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Drinking Local: DIY Wine From Dandelions

Drinking Local: DIY Wine From Dandelions

If you're getting your veggies from a CSA or farmers market and working hard to reduce your food miles, it feels counterintuitive to purchase wine from hundreds or thousands of miles away.

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Eat Real, Eat Local

Eat Real, Eat Local

This illustrative video was produced for the Canadian “Eat Real, Eat Local” campaign, targeted at getting Canadian’s to support local agriculture, but the message is universal:  Eatling locally grown food is healthier, more environmentally friendly and better for your local economy.

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10 Reasons to Shop Local

10 Reasons to Shop Local

“Going local does not mean walling off the outside world. It Means nurturing locally owned businesses which use local resources sustainably, employ local workers at decent wages and serve primarily local consumers. It means becoming more self-sufficient and less dependant on imports. Control moves from the boardrooms of distant corporations and back into the community [...]

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Locally Grown, Hand-Built Surfboards Built in Maine

Locally Grown, Hand-Built Surfboards Built in Maine

Upgrade: $420 - $2200 Grain Surfboards are made from locally grown wood cut by sustainable forestry pros. Plus the folks over at Grain reuse the wood by-product for fuel, compost & wood chips. While it is not a completely “Green” process (they still employ the use of chemicals and petroleum based products), the wood [...]

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