Mom and Pops'

My Dad has been making do-nuts since 1962. That makes 47 years this June. Hand-mixing up to 100 quarts a day for a nice chunk of that time, hand-cutting every do-nut for 13 years, until the Moline machine came along, offering a great deal of help. But many of the varieties he makes by hand, still to this day. Me and my four Brothers have all spent many years right there by his, and each others' side, learning and working very hard. In fact, I am the only brother not there today. Tommy, Bruce, Lundy, and Matthew all work in the family business. For about the last five years we have been living with the fear that we might have to close the doors for good. All this to say...Please support people and family businesses that are intimately involved with our food, and other basic needs. Shop at your area Farmer's Market and talk to the people who grow the food you eat. Local crafters, artisans, and artists. You will be amazed at the good people you'll meet and the stories you'll hear. And from time to time stop in at your local family owned and operated do-nut shop...You might be pleasantly surprised at the community there waiting for you.

Big business and corporate chains have been slowly killing us at the core. It's way past time we fight back...

All my best