LaunchPad Radio: The Solution to Outsourcing Starts at Home

Posted January 27th, 2011 in Milagros News | Tags: buy local, Community gardens, entrepreneurs, Farming, Going Green, homesteading, kitchen literacy, LaunchPad, local economy, New Economy, portland, radical homemaking, Small business in Portland, urban farming | Comments Off

Outsourcing, how do we bring it all home? How about starting at home.

Those skills your grandparents rocked, why not reconnect with the household arts of old? Make yourself kitchen literate and you move food production to the most local place possible – your home. Beyond the pride of creating, you can save big bucks! (Up to 50 percent off your grocery bill!)

Chris Musser of Lost Arts Kitchen is the guest on LaunchPad Radio today at 4pm on Pagatim.fm.

She’ll talk about what’s been “lost” in our households, how she found it and how you can too.

Listen to Pagatim.fm Live

P is for Pirate at Milagros!

Posted October 22nd, 2010 in clothing, Milagros News, Products | Tags: buy local, local goods, portland | Comments Off

Want your kid to have one our exclusive Portland-made P is for Pirate shirts? Trust me… you do!

You can get the ultimate Pirate shirt in short sleeve or long sleeve in our Portland store or on-line.

And what about those awesome arm warmers and flipside hat? That definitely wouldn’t hurt either. Both are made with pride in Portland and available only in our Portland Boutique!

Dress your little miracle in local goods at Milagros!

Ok…I think I hit my quota for typing “Portland” for the day…

Photo by campbellsalgado.com

More Oregon To Bring Home…

Posted December 10th, 2009 in Milagros News | Tags: buy local, buy oregon, buy portland, unique gifts | Comments Off

…for the Holidays!

We have been tweeting different ideas for Oregon-made gifts and such during this holiday season, we compiled some of those ideas in a previous post but here are a few more:

• Soft Star Shoes made in Corvallis, Oregon (our kids love them!) Moccasins, ramblers, sandals and more. We carry these at Milagros every day!
• Belts and more made by Held. Here is Mila sporting one of their wristcuffs.
• You can build the ultimate home theater using Triad speakers made in Portland, Oregon.
• These lovely clothes for preemies are made in Oregon.
• Need a non-toxic, locally made alternative to Play Dough? Get Mary’s Softdough, made in Eugene, Oregon!
• High quality knives for the outdoors person in your life. Made in Oregon by Bench Made.
• Lovely handcrafted furniture made in Portland.
• Be an artist or just look like one! Get some clay at Georgies (they make their clay in Portland). Bullseye Glass makes all their goods in Portland, too!
• And, a stop at the Portland Saturday Market this season means a huge selection of locally made goods!

Honestly this is just the tip of the iceberg on what you can find made in Oregon.

Thanks for shopping local!

Buy a Piece of Oregon for the Holidays!

Posted December 6th, 2009 in Milagros News | Tags: buy local, buy oregon, buy portland, made in oregon, twitter | 1 Comment

We love twitter. Truly. It is so simple and fun. Shouldn’t everything be simple and fun?

Anyhoo, we have recently been sharing ideas on gifts ideas made in Oregon with the followers of our twitter feed. We’ll keeping tweeting ideas as they come but here is what we have shared so far:

• Portland made Leatherman Tools!
• Pendleton still makes all its famous Native American style blankets in Oregon.
• Queen Bee Creations makes their stylish bags, panniers, and diaper bags here in Portland. We have their diaper bags at Milagros.
• Cynthia Thompson makes her line of Zoom Baby Gear cloth diapers and training pants in Portland.
• Fun, stylish, and sassy clothing for babies is created by Baby Wit in Portland.
• Tents, bags, and just about anything made of canvas by Beckel in Portland.
• Check out a bunch of recommendations from Neighborhood Notes for locally made gifts for kids. Many of these items (and much more!) are available at Milagros.
  
• Organic personal care products for mama and baby made in Oregon by Earth Mama Angel Baby. Find it at Milagros!
• Even more organic personal care products made in Oregon from Wild Carrot. Find their Baby Carrot line at Milagros!
• Comfy and organic baby wraps made in Oregon by Baby Bundlers. And yes, you can find these at Milagros. Are you seeing a pattern on what you can find at Milagros? Hmmmm…
• Newport Kidsport outerwear for babies and kids is made in Portland…and available at Milagros.
• Co-motion bicycles are made in Eugene, Oregon.
• Terracycle makes all their recumbent bikes here in Portland.
• Looking for a guitar or mandolin made in Oregon? Pick up an instrument by Breedlove Music. All their lines – except the Atlas, Passport, and Retro lines – are made in Bend, OR.
• Seeking Oregon made items for the pet in your life? Check out this list and check out Bebop pet products – collars, leashes, etc. all made in Gresham, OR.

Well that’s just a start! We will try to keep tweeting ideas until Christmas!

Happy Holidays!