Be Local is the best investment I’ve made for my business.  Their staff and volunteers are top notch forward thinkers and consistently implement innovative ideas to better serve their customers and the local community.  No bones about it, I give great credit and many thanks to Be Local for helping make my business a local success.


Sue Carroll, Owner, Bones Du Jour - Treats so good, you’ll wish you were a dog!

Friends of Be Local

Yes, a community-based, more localized economy and food system make sense!  Where do I sign up?

BECOME A FRIEND OF BE LOCAL

Your support enables us to do more:

  • Educate about how localization can deepen community self-reliance and resilience
  • Encourage consumers to play an active role by supporting independent businesses
  • Inform about new tools for community capital and local investment
  • Advocate for business incubation and im­port substitution strategies
  • Catalyze new food and farm businesses
  • Educate residents and decision-makers to buy seasonally from local sources
  • Preserve working landscapes and resources for food production
  • Develop organizational capacity

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Keep good company… join our current members:

Glen Colton & Trudy Haines
Jessica Clement
Ellen Daehnick
Robyn Dolgin
Dan and Jeannine Eckles
Addy Elliott
Emily Elmore
Susie Gordon
Barbara and Bob Gotshall
Sara Jane Griesemer
Diana Hammerdorfer
Fred Kirsch & Community for Sustainable Energy
Rick and Heather Knight
Marolyn Lemming
David and RoseEllen Lobree
Bob Mann and Judith Christy
Anne Marie Merline and Benjamin Merline Warner
Deb Paulson
Josie Plaut and Eric Harrington
Rick and Paola Malpezzi Price
Robin Reid
Matt Robenalt and Alice Hays
Kim Straw

Inquiries: Emma Smaldino   Email or call 970-219-3382