Batch Blog

Nicole Gaines on Candles, Music, and Nashville Life If you have ever had the opportunity to talk with Nicole Gaines, founder of The Clarity Shop...

I had the pleasure of speaking to one of our newest makers and founder of Kijiji Specialty Coffees, Edward C. Stevenson. Kijiji is a Black-owned business...

Meet Nashonta McDowell, the maker behind Kiia Bath + Body. This native Nashvillian has been creating customized lotions, soaps, candles, and other self-care products for eleven...

Eric Rion on Being a Maker Dad (and Granddad!) Though you might want to call him the CEO, Eric Rion is the self-proclaimed COO of...

Brad White on Livening up Your At-Home Cocktail Hour I had the pleasure of chatting with Brad White of White’s Elixirs recently. As a true...

Though he is a Southerner by choice, Mike Weeks is a Midwesterner by birth. He grew up on a farm in Payola, Indiana, just northwest...

Mike Weeks knows a thing or two (or three, as this post will teach you) about smoking and grilling, the unofficial sports of summer. With the...

We’re talking about the cheesy goodness of cheese grits. The kind made from corn. The kind that’s stone-ground the old-fashioned way. The kind that Mike...

Klanci Gauthier on Making and Motherhood Klanci Gauthier is passionate about creating — both beautiful things and a balanced life. She and husband Evan started...