home.


See These 8 Classic General Stores

Missouri’s general stores of yore offered shoppers everything they needed—and a lot of what they wanted—along with a generous side serving of local news, gossip, and a few tall tales.


Earthly Creations

They say that life is what happens while you’re busy making plans. We’re pretty sure you’d get no argument from Sandra Zak.


Bailey & Watkins

Bailey & Watkins Traffic in Rawhide & Java

Ryan and Tiffany Watkins of Bailey & Watkins say that every unique piece they create is inspired by a memory, family heirloom, or a story.