Community Building Tip: Shop Local

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For my current set of tips, I'm using the list "101 Small Ways You Can Improve Your City.

87. Shop local. It’s simple, straightforward, and an easy addition to your routine that supports local businesses, provides community jobs, and reduces transportation costs and carbon emissions.

https://winnebagobuylocal.com/top-10-reasons-to-buy-local/

https://connectourfuture.org/tools/buy-local-campaign/


Find local crafters and other businesses:

https://icraftgifts.com/shop-local.php

https://mylocalcrafters.com/

https://www.independentwestand.org/support-independent-business/search/

https://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/10322/the-ultimate-list-50-local-business-directories.aspx

https://www.podium.com/article/local-business-directory-sites/

Find community supported agriculture, farmer's markets, family farms, food coops, and U-Pick farms near you.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

And make more shops like this one, they're awesome!

http://www.repurposeproject.org/

Think thrift/junk store, but they are reselling everything, including stuff that would just get junked: pill bottles, wine corks, scrap metal, old fabric, chains, screwdrivers, looseleaf paper, index cards, birthday cards, jewelry, slightly damaged (but still useable/reparable) stuff...