KEEP YOUR MONEY WHERE YOUR HEART LIVES, SUPPORT AN ECONOMY OF
FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS, AND BUILD A COMMUNITY THAT
THRIVES BY THINKING LOCAL FIRST

Small-scale, locally owned businesses create communities that are more prosperous, connected, and generally better-off across a wide range of metrics. When we buy from independent, locally owned businesses, rather than national chains, a significantly greater portion of our money is then cycled back through our local economy — to make purchases from our friends’ businesses, to aid our neighbors in need, and to support our local farms — ultimately strengthening the base of our whole community.