People don't realize how important local commerce as we love the prices of bog-box stores and the convenience of one-stop shopping, but the truth is it's best for your community. If you go to Shop Rite and buy bananas where does the money go???? Chiquita headquartered in Lord knows where (probably a country with no corporate taxes). If you go to a farmers' market, on the other hand, that money is staying in the area.
You might brush this advice off as hippy nonsense, but a professor on NPR yesterday, was talking about such a study; he went around to different towns all around the country and studied the affects of big-box stores as opposed to mom & pop shops. The conclusion: local is crucial for economic success of a community. Keeping money flowing in the immediate area is better for everyone and most importantly, you. My mom always said it was best to keep money in the family....so let's think of our community as one big family. By the way, the expert on NPR recommended everyone spend 10% [of what they would spend] locally to have a huge impact.
Here is a website to find local food near you:
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