Frederick Interest

No Frills Fancy sells recycled fabric products aiming to preserve our earth and economy

New company in Frederick, No Frills fancy has over 50 different applications to sew unwanted scraps of fabric into recycled products. They recycle massive amounts of unused fabric that otherwise would have been thrown away just as other recyclable goods are wasted frequently by a majority of our population. Currently everywhere we look consumers are wasting recyclables without thinking twice about what those items could have been used for if they were saved from the trashcans. Especially around Frederick people have trouble seeing the purpose of separating waste from plastic, cardboard, and much more.On Saturdays at several different locations in Frederick county Farmers Markets are held selling organic products ranging from sunflowers and squash to mosaic art. To learn more about farmers markets and find out where they're held in Frederick county visit http://www.mda.state.md.us/md_products/farmers_market_dir.php.

The woman who created the company No Frills Fancy, LaLainya, sets up a stand at these markets almost every week, and I was able to actually experience her business ideas and aspirations when her granddaughter and I controlled the No frills fancy stand on the fifth of July.

This local Frederick woman came up with the concept of working to build a new way for many people to go about business. Since Americans today rely way too much on production of new and improved goods we don't think to work together and start something economical as a recycling business. LaLainya ships leftover pieces of fabric from manufacturing companies acclaimed “waste” around the U.S. for underprivileged women to sew different pouches and bags that are then shipped for sales.

You’d think that when people hear the product name dry goods bag usually they lose interest simply because they generally can’t think of a real immediate use for the bag. As people were strolling through the Farmers Market many stopped to ask what uses these recycled fabric bags are good for. I was explaining how the bags were made out of organic fabric could preserve fruits and vegetables in the refrigerator for much longer when dampened. On display near the front of the stand were the three different sizes of bags; the small holding cherry tomatoes; the medium holding corn and lettuce, and the large carrying cabbage and celery. All three of these bags had been kept in the fridge for over 3 weeks and still appeared and tasted as fresh as if you had just bought the food from the store.

It’s quite amazing to see green foods such as cabbage and celery stay moist longer than a week because usually consumers are accustomed to having to throw away nasty brown lettuce. Americans are finding more ways to recycle each day and this woman’s idea for cooperatively run recycling business is surely an innovative way to do so. To find more about No Frills Fancy visit the website, http://www.nofrillsfancy.com/ or contact LaLainya by emailing her at lalainya@nofrillsfancy.com.