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ButterflyEffect  ·  3149 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Is the local economy the solution to a post-capitalist world?

It seems like common sense that supporting local businesses means keeping more money in your community. I think the rise of Farmers Markets and small business incubators is a sign that people are starting to value local and regional culture/business moreso than large, faceless chains.

This is something I still need to improve on, though. Most of my produce and bread comes from local vendors, but a lot of my groceries do not. Some of this is largely unavoidable, such as cleaning products (as far as I know) but I could still be putting a lot more money into the community. But other commodities such as beer and roasted coffee are widely available on a local level.

I think encouraging people to go out and support local businesses and raise awareness is something worth doing.