About Us
East Wind Crafts
East Wind Crafts is a conglomerate of East Wind Community produced merchandise. Yes, you heard that right, all of our products are 100% community owned and operated!
Some of our current merchandise offered by includes, East Wind Nut Butters, East Wind Hammocks, and Utopian Rope Sandals, all of which the products are made by members of our intentional living group!
The East Wind Crafts team handles all of the customer service needs for these businesses at our physical location, as well as online. We are responsible for the processing and shipping of purchases made on our website.
East Wind Crafts also coordinates with local small businesses within the area, delivering their orders to them, trying to alleviate the hassle of shipping costs, off their shoulders!
We participate in various craft shows, farmers markets, festivals and community sponsored events in and around the surrounding area(s) of East Wind Community, to best foster the idea of community within the outside community .
Within the last decade, East Wind Crafts has expanded beyond our location's retail storefront, exploring the digital world by creating an E-commerce sales platform powered by Shopify.
East Wind Crafts is committed to providing a reliable, unique, and authentic experience for the purpose of creating long standing relationships with each one of our customers.
East Wind Nut Butters
East Wind Nut Butters services multiple large distributors and many other food manufacturers.
If you’d like to use our quality nut butter as an ingredient in your product, or are a large reseller, we’re happy to work with you.
- Wholesale purchase minimums are 360lbs or 240lbs + $50 handling fee.
- Shipping rates are based on weight, pallet count, distance and receiving instructions.
- Wholesale orders require a 2-week lead time.
Please contact us for a quote: wholesale@eastwindnutbutters.com
Or check them out at: https://eastwindnutbutters.com
Utopian Rope Sandals
Born of a creative idea to up-cycle and reuse the scrap rope left over from the production of Hammocks, East Winders began a process of trial and error to make something of value from that industry's waste material. Success was soon achieved making this experimental footwear and thanks to the efforts of past and present artisans, Utopian Rope Sandals is the longest standing product made at EW.
East Wind Hammocks
East Wind Community started crafting handmade rope hammocks in 1974, and shortly after, produced the first 6,000 hammocks. Then in 1976, members of the community built a 3500 square foot industrial building to support the expanding business. This building provided quality space for hammock production, and part of it is used to make hammocks and Utopian Rope Sandals today.
Our Intentional Community
East Wind Community was founded on May 1st, 1974. and is owned and operated by the members, who share all income and expenses, and are communally responsible for all the needs of the community members, including food, clothing, shelter, medical care, education, and other needs and amenities considered desirable, so far as the community is able to provide them.
Since 1974 the ever-evolving East Wind Community, Inc. has been operated by its profit and expense sharing, being one of the oldest intentional communities in America.
If you wish to learn more about East Wind Community, please visit our website at https://www.eastwind.org