It really doesn’t get more local than The General Bean! This family-owned needle felting company sources their wool from a Canadian mill just outside of the city. To learn more about The General Bean’s commitments to environmental sustainability, we interviewed fiber artist Jamie Bowen. She is one half of family-owned The General Bean, alongside her husband Mike.

This is the season for cooking up hearty meals, crafting, canning, preserving, and huddling around a cozy backyard fire. But before the first snowfall hits, there are a few important cleaning tasks you should check off your to-do list.