Made in the USA

I remember a time in which there was a great push to buy American. It seemed like every TV station in the nineteen eighties aired commercials about checking the tag for the Made in America logo. Since then it seems we get nearly everything from overseas. Without treading too far into the debate about the pros and cons of a global economy, I think it is important to focus attention back on those businesses creating products and jobs right here in the USA.

At P. Graham Dunn we employ nearly 100 people. Many of our staff are hard working Amish and Mennonites, though we employ people from nearly every walk of life. When you visit our factory, you will never see someone leaning on a broom, or the shop floor in disarray. We take pride in our jobs and we take pride in the products we make. The 5% of products we do import are laser engraved and packaged in Ohio. The packaging is often done at home by local Amish women. When I walk through the factory it makes me proud to call this community home.

Traveling around this area of the country you'll find domestically made products at places like Homestead Furniture, Lehman's Hardware, Walnut Creek Cheese, and Coblentz Chocolate. Smuckers is headquartered just down the road, and the Cat's Meow just a little further. We have over 1000 shops manufacturing Amish made furniture, and the hills are covered in 100 acre farms making the landscape look more like a quilt. Speaking of quilts, you'll find none better made than right here, and while you're here pick up various food products like Amish Peanut Butter, Eggs, Pastries, Pickled Garlic, Trail Bologna, Bulk Foods, and the world's best cheese (sorry Wisconsin). Stuff it all in a homemade Amish basket.

Whatever you find around here, it's a good chance it was made by the very hands of the person you're purchasing it from. And while you may find some nice prices, you won't get that at Wal-Mart.