Friday 5: Why you should buy local

I’m a big believer in cycles and connections. Not the 6 degrees of separation kind, but overall, in the grand scheme.

I have my own top 5 reasons for buying local and supporting small business, but I also think you should read Sustainable Connections because I feel what they have to say is equally important.

Money stays in the community
I’m not feeding the cycle of low wages, big corporations, over-paid CEOs
I know the people I’m buying from or I can get to know them and their business
Products are often produced/grown in countries without human rights abuses, many often made in America
Creates more jobs, which starts the cycle over at #1 where the money stays in the community.

Today my blog stop is Life & Lies of an Inanimate Flying Object