Helping Local Food Businesses Thrive

Peak Moment 121: Wendy Siporen coordinates The Rogue Initiative for a Vital Economy (THRIVE), which helps small locally-owned businesses not just to thrive, but be more sustainable as well. A "Food Connection" directory enables local businesses to buy from one another. Their "Rogue Flavor" campaign helps consumers find locally produced food at farm stands, restaurants, and markets. Tasty ideas from the one-week "Eat Local Challenge: cooking classes, films, and cooking a meal made from all-local products from the growers market. Yum!

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• local
• food
• business
• Ashland

[jbryant13]

How do you find all the good programs to interview ? You do a good job.

[peakmoment]

Thank you. Many of our guests were suggested by people in various communities, many of whom were members of Post Carbon Institute's Reocalize Network. I welcome suggestions of specific topics, or people and projects, for future programs. We hope to tape cross-country in the near future. (You can subscribe to our behind-the-scenes email news at our peakmoment (dot) tv )

[Mechman064]

That's just awesome! I love the idea of recycling money through a community many times. I love it every bit as much as walmart hates it.

[peakmoment]

That local multiplier effect -- that's a powerful incentive for buying from locally-owned businesses of all types. Michelle Long of Sustainable Connections talks about that, too -- not sure if it's in our Conversation (#75) or her presentation (DVD on our Peak Moment website).

[LoveVanillaRose]

AND THE TRUTH SHALL SET US FREE

[dugfriendly]

Oh, how a I do dream of such a place. The unobtainable panacea, and a worthwhile pursuit.

[billybbob18]

Imagine life without money. Learn how to live like that. Peace