Why should you, as a consumer, buy local? If you didn’t already know, buying local supports small businesses in your local community. Money spent local stays local. When you spend your money at a large chain, 80% of every dollar instantly leaves the local economy into the pockets of some distant corporation. When you spend that dollar at a locally owned business, most of that money stays in your community.
Buying local also has a positive impact on the environment. Most of the things we buy everyday travel thousand’s of miles to get to your front door. Did you know that the average American dinner travels over 1500 miles to get to your plate? That is a lot of pollution being generated for something that can be grown in your own backyard.
As consumers, you have the ultimate power. You can decide where we spend our money and who you give it to. By buying local, you’ll feel better about supporting somebody that you know rather than some faceless exec who only cares about their bottom line.
Bottom Line, Make your next purchase Local.