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World Bamboo Day: A Global Celebration of a Versatile Plant

If you’ve been familiar with YALA for any amount of time, you know that we celebrate and talk about the incredible comfort and benefits of bamboo clothing and bedding all the time. We can’t help ou...

Q&A: Lindsey Kurowski of Motel Rescue

Lindsey Kurowski is a 35-year-old Builder, Hotelier, Set Designer, CEO, and TV Personality whose second show on Joanne Gaines Magnolia Network, Motel Rescue, just launched last month! We were delig...

What is The Bee Girl Organization?

In this Women to Watch installation, we highlight The Bee Girl Organization, local to Southern Oregon’s Rogue Valley, whose service extends far beyond our region. Their mission? 'To educate and ins...

Q & A With JeLisa Marshall of The Stylist Way 

JeLisa Marshall is a style consultant who weaves her passion for sustainable fashion through everything she does. From client-led services to community education, writing, a podcast, and her newes...

Women to Watch: Hayley Mete of Ecopiggy

'This little piggy wears organic' was the tagline that inspired the brand Ecopiggy when Hayley Mete was working on a line of organic baby clothes about 15 years ago. Today, Ecopiggy curates and dis...

Women to Watch: Lauren of Oregon Body and Bath

Women to Watch is a Q&A series where we highlight women we work with, appreciate and admire. Lauren and Oregon Body and Bath Lauren of Oregon Body and Bath cultivates a sense of community in Do...

Women to Watch: Amber McDaniel of Sustainable Jungle

Women to Watch is a Q&A series where we highlight women we work with, appreciate and admire. Amber McDaniel of Sustainable Jungle Amber McDaniel and Sustainable Jungle popped on our radar when ...

Q & A with Shelley Elkovich of For Bitter For Worse

Women to Watch is a Q&A series where we highlight women we work with, appreciate and admire. Shelley Elkovich is the owner of For Bitter For Worse, a Women-Led, Oregon Bred small business. We’v...

Women to Watch: Suzy Freeman of Unfurl Eco-Boutique

Women to Watch is a Q&A series where we highlight women we work with, appreciate and admire. Suzy Freeman of Unfurl owns a fabulous eco-boutique and sustainable lifestyle store in Manzanita, Or...

Women to Watch: Kelsey Carlson Settle of Green Roost

Women to Watch is a Q&A series where we highlight women we work with, appreciate and admire. Kelsey Carlson Settle of Green Roost has a passion for helping people ‘gift with a purpose’.