Local Industry Gifts

'He may be a super-villain to you, but do you have any idea how many jobs he's created for the local area?'

Local food for local consumption

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

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

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

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

Frank N. Stein - Evirnomentalist.

Investments: We have locally grown stocks.

Mom & Pop Grocerette

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!"

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

Balloons vs. Rockets

'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."

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

Today's special: Roadkill stew.

Support your local bookstore

'Were the lemons grown locally?'

Locally made, handcrafted cars - no two alike.

High Street

'Locally? Take a look at where this license plate is from.'

Locovores

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."

"Now there are many farm raised ones, but I prefer my eye-of-newt locally sourced."

"You should be ashamed of yourself. Growing your own instead of supporting your local, massive, out-of-town hypermarket."

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

"Our 'Buy Locally' ad campaign boosted sales. And we saved money by outsourcing to an overseas ad agency."

"We survived the loss of the blacksmith and the barber shop, but this here is serious!"

"Their water is all locally sourced."