Idaho

Trendy Baby Mocc Shop makes soft-sole baby moccasins from Caldwell, Idaho. Founder Charlene Aguilar started the business in 2015 after years as an elementary …

Initial Ascent makes backcountry hunting pack systems from Middleton, Idaho. Joe Elliston and Dennis Stokes built the company around a specific problem: hauling …

Jersey Girl Soap is a small-batch soap and body care brand from Indian Valley, Idaho, founded by Cari Hug. The story is personal. Cari is a U.S. Air Force …

Zamzows is an Idaho lawn, garden, and pet business with its own line of dog and cat foods, not just another retailer reselling national pet brands. The company …

Tenkara Rod Co. makes simple, packable fishing rods based on the Japanese tenkara style: a rod, a line, and a fly. The company was established in 2013 by Drew …

Cordova Outdoors makes hard coolers, soft coolers, wheeled coolers, drinkware, and replacement parts from its base in Nampa, Idaho. The brand takes its name …

Argali is a Boise, Idaho outdoor-gear company built for backcountry hunters. Its catalog covers tents, tarps, titanium stoves, knives, trekking poles, game …

Exo Mtn Gear is an Idaho pack company built for backcountry hunters who need one system to hunt, carry camp, and haul meat without swapping frames. Steve Speck …

Idaho Barkery started with one allergic dog and a pharmacist who refused to keep buying treats full of fillers. Sabrina and Brendon built the company from a …

Idahound makes raw dog food in Carey, Idaho — a town of about 600 people in the Wood River Valley. The company was founded in 2014 by Chris Cey, a high school …

Jennifer Morsell started making soap in North Pole, Alaska in 2000. Not as a business pitch or a brand exercise — she wanted soap that worked in harsh winters …

MaryJane Butters bought a five-acre homestead at the base of Paradise Ridge near Moscow, Idaho in 1986. She paid $45,000 for it — a fraction of what comparable …

Steve and Stacie Ballard started their 35-acre dairy farm in Gooding, Idaho in 1995 with a small herd of Jersey cows and no cheesemaking experience. The …

Bob Rebholtz, Sr. founded Agri Beef near the banks of the Snake River in American Falls, Idaho in 1968. It was straightforward beef country work — ranching, …