Buy Local
Public Markets and the Local Economy
By Jonathan Weber , 12-01-08
You don't need a lot of research to understand why the beloved Missoula Farmers Market - and its offspring around town, and its many counter-parts in other towns - would be good for the local economy. But if you want to dig a little deeper into the connections and the history of buying local, check out this piece by Steve Davies from the New York-based Project for Public Spaces. The group has some great success stories, in New York but also in...Colorado, among other places.
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