Helping People Fulfill Their Dreams

by Colleen Redman

 

When Kamala Bauers was 10 years old, her seven-month-old brother, James, suffered complications from spinal meningitis that left him severely disabled. Today, Bauers and her husband, Jack Wall, are celebrating their 16th year as founders of [ … ]

By Colleen Redman

A portable wood-fire oven and pizza made with locally sourced toppings a re the ingredients that came together to make Dogtown Pizza a success. For more than two years, the oven-builder, Jon Roberts, and the baker, Scott Smith, sold their Old World-style pizzas off the back of Ro [ … ]

by Jordana Gerson

For most Americans, memories of Thanksgiving focus on succulent, brown, juicy birds and a week of turkey sandwiches and cranberry sauce leftovers. While these images are typically guilt-free, the truth is that most turkeys come from industrial farms, where producers are more [ … ]

By Colleen Redman

 

What happens when two socially conscious people with backgrounds in business meet at a clothing trade show, fall in love, and pool their talents?  The answer is Green Label Organic Sustainable Threads, the family business of George and Rain Lipson that wholesales and retails [ … ]

by Rives Elliot

If you ever wonder what that picturesque family farm seen on packages of ground beef and cartons of 2% milk was like in real life, you needn’t look further than Mountain Run Farm, located in Sedalia. While it’s nice to think at the grocery that your meat came from the idyllic scene [ … ]