February 12, 2010

About SOS From Texas Organic Cotton Producers

View this video from SOS showing the processes of "growing an organic t-shirt". Hope you enjoy it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2Crnk9ZiZs. Thank you Gary Oldham, Owner of SOS From Texas, for sharing this with us.

SOS t-shirts are made from organic cotton grown on SOS's certified organic farms. SOS has been certified organic by the Texas Department of Agriculture since 1992. This certification information is provided with every SOS product to show their authenticity. There are organic products in the market with very vague organic credentials. U.S. Organic Standards require a 3 year chemical free farming period before being allowed to be "certified organic".

SOS cotton is planted in mid-May and harvested after frost in November. The harvested cotton is ginned at SOS's certified organic gin and then shipped to a certified mill in North Carolina for spinning into yarn. The yarn is also knitted, finished and sewn in the Carolinas. SOS products have a pedigree as we can tell you when and where they were planted and trace their development into a finished product.

SOS organic cotton products are 100% Made in the USA, "sweat shop free", by American workers being paid a fair and lawful wage. These standards do not allow for a "cheap" organic t-shirt, but a product with a very high value and quality that our customers can be proud to wear for many years.

As SOS grows organic cotton t-shirts, they share their land with you, their customers. SOS organic cotton is "good for man and good for the land" as these practices improve our environment, create jobs for people in rural American and keep the family farm and heritage sustainable. SOS organic cotton products are truly unique and we hope you enjoy the fruit of this land.

      

January 26, 2010

About Jamark Laboratories, Inc. manufacturers of Surgeons Skin Secret
The following article by Roger Simmermaker, author of 'How Americans Can Buy American' appeared on World Net Daily Dec. 14, 2009



Many times my "Buy American" articles feature products from smaller companies that are based online and aren't able to present a large bricks-and-mortar store presence. And many times, this is the easiest, cheapest and most convenient way to find and buy American-made products.

But this definitely doesn't mean I mind featuring larger companies that make all of their products in the USA and have the luxury of offering their products in literally hundreds of stores across America!

One such company is Jamark Laboratories, Inc., whose Surgeon's Skin Secret formula is made available in many different varieties of health care products. Jamark Labs has over 10,000 square feet of factory space in Grand Rapids, Mich., where American workers make skin care and bath and beauty products, first aid and personal care products, and remedies for eczema, psoriasis, and diabetes. After you browse Jamark Labs products, they can be ordered online or you can browse the availability of their products in a large number of stores the website lists by state. You can find them by using the "store locator" link.

In fact, Jamark Labs' products have been featured on QVC since 1997, and president and founder Jim Kaiser has been a regular guest on the popular shopping channel for over a decade. How's that for the success of a family-owned and operated business committed to keeping American workers employed in a state that has one of the highest unemployment rates in the country?

Jamark Labs keeps your skin care needs covered by offering beeswax moisturizers, creams and lotions, lip balms, aloe vera lotions and manicure/pedicure formulas, as well as fragrances, soothing face conditioners and daily refreshing spray for men.

Bath and beauty needs are covered with Jamark Labs' Surgeon's Skin Secret shower gel, shampoo, conditioner, natural soaps, facial scrubs and cleansers, moisture gel, moisture mist, and aloe mint toner.

Jamark Labs also offers time-tested natural first aid formulas like bee pollen canker aid, natural Blue Stop arthritis formula, and Porter's Liniment Salve products to provide temporary relief of discomfort due to minor burns, sunburns, chapped skin, non-poisonous insect bites, and minor itching. Help yourself stay healthy and steer clear of bacteria and viruses with Surgeon's Skin Secret hand sanitizer.

Jamark President Jim Kaiser has over 30 years of experience in the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries, and he understands the needs of today's value-conscious consumer. Jim is committed to bringing current and future customers low cost healthcare formulas that actually work.

With sales of more than 2,000,000 jars and sticks of Surgeon's Skin Secret revitalizing moisturizer since July 1997, Jim routinely has been able to reach more than 90 million American homes through the QVC television network, which can now be viewed in Canada and the UK. With these over-the-border and overseas exports, Jamark Labs actually is helping to reduce our burgeoning trade deficit by exporting American-made products from the factory in Grand Rapids.

The original item, Surgeon's Skin Secret, was developed by a plastic surgeon in Grand Rapids during the early 1950s. This plastic surgeon was only using this formula in his practice. It was Jim and co-founder Mark Oberlin's goal to bring this wonderful time-tested formula to the public.

Their formulas certainly are time tested, but they are never tested on animals, so you can be sure no honorable principles are compromised in the development of the many American-made products.

The Grand Rapids facility not only allows Jamark Labs the needed space to produce its popular American products, it also allows the freedom to expand its ever-growing product lineup. That tells me two very important things: Jamark Labs is not only committed to high-quality, low-cost health care products (and do we ever need that in today's troubled economy), but officials also are committed to keeping their production in the great manufacturing state of Michigan. Since they rose from a mere 400-square-foot office space in their humble beginnings in 1996, we can only hope this all-American company will continue to expand production and therefore domestic employment. I hope you'll visit the Jamark Laboratories, Inc., website, and consider aiding that expansion by patronizing any of their fine American products.

      

July 2, 2009

About Lamson & Goodnow

Lamson & Goodnow, maker of LamsonSharp™ cutlery, is the oldest cutlery manufacturer in the United States. Lamson & Goodnow was established in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts in 1837, and rapidly became the premier cutler in the United States. During the Civil War, the company became one of the largest United States cutlery manufacturers, employing more than 500 workers to meet the demand for their products.

In 1869, the workmen of Lamson & Goodnow produced a dinner set of 62 pieces for President Ulysses S. Grant. Half of the pieces were set in pearl handles and half in ivory, with American maple leaves engraved on the handles. The workers stated that they felt a "national pride in presenting [the set] to one who will appreciate the perseverance that aims at nothing short of perfection."

Today Lamson & Goodnow is still producing world class cutlery in buildings that were built in 1850. The factory was built on the banks of the Deerfield River in order to take advantage of the river's power. Today Lamson & Goodnow still uses the hydroelectric power generated by that channel developed over 150 years ago.

Hydroelectric power is GREEN. It is a renewable energy source, produces no waste and since it does not burn fossil fuel, it produces no carbon dioxide (greenhouse gas). Lamson & Goodnow are green in other ways also. The stainless steel they use to produce some of the finest cutlery in the world contains 70-90% recycled content. Lamson & Goodnow are good stewards to the Earth.

      

Feb. 12, 2009

About Annin & Co.

Annin & Co is the world’s oldest and largest flag manufacturer. Starting from a sail loft in downtown New York City making signal flags for sailing ships in the 1820’s, Annin incorporated in 1847 and has since grown to four manufacturing locations. Annin now has worldwide distribution. As the official flag manufacturer to the United Nations, Annin’s international flags are the standards for exactness, followed by the rest of the world. Every state flag is exact according to specifications. Annin now manufactures over 10,000 different flags and flag accessories.

By the very nature of its principal product, the American Flag, Annin has been closely identified with United States history over the past 150 years. For example, when Zachary Taylor was sworn in as President in 1849, a flag made by Annin waved nearby. This tradition has continued at every inauguration since.

The last decade has seen Annin expand its physical presence significantly. The modern 180,000 square foot South Boston, VA manufacturing/distribution facility services Annin’s dealer network. The 150,000 square foot Coshocton, Ohio facility manufactures and distributes product to Annin’s mass retail customers. These facilities, plus the Verona, New Jersey plant combine to employ approximately 500 people in a unique and interesting industry.

Buy an Annin U.S. Flag and fly it proud and keep America Working.

      

December 02, 2008

Welcome to Americas Virtual General Store.com, the only Online General Store where we strive to sell products Made in the U.S.A.

Why should you buy American Made Products?

Buy American to support your country, to pomote the healing of this economy.  Stop supporting companies who manufacturer their products in foriegn countries. Do not send your hard earned US Dollars to China. Be part of the solution. Even if it may cost you more now, it will cost all of us less in the future.  By supporting US companies, you are supporting Americans whose sole support for themselves and their family comes from a US owned company, a manufactuer of US products. You are supporting the financial  health of these companies, helping them to stay afloat and keep their employees on.  You are tithing your money to yourself, blessing this great country and being part of somehting larger than yourself or your dollars. You are making a differnece, you are Buying American because you love this counrty and want it to have the vibrant healthy economy it once had, an economy that was able to support all its citizens with enough overflow to bless the whole world.

God Bless and Thank you for Buying American made products. 

We will be filling our shelves in the months to come, so keep checking back for all your needs and if you know any manufacturer  of or artist who creates products in the US that you would like to see at AmericasVirtualGeneralStore.com  please contact us at AmericasVGS@yahoo.com by phone at 740.277.5741.

God Bless America and You.

Virginia Watkins.