October 2010
9 posts
In Telluride, a buy local movement afoot →
Katie Klingsporn, Associate Editor at the Telluride Daily Planet reports: “In Telluride, where everything from a jar of olives to a three-bedroom home can induce sticker shock, lots of people spend their dollars elsewhere.
Families plan sweeping, all-day shopping trips to Montrose, locals click and spend online, people wait to buy new clothes until they can hit up the mall in ...
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Chicanery at the Local Farmers Market
Have you ever suspected the produce you buy at the farmers’ market isn’t really from a local farm?
An investigation at more than two dozen farmers markets in Los Angeles by NBCLA uncovered a number of vendors who were falsely selling as “locally grown” produce that had in fact originated at big commercial farms as far away as Mexico.
So, how do you, the customer, know if a farmer is...
Mesa develops buy-local push →
Mesa, Arizona’s city government has made supporting local businesses a priority. Last fiscal year the city purchased about $12 million in supplies and services from 400 Mesa businesses.
“In my view, we ask our city to buy locally, and we should be loyal to them (local businesses),” Mesa Mayor Scott Smith said. Read more: http://bit.ly/a1OMlL
Source: The Arizona Republic |...
Central New York farm producers, wineries awarded... →
CENTRAL NEW YORK, NY — A number of area agricultural businesses have received federal grants for the Pride of New York “Buy Local” Cooperative Advertising Program.
Shop Local Weekend on Hyannis Main Street with... →
CAPE COD, MA—More than 40 businesses on Main Street will be offering sales, discounts and deals on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 16 and 17. This year the business district has extended the day into a weekend in honor of the Main Street parade for Siobhan Magnus, American Idol finalist, who worked on Main Street.
For more info go to: http://www.hyannismainstreet.com/
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Nine Good Reasons to Shop at Locally Owned...
When you spend a dollar locally, it multiplies
Locally owned businesses tend to do business with other locally owned businesses and aren’t constrained to buy only from a national distributor. They bank with local banks, advertise in local newspapers and purchase local services such as accounting and printing. Each time a dollar is re-spent in the local economy, it’s like new income – ...
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Eating & Buying Local: A 30-day experiment →
Charleston City Paper writer, Stephanie Barna embarks on a buy-local journey in anticipation of Buy Local Month (Nov. 15-Dec. 15).
