Located in the small rural town of Palouse, WA, Swale is a retail store, offering locally and regionally made goods, celebrating rural radical! We sell a curated collection of screen-printed apparel, home goods, pottery, art, and adventure supplies. Swale is open Thurs - Sat, 10 - 5.

We also have an online store: www.swaleaway.com

Swale is also a maker space, workshop, and print shop, offering custom small-batch screen printing!

Swale

Located in the small rural town of Palouse, WA, Swale is a retail store, offering locally and regionally made goods, celebrating rural radical! We sell a curated collection of screen-printed apparel, ...

Home & Lifestyle

Do you love awkward small-town grocery stores, horizons without city lights, long gravel driveways, and marching to the beat of your own tiny-town drum? Do you bend rural stereotypes and reimagine small communities as places of radical and resourceful care?

You may be a rural radical.

Vinyl Decal is 2.5” x 5” and is made with waterproof adhesive and UV protected laminate. Designed by Swale in Palouse, WA.

Rural Radical Sticker

Introducing the iconic new Palouse-proud collectors items: bundle of three CROPS tea towels!

*This item is PRE-ORDER ONLY!*

Swale, in collaboration with Palouse artist Mary Welcome, presents the first season of hyper-local crop designs (see Crops Tops™) on the every useful flour-sack kitchen towel! So whether you're packing a picnic for a date with a local farmer, steaming up the kitchen with a fresh batch of wholegrain bread fresh from the oven, or just need the perfect gift to/from your Palouse kin - look no further.

These high-quality flour sack towels are screen-printed with three Crops Tops™ designs, featuring bold vintage lettering and delicate botanical renderings of three essential locally-grown crops: LENTILS, BARLEY, GARBANZOS!

Designed and printed in Palouse, Washington, with water-based print ink (khaki green, burnt umber, and golden) on unbleached 100% natural cotton flour sack towels (27" square with corner hang hook).

** NOTE: PRE-ORDERS WILL BE OPEN THROUGH NOVEMBER 24, 2023. Orders will be filled and available for shipping/pickup by December 8, 2023. **

*PRE-ORDER* Crops Tea Towels :: Bundle of 3

Clothing & Shoes

Introducing the newest Palouse must-have: CROPS TOPS™!

** This item is PRE-ORDER ONLY! **

Swale has collaborated with local artist Mary Welcome to create the first season of hyper-local tops, with crops. So whether you're going on a Tinder date with a local farmer, have always wanted your clothing to match your field work, or need the perfect gift to/from your Palouse kin - look no further.

This winter-weight pullover hoodie is thick and cozy, with bold vintage lettering and delicate botanical renderings of plant that made the Palouse famous and produces the most exquisite of tiny legumes! LENTILS!

Designed and printed in Palouse, Washington, with water-based print ink (khaki green) on heavyweight (cotton/poly) pullover fleece hoodie (forest green). Unisex sizing. Each garment is unique, hand-printed, and may bear slight variations to other “identical” garments.

** NOTE: PRE-ORDERS WILL BE OPEN THROUGH NOVEMBER 24, 2023. Orders will be filled and available for shipping/pickup by December 8, 2023. **

*PRE-ORDER* Crops Tops Pullover Hoodie :: Lentils

Introducing the newest Palouse must-have: CROPS TOPS™!
** This item is PRE-ORDER ONLY! **
Swale has collaborated with local artist Mary Welcome to create the first season of hyper-local tops, with crops. So whether you're going on a Tinder date with a local farmer, have always wanted your clothing to match your field work, or need the perfect gift to/from your Palouse kin - look no further.

This winter-weight pullover hoodie is thick and cozy, with bold vintage lettering and delicate botanical renderings of your favorite soup wholegrain and mine! BARLEY!

Designed and printed in Palouse, Washington, with water-based print ink (burnt umber) on heavyweight (cotton/poly) pullover fleece hoodie (cement). Unisex sizing. Each garment is unique, hand-printed, and may bear slight variations to other “identical” garments.

** NOTE: PRE-ORDERS WILL BE OPEN THROUGH NOVEMBER 24, 2023. Orders will be filled and available for shipping/pickup by December 8, 2023. **

*PRE-ORDER* Crops Tops™ Pullover Hoodie :: Barley

Introducing the newest Palouse must-have collectors item...the CROPS TOPS™ winter hoodie!
** This item is PRE-ORDER ONLY! **
Swale, in collaboration with Palouse artist Mary Welcome, presents the first season of hyper-local tops, with crops. So whether you're going on a Tinder date with a local farmer, have always wanted your clothing to match your field work, or need the perfect gift to/from your Palouse kin - look no further.
This winter-weight pullover hoodie is thick and cozy, with bold vintage lettering and delicate botanical renderings of the plant that gives you the iconic garbanzo bean! That's right, also known as a chickpea (and grown right here in the surrounding acres of Palouse) the garbanzo, while often misunderstood and underrated, is responsible for tangy, delicious hummus - so GO GARBANZOS!
Designed and printed in Palouse, Washington, with water-based print ink (golden) on heavyweight (cotton/poly) pullover fleece hoodie (saddle). Unisex sizing. Each garment is unique, hand-printed, and may bear slight variations to other “identical” garments.
** NOTE: PRE-ORDERS WILL BE OPEN THROUGH NOVEMBER 24, 2023. Orders will be filled and available for shipping/pickup by December 8, 2023. **

*PRE-ORDER* Crops Tops™ Pullover Hoodie :: Garbanzos

Food & Drink

Do you love awkward small-town grocery stores, horizons without city lights, long gravel driveways, strong coffee at dawn, and community organizing over the campfire? Do you bend rural stereotypes and reimagine small communities as places of radical and resourceful care?

You may be a rural radical.

Swale (Palouse, WA) collaborated with local roaster, Landgrove Coffee (Troy, ID) to bring you the exclusive Rural Radical Brew - a heavy-bodied, dark roast with deep and smoky undertones, sourced from Samac, Guatemala.

Landgrove Coffee has a Direct Trade relationship with the farmers of La Cooperativa Samac. The cooperative is located in central Guatemala near Cobán in the department of Alta Verapaz. Samac is a tight-knit community that is dedicated to being responsible stewards of their land while growing excellent coffee. (For more info on Landgrove Coffee's process and operations, visit: www.landgrovecoffee.com.)

But for now, whether you pour-over, press, percolate, or drip...it's time for a cup of Rural Radical coffee!

16 oz (yup, the full pound)

Whole bean or Medium Grind

Rural Radical Coffee

Do you love awkward small-town grocery stores, horizons without city lights, long gravel driveways, and Chamber of Commerce meetings with boxed wine? Do you bend rural stereotypes and reimagine small communities as places of radical and resourceful care?

You may be a rural radical.

Screen-printed tee, designed and printed by Swale in rural Palouse, Washington. Water-based print ink on tri-blend knit fabric. Unisex sizing.

Each garment is unique, hand-printed, and may bear slight variations to other “identical” garments. Machine wash, tumble dry.

Rural Radical Sticker

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