Alex Nunn is the Manager at the Port City Makerspace. J.L. Stevens is the Director of Engagement at the Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth.
3 OPTIMISTIC TAKEAWAYS:
New Hampshire is quietly building a strong “maker economy”
Makerspaces across the state are growing organically, showing real demand for hands-on creativity, skill-building, and small-scale production.
Shared tools and spaces are lowering the barrier to creating things
Instead of needing your own workshop or expensive equipment, people can access everything from welding to textiles in one place and just start.
Learning how to figure things out is becoming a widely shared skill
Makerspaces don’t just teach specific skills, they teach people how to troubleshoot, experiment, and build confidence solving real problems.
Links & Notes
Please watch this video of a trebuchet built at the Makerspace
This episode was recorded at Treeline Outfitters in Portsmouth, NH
Music by Sneaky Miles
