Valentine’s Day: Show the Local Love
This Valentine’s Day, show your “local love” — love for your sweetie and your whole community — by purchasing gifts (or gift-making supplies) and meals (or ingredients) at locally owned businesses.
The Last Mile Café
People First Economy 2023 Good for Michigan Awardee From Rapid Growth Media (MI): Arick Davis and Sarah Laman are runners. They say that the most challenging portion of a run is the last mile. When comparing the state of the world to a long-distance run, they decided...
Jólabókaflóð: A Bookworm’s Dream Holiday
Icelanders have a lovely tradition of gifting books to each other on December 24 and spending the rest of the evening reading and drinking hot chocolate. Season’s Readings!
2023 Thanksgiving Holiday Sees Record Sales
Starting with our Thanksgiving meal, we’re purchasing more of our holiday gifts and celebration needs from our friends and neighbors — locally owned business owners.
The Grain Shed: Brewer, Baker, Social-Bond Maker
From Measure Meant (WA): The Grain Shed is a vertical co-op located in Spokane, Washington. It was founded by four people: a grain grower, a brewer, a maltster, and a baker. All the grain grown to produce the bread and the beer is grown within 100 miles of the...