Need some really good reasons for making the Shift? Try these (our thanks to the people at Local First Chicago for their inspiration on these): Keep money in your community — Going local first keeps almost 70% of your money in the local economy. Your
When you think of your regular shopping, you might think 10% may be challenging to achieve. But when you stop and think about all your household spending, 10% suddenly seems like only the starting point. By this, we mean that once you start including bigger-ticket
As a proud British Columbian, I pledge to dedicate at least ten percent of my consumer spending to locally manufactured or grown products, and to locally owned businesses that offer locally produced goods and services. People who sign the pledge (Shifters) will receive occasional emails
The tour held nine events in seven communities in six days, attracting hundreds of Kootenay residents to hear how making a ten percent shift in consumer spending to local first can bring enormous benefits to local communities. Our message is simple: if we can all
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