A Shawnee couple is producing seeds right here, creating plants better suited to the Midwest

Photography by Laura Morsman.

The revelation was startling when it came to a pair of plant biologists already deep into graduate school studies: The huge majority of seeds sold in the United States are produced overseas in low-cost labor markets like China and India. Often traded through the Netherlands, they’re repackaged under different brand names. “Even heirloom seeds,” says… Continue reading A Shawnee couple is producing seeds right here, creating plants better suited to the Midwest

Alyx Jacobs is keeping clothes alive through mending, alterations and hand-crafted embroidery

Photography by Samantha Levi.

Alyx Jacobs can look at your most beloved, beat-up pair of jeans and see what you can’t: a 10-minute fix. That ability—to assess damage quickly and imagine a garment’s second or third life—has become the foundation of her clothing repair business. And Jacobs works from a simple belief: We already have enough. “I wholeheartedly believe… Continue reading Alyx Jacobs is keeping clothes alive through mending, alterations and hand-crafted embroidery