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Dane Buy Local Office Has Moved

Our new office is located on 6300 Enterprise Lane with our wonderful members Pushing7 and New Self Renewal Center.

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

Supporting local businesses and promoting the local economy is an important part of the Sustainable Times’ mission and focus. I therefore welcome the very existence of Dane Buy Local as an invaluable contribution to those same goals. On a more practical level Dane Buy Local has proven to be a great resource for the Sustainable Times, from e...

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Reasons for Buying Local

Enrich the community economy. Each time money is spent at a locally-owned business, the tax stays in Dane County to support local resources such as schools, parks, police and fire...and much more.
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Did You Know?

"A local economy values the real over the virtual. An investment on a computer screen is one thing; an investment in a company in your hometown quite another."
--Woody Tasch, Founder, Slow Money 
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