Serving the communities of Stayton, Sublimity, Aumsville, Lyons and Mehama
On any given Tuesday afternoon, a unique collection of people begins arriving at the old Silverton Grange Hall. Back and forth, from their vehicles in the tree-lined parking lot to their tables inside, they bear their precious cargo – things handmade, hand-grown or hand-collected.
Lynette Weise has always been interested in the visual arts. Today, the Gates artist has turned that interest into a successful online business with her husband and business partner, Craig.
As a new mom, Michelle Armstrong found so many poorly made, high-priced baby-and-mommy items that she decided she needed to do something about it.
Armstrong joined with her sister, Christina McDaniel of Scio, to open Mango & Mint, an Internet business.
“I wasted my money on so many things and when I looked at the products, I knew I could make them with the high quality I expected,” said Armstrong, a trained doula and self-taught seamstress from Virginia. For her own handmade items, “The price was fair, with beautiful fabrics, and I knew other mothers would want those as well.”