Blog to Shop Local

In the past year we have rebuilt our lives and pushed ahead because the world didn't stop - ut we carried with us the pain that he was feeling when he took his own life. How desperate he must have felt and with no where to turn. I understand that he couldn't reach out and ask for help. We hope to build a network for local businesses and their local communities. To let the local consumer know how their spending power can really make a difference in the economic strength of the area where they live. They need to remember when they make their purchases that their children are growing up in the local school system, that the empty buildings lining their streets equal unemployment and crime in their towns. They fail to realize that their homes are going down in value with every click of the mouse that they are using to buy products that they could have bought from a local vendor. Are they thinking about their children not being able to find jobs in their community as they grow older - or the burden of  the government programs that are feeding and housing those who cannot find a job. At this point in the game - Is it even possible to buy local and buy American?  
Step one is to buy local - we are working on ways to make this more convenient to today's consumer - we will be working on step two - Step two involves our country moving back to producing it's own goods - I would be hard pressed to get all the products I needed to live and try to get 100% American made items. It is our intention to provide a way to find these businesses easily and build a demand for these businesses.  There needs to better balance between the import and export of goods   - we feel the only way to start building our country back up - in particular - the communities where are children are growing up - is to start from the bottom - the consumers
The consumers buy from local businesses - demand the businesses start promoting American made products - this creates a demand for the manufacting to come back into our country - thus keeping $$$$ in our country and creating a flurry of new jobs.   I personally do not care if Wal-mart keeps "rolling back" their prices on all the junk that gets made in China - if my kids are going to end up on welfare because they couldn't find a job in 15 years.
Just my 2 cents - follow our progress - website and youtube videos coming soon - we are 4 days into it and trying to build the movement - Spread the word