Local Businesses Gifts

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

Mom & Pop Grocerette

Great Streets

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.

High Street

"M'lady, we’ve reached peak Brooklyn."

See you at the farmers market!

"Is the MSG local?"

A corner market is taken over by suburban sprawl.

Local food for local consumption

Mom? Eco club is starting a campaign to eat local food. Good idea. Would you please pack me a lunch from organic stuff grown near here? Ok. I'm sure we have something. Thanks! Oh, boy. A beet sandwich.

As I say, local produce, locally produced; all our meats tonight come form our local meat processing plant.

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

'Tropical fruit, imported cheese, coconuts...I'm not really into that 'eat locally' stuff.'

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

"Waiter, can you find out if this hair in my arugula salad is locally harvested?"

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

"Jersey Tomatoes" vs. "Jersey toMAHtoes"

(Direct to the Consumer)

Investments: Yes, we have organic, local & cruelty-free stocks.

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

Investments: We have locally grown stocks.

'It's all local, except for the fish. They're from the ocean.'

'I think we should eat out in the hotel tomorrow dear.'

Tips for a green Christmas by Indian Wild Animals.

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

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

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

Balloons vs. Rockets

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

'Is it local?'

'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."

'I'd heard that they like to source their food locally'

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