With Americans losing their confidence in big corporations, conscious capitalism seems to be the wake-up call for free enterprise to return to its innovative roots. Enter Green Earth Technologies, straight out of Mount Laurel in New Jersey, they strive to give consumers a greener alternative to conventional motor oils without sacrificing performance or value.
This company’s American-made branded lubricants recycle plant and animal fats to make biodegradable performance chemicals that can be found through major retailers across the US. They produce engine oils, motor oils, cleaning chemicals, and more, and although they produce everything inland, they operate all over the world.
Made in the USA: Emerson Creek Pottery
Emerson Creek Pottery has kept alive its long-standing tradition of handcrafted and American-made ceramics since 1977. With oven-proof ceramic wares that are non-toxic and sustainably made, pottery is all locally made close to its retail shop in a rustic setting in Bedford, Virginia. The company is constantly evolving as they add new patterns, glazes, and forms, often while still sticking to its clean, organic designs.
Emerson Creek Pottery is known and loved for its beautiful clean designs. Today it is still owned and managed by Jim Leavitt, who established the brand back in the late 1970s, which is very successful until this day.
Made in the USA: Cobalt Creek Rugs
Cobalt Creek makes Southwest-styled rugs called "Rustic Redefined," using premium nylon to create designs that look modern while evoking frontier history with Native American-inspired designs and nature scenery. Their range is richly varied but always aesthetically pleasing as their rugs are designed by locals and made on American machines. It doesn't get any more local than this, y'all.
Cobalt Creek Rugs are known for being stain resistant and 100% EnduraStran Nylon. The brand makes an effort in showing its joy and pride in being a centerpiece in many American homes and maintains to produce its goods in American manufacturing sites only.
Made in the USA: Maglite Flashlights
Whether you’re taking out the trash in the middle of the night or just suffered a power outage, chances are you’ll be using a Maglite flashlight. Founded by Anthony Maglica in 1955, Maglite Flashlights are one of the leading brands of flashlights in the U.S.A., and they are they’re 100 percent American-made.
Based in Ontario, California, Maglite’s manufacturing headquarters, office, and distribution center remain in the U.S. to this day. The company has specified that some of the components used in its wide array of products have been made outside the U.S., but anything concerning the manufacturing of the actual flashlights has always been done in-house.
Made in the USA: Red Wing Shoes
Back in 1905, Charles Beckman wanted to create a line of footwear that would address the needs of workers in the farming, mining, and logging industries, so he founded Red Wing Shoes. Based in Red Wing, Minnesota, this all-American company has been sourcing raw materials and manufacturing footwear for well over a hundred years, and it has all been done in the United States.
Red Wing Shoes are comfortable and durable and carry a well-established reputation of being one of the best brands of footwear in the world. All of their boots and footwear are made with leather from their tannery in Minnesota, and they intend to keep it that way.