Before I begin delving into all sorts of information regarding green painting and decorating products and techniques, I feel a need to first put into place the thought that being green also means buying local and that buying local also means a green mind-set.
When buying locally, the consumer helps reduce the amount of transportation involved for distributing goods--meaning less impact on our fossil fuel consumption and the emission of greenhouse gases.
More importantly, when purchasing goods from your local area (i.e. local produce growers, milk producers, livestock handlers, etc.) you are also supporting your community . . . you are investing your earnings back into your community while at the same time your investment back into the communtity allows small business owners to employ more people from your community.
Furthermore, the Small Business Adminstration reports that businesses with less than 500 employees represent 99.9 percent of total businesses in the United States.
As Chad's Carpentry states about buying locally on the Dane Buy Local website, "It just makes sense." As a local business owner, I couldn't agree more.
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