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Local food for local consumption

"Are you mad with us, Mrs. Bimmelman?"

The marketing is out there now. People all know the pizzas are prepared on the premises. So why no customers?

Let's all go to a farmer's market.

"Ooh look, the high street's evolved to survive!"

"This was my father's desk, He frequently banged his head on it."

'I want someone who'll not just take the firms line, but the hook and sinker, too.'

Tips for a green Christmas by Indian Wild Animals.

Mom & Pop Grocerette

'Spending and consuming - that's my kind of patriotism.'

'I remember when it was a row of quaint little coffee bars and boutiques.'

"Local shopping, local eating, and...I married the girl next door."

MADE IN CANADA "Buy Canadian"..."Eh!"

Balloons vs. Rockets

'Before the meeting starts let's all sing the company song.'

'If we let this happen, soon we'll be swamped in chain stores.'

"We find shopping at the farmers' market to be more self-congratulatory."

How to Succeed in Business - Strategy 2: Build relationships at the highest level.

One cappuccino please, and I wanted to give you this. A note. How formal. Dear small local independent coffee house ... I went to Starbucks this morning. I'm sorry. Can you ever forgive me? What if I agree to purge what I ate? The written apology is sufficient.

Frank's Butcher Shop. Ernie's Bakery. Starbux Coffee. It hasn't been the same since the candlestick maker went out of business.

"Come on. I always browse the Mom and Pop stores before buying online."

Support your local bookstore

'I've brought my son in to show him the office.'

'Were the lemons grown locally?'

"Oh that's Mike, he's like part of the furniture round here"

Locally made, handcrafted cars - no two alike.

I Promise to Buy American Beer.

"He was a mainstay of the economy. Now two brewries and a whiskey distillery are on short time and one tobacco wholesaler has gone completely bankrupt."

High Street

Great Streets

"Buy local? Isn't it enough I buy stuff assembled in this country from foreign parts?"

"Not coming in for a pint and a pie, Geoff?"

"It's the only way we could find funding for the school's football program."

Lemonade 50 Cents made in America by Americans.