Organizing a local event called The Maker’s Mash is one of my very favorite things! I love meeting talented makers and artists right here in our community. In the next few months, look for their stories here on the blog.

Now, your turn to meet Missy, who described herself as ,“just a lady with big dogs who needed a fence and ended up with a cannery!” If you’re local, you can shop with Missy in person at the Maker’s Mash on Dec 13th. Shop Beast Little Cannery any time on her website!

Now to the questionnaire:

What do you enjoy most about making?

My favorite thing about making is when someone buys our pickles (mostly the bread and butter) then they return, moved, telling us how they are just like their great-grand-mother's. I love making connections for people that strike a chord and offer a small window back to relationships that are gone.

Why do you think handmade is important and worth doing?

I'm the poster child for "shop small" and "buy local." Giving makers an opportunity to grow personally, offer a product that they believe in, and a chance to diversify their communities through art, food, clothing, etc is always worth it. You are also directly supporting the people beside you in the grocery store or car-pool line. Someone isn't putting your $10 toward a second home or massive retirement, chances are you are helping pay for a ballet class or carrots for the dinner table.