Encourage exploration of local small businesses through a partnership program, such as coffee rosters and cafes. Benefits include: 1) increased consumer awareness of the different businesses, and 2) economic benefit by supporting local companies.

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The right store "Just what you want, just what you dreamed of, just what we wanted" It is a recent local consumption project in Cali, Colombia. Local consumption, Working together with our friends and neighbors!

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Raw milk dispensers have been showing up everywhere in Italy in the last few years.

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An initiative to inspire shopping at local businesses, "Small Business Saturday" invites Americans to "shop small" during one of the busiest shopping weekends of the year. After only one year, the program has nearly 2 million "likes" on Facebook.

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So many products and services are not made here so buying locally helps you connect with others invested in supporting local economies. This is not only beneficial to communities, but is personally rewarding and a rapidly growing lifestyle choice.

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In Mullumbimby I was struck by the deliciousness of their food. It was locally-grown and available to buy from markets and local businesses.

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