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Dane Buy Local Launches New Website
Welcome to the new website for Dane Buy Local!
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Resources

Articles

Below you will find articles and stories about the Buy Local movement.

2010 National Survey Results - Holiday Sales Increase at Independent Businesses

About the Local Living Economy: Entrepreneurship and a Sense of Community
Inspirational essay on what motivates us to build groups like Dane Buy Local and the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies

Is Sustainability the Answer to Economic Adversity?
The connections between sustainable small business practices and the community economy.

Some Thoughts About Small Business Local Foods and the Community Economy

We Have a Few Questions For You
A basic introduction to green practices for small businesses

Who's Local and Why Does it Matter?
The considerations and criteria for membership in Dane Buy Local.

WI Green Exchange Self Report Template

Stories

This section is devoted to stories written by our members about the Buy Local movement.

The Good Life and Buying Local
How memories of neighborhood life, values and relationships characterize the "pay it forward" practices of a Dane Buy Local member.

 

 


Testimonials

I buy local because I know it's often a better product that more often fits my needs, and keeps small, unique companies who care about their impact on the community and world, alive and open.
Gage Mitchell
Gage Mitchell Design


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Reasons for Buying Local

Ensure a solid foundation for local nonprofit organizations who serve us. Locally owned businesses give more.
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Did You Know?

A local economy values relationships over transactions.  Doing business locally depends upon and builds social capital and longer-term thinking; conducting transactions long distance promotes anonymity and facilitates short-term profit-taking.”
--Woody Tasch, Founder, Slow Money
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