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Anyone seeking a gift that truly keeps on giving need not look far this holiday season. Every dollar spent locally goes back into the pockets of another Palouse-area resident in one form or another, and buoys businesses that can use every bit of help they can get in today’s economic climate. With that in mind, we’d like to commend a pair of grass-roots business-support groups that are helping spread a message that has more importance this year than others. Think Local First highlights the great businesses in Pullman, and Buy Local Moscow serves the same purpose on the other side of the border. Both have helped organize events that showcased the various local businesses in their communities and raised awareness about the need to give where you live, so to speak/Doug Bauer, Moscow-Pullman Daily News. Full post below.
Question: Do you buy local? Do you feel guilty when you don’t?
D.F. Oliveria is a columnist and blogger for The Spokesman-Review. Huckleberries Online was judged the best 2008 Idaho newspaper blog by the Idaho Press Club. And the best 2007 news blog in the Pacific Northwest by the Society for Professional Journalist. Print Huckleberries is a past winner of the Herb Caen Memorial Column contest by the National Association of Newspaper Columnists. The Readership Institute of Northwestern University cited this blog as a good example of online community journalism.
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goody2230 on December 14 at 7:30 p.m.
Thought I’d pass along this link to a post at my Year of Plenty blog at the DTE site about the economic benefits of shopping locally.
http://www.downtoearthnw.com/blogs/year-plenty/2009/dec/01/shopping-local-stores-christmas-will-boost-local-economy-4x-more-shopping-national-chains/
spokelooneh on December 14 at 7:36 p.m.
Pastor Craig Goodwin knows of what he speaks, and definitely walks his talk.
Yes, I always try and shop locally owned businesses and buy locally made products when I can find them.
Fuschia on December 14 at 8:59 p.m.
I never buy local. Its of dubious quality, there is no inspection by Federal Government agencies. rarely a guarantee and it really pisses off the Teamsters union when they have to lay off their truck drivers.
moscow_minidoka on December 15 at 7:15 a.m.
Almost always, except for some things I get at Costco.
OfCoffee on December 15 at 8:57 a.m.
Yes - whenever possible.
Stickman on December 15 at 6:00 p.m.
I am with Of Coffee. I buy everything I need locally if I can, and avoid places like Costco and WalMart. I have never been to either store, and never will.