Most of us “get” the idea of buying local. Advocacy groups like Monadnock Buy Local and marketing campaigns like Plaid Friday – the local alternative to Black Friday – have raised our consciousness about the benefits of supporting local businesses and shopping as close to home as possible, in stores owned and run by our neighbors and friends.
But do you do it? What will it take to convince you to make the change?
Ever wonder what happens after the purchase is made or wonder where the money goes?
We’ll be exploring just what happens when we buy local in a Community Conversation titled Keeping it Local on April 12 at Peterborough’s Bass Hall at the Monadnock Center for History and Culture.
To help us get the conversation started on Keeping it Local are some folks running businesses of their own or, in one case, a local business advocacy group. They are:
Peter Robinson, owner of Roy’s Market and Maggie’s Market in Peterborough.
Dominique Cassie, partner in Terrapin Glassblowing Studio in Jaffrey.
Crista Tenney-Salamy, whose family has run Tenney Farm in Antrim for 50 years.
Jen Risely, executive director of the Keene-based Monadnock Buy Local.
A conversation among attendees will follow the panelists’ short talks. What are the challenges we face in keeping our dollars local, and how can we overcome them? Those in attendance will benefit from each other’s perspectives and experience.
Community Conversations, now in its third year, is a collaboration of the Monadnock Center for History and Culture and the Monadnock Ledger-Transcript. Our goal is to foster dialog about key issues that supports our community and, when appropriate, change.
The Ledger-Transcript welcomes letters to the editor and viewpoints from those who participate in the conversation. What was your takeaway, how were you inspired by the discussion? Letters and viewpoints may be sent to news@ledgertranscript.com.