Local Legend: Judy Wicks, White Dog Café
What started as an abandoned meat processing facility turned into a vibrant, walkable, and bikeable community center with an astounding 300 local farm partners.
Call for Partners: Choose Indie Art Month
We want to empower you to inspire your community to support locally owned and independent businesses and entrepreneurship.
Localism: Begin In Your Backyard
Michael Shuman, economist, author, and publisher of The Main Street Journal, shared four main principles of Localism: action, power, partnership, and respect.
2026 Choose Indie Local Campaigns
To give you a jump start on your marketing and outreach efforts, here are our 2026 Choose Indie Local Campaigns. Become a partner with us today!
2025 Shop Indie Local Holiday Campaign Sponsored By … YOU?
Become a Shop Indie Local Holiday Campaign sponsor to help us raise awareness around the importance of supporting locally owned businesses.
Eat Indie Local: Feeding the Movement with Creative Initiatives
Cultivating the Eat Indie Local movement through grassroots initiatives and nationwide partnerships. Join us this August!