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Making it in America | Episode 202

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The Heirloom Podcast - Season 2, Episode 2
Inn this Together - "Turning Numbers into Dreams" - RECAP

What did it really take to open the Scotsman USA Kitchen store and build a manufacturing company in small-town Mississippi?

In this episode of The Heirloom Podcast, Josh Nowell and Jim Rasberry sit down with Mallorie Rasberry and Emily Nowell to talk through Episode 2 of Inn This Together on HGTV and the story behind Scotsman Manufacturing, Laurel Mercantile, and the opening of the Scotsman USA Kitchen store.

From starting a factory in Laurel, Mississippi, to designing the retail space, building American-made products, and watching craftsmen see their work displayed for the first time, this episode gives a closer look at the people, risks, and hard work behind the project.

▶ You’ll hear:
• How Scotsman Manufacturing got started
• The story behind the Scotsman USA Kitchen store
• What it takes to build products in America
• The people behind the products and the project

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Produced by the Heirloom, LLC and Filmed in Laurel, MS.

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20 Comments

@paulaguidry-frederic8070 4 months ago (edited)

Y’all my husband and I are praying for y’all. We are from New Orleans but moved to Poplarville MS about 6 years ago. We naturally have been huge fans of Hometown since it started. We are praying for y’all. This hotel undertaking was and is incredibly brave and the set backs have been so devastating! I literally started crying when I read about the fire. My husband and I fell in love with Laurel and will most definitely book a long weekend at that amazing hotel whenever y’all get it opened up. Praying for God to bless the work of your hands and abundant financial blessing. God bless you all!

@lisapruett1095 3 months ago

Love you all! Nothing like Americans supporting Americans 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

@judyjones8939 4 months ago

These are great...
Fills the gap between shows , now that HGTV has filled the schedule with realtor after realtor . I'm a fan of the rehabs, and that you share the folks that specialize in the various trades, families, and others that create the warmth of Laurel.. Thank you for making the time awaiting a knee healing enjoyable.

@jonirussellColorado 3 months ago

Our small family lives in Boulder, CO. We watch every episode. You encourage every one of us, from age 11 to age 67. Thank you for everything you are, and everything you do.

@lisajames5243 3 months ago

Hearing 5his episode after having spent a couple days in Laurel, I just have to let you know how much I LOVED shopping in all your stores knowing everything is made in America!! I spend so much time looking for where things I consider purchasing are from and spend most of my shopping time discouraged. Thank you for your love and support of all things made in the USA!! Praying for your beautiful Hotel to be restored and filled with guests in the future

@2AZSUN 4 months ago

Watching all y'all do this podcast, being fully aware of that horrible night 10 months ago, makes this so incredibly heart wrenching. How y'all are able to be so composed and able to talk about all the effort that has gone into this project, knowing it was all drown out by fire hoses, is an unbelievable testament to all y'alls fortitude and steadfast belief in legacy.
The first go around of the retail space turned out so beautiful. Prayerfully, having gotten it completed and being able to be in it for a time before the fire hoses, the do over has given y'all the opportunity to answer all those inevitable questions that come up once a project is complete, and make it even better the second time. All the...Why didn't we think of that before?, and the... I wish we would've done that this way instead, and the...How did we miss that? As emotionally devastating, and exhausting as this whole nightmare has had to be, hopefully there are far more positives coming out of it then any negatives. Add to that, through all of the projects all y'all have done together, y'all remain a tightly woven fabric that hasn't frayed and remain committed to rebuilding your little hometown. That in itself is a testament to y'all's character. Thank you for sharing this part of your legacy with us.

@DeniceDuff 4 months ago

I am so grateful that beautiful people like you all exist and are continuing to push past obstacles and inspire us all to play bigger games that help everyone around it. Ya’ll are the epitome of perseverance 💪🏼💛

@dktillman84 4 months ago

I love the show and the podcast. I appreciate the clean content. I hope to visit Laurel one day.

@martinaconroy2328 4 months ago

Hello all, hello from sunny Ireland. I think you should all be so proud of yourselves. I know it was such an expensive thing that you did doing up the old building but I think you’re absolutely amazing and you should be so proud of yourselves.❤❤❤❤

@DesertDreamsComeTrue 4 months ago

I Got Goosebumps from the episode because I thought of where you all started.

@Rene-1313-Jrm 4 months ago

Heads up tall and proud. Carry on with your dreams. ❤️

@lynnlochala6003 4 months ago

love them and how they saved their town

@judyfrost5785 4 months ago

I just watched the second episode - my heart is overflowing with the beauty of the restoration and to see the first floor store - it’s beautiful. Such a wonderful project for the community. The faith you had to invest your own money for this project blows me away. I know the fire is coming……..the damage HAS TO BE CORRECTED, the building HAS TO BE CORRECTED! Insurance HAS TO COME THROUGH! Praying HARD for the damage to be rectified. The city NEEDS The Heirloom. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

@MotoByChance 4 months ago

Seeing these episodes and knowing the hardship that is coming… but as my husband and I start to develop an ag business in Texas, the focus on community is encouraging!

@Hugadognow 4 months ago

Thank you so much for making longer episodes. I feel like I am sitting around the table with you all, and can't get enough of the back stories of all your projects, as well as the hotel build. Many years ago my Mom had a gift shop, and I remember going to market in Dallas and choosing what to stock. It was a big job to sort through everything we could buy, and we did not source only U.S. made products. All of the stores in Laurel are so welcoming and have a unique, curated selection of items, including all those sodas at Scotsman Co. Oh, and I bet the hairbands and Adam Trest's art are among the bestsellers at The Mercantile!

@beverlyhansen3705 4 months ago

Love watching and learning all that is happening!

@SlowPokeQuilter 4 months ago

Fabulous episode!! Thank you! You all are so inspiring! There are made in USA products available in every state! New Hampshire has some great unique things and my home state of Washington & neighboring state, Oregon have stores: Made in Washington and Made in Oregon. The entire Pacific Northwest (Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana) have things made from what grows there naturally. If you have a section in your store featuring the 50 states of products made in the USA, you could feature a few products from each state to further drive home the value of buying & using, eating & enjoying products from every state in the country! May God continue to bless & use you as you seek to follow His plans for you!