One more report on how investing in local food can reap multiple benefits to the economy. Market Forces: Creating Jobs through Public Investment in Local and Regional Food Systems | Union of Concerned Scientists.
Yearly Archives: 2011
“Forum on Building Local Economies with David Korten, Tina Clarke and David Noonan” Fri., Aug. 5, 6:30 pm — 9:30 pm, at First Unitarian Universalist Church, 93 W. Weisheimer: (with open discussion to follow) Live Stream of a Workshop from: “Building a Green Economy – NY Green Fest 2011” in […]
There are so many reasons to support locally owned businesses. Why Support Independent, Locally Owned Businesses? « UKIAH BLOG.
The Economics of Happiness is a new film by Helena Norberg-Hodge, Steven Gorelick & John Page, produced by the International Society for Ecology and Culture. This documentary shows why ‘Going local’ is a powerful strategy to help repair our fractured world – our ecosystems, our societies and our selves. Far […]
USA Today Article on Job Creation Investments in Ohio Ohio has launched what appears to be the biggest intervention in the private economy by a state government since at least the Great Depression, according to a USA TODAY review of historical data. The state is preparing new industrial parks and […]
Crowdfunding Promoted to Help Small Businesses www.thefiscaltimes.com First President Obama and then Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke pressed to encourage loans to small businesses, but now a group is getting behind efforts to exempt startups from securities and registration requirements. Crowd funding could get capital to small businesses but a serious […]
Below is a copy of the press release from MORPC about the new local food study done by Ken Meter for the University of Toledo. It includes a link to the 120-page report. Among the key findings: > The most sustained rapid growth in farm sales involves direct food sales […]
Support your local record store and get into the excitement of limited releases on Record Store Day. http://recordstoreday.tuneportals.com/NewsItem/2349