Category Archives: Greater Phoenix
Local First Arizona Year in Review 2011
A Look Back at the Amazing Year 2011 Has Been We are excited to share with you all of the amazing growth that’s occurred over the past year within Local First Arizona and we want to thank you for your … Continue reading
Posted in 10% Shift, Arizona, Businesses, Buy Local Week, Economics, Events, Financial, Greater Phoenix, In The News, Local First Movement, Social Media, Staycation, Tucson, shift arizona
Tagged best of 2011, Buy Local Week, Devour Phoenix, events, facebook, fall festival, google, Indie Week, look back, mixers, rural, seminars, shift arizona, small wonders, twitter, volunteers, year in review
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Sowing the Seeds
Much of our youth was spent beside our mother, tending a backyard garden of lemongrass, chili peppers, tiny eggplant, holy basil, mint, and other “strange” crops that we never saw at the neighborhood market. Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Businesses, Greater Phoenix, local food
Tagged co-op, CSA, farm, gila farm, gila farm cooperative, local farm
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Favorite boutiques for holiday shopping are Local First members!
The Phoenix New Times recently highlighted their favorite boutiques in the Valley for holiday shopping, and most of the stores that made the list are members of Local First Arizona! Continue reading
Going Loco Trying to Find This Local!
Many people use day planners and appointment books to keep track of their busy lives, and now that 2011 is nearing its end, you’re probably hunting for a fresh planner for 2012! Think about stopping by one of these local businesses to pick yours up before the end of the year… Continue reading
Posted in Greater Phoenix, Local First Movement
Tagged appointment book, bookstore, day planner, hard to find, organize, planner, where can I get this
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Ring in the new year locally!
It’s hard to believe, but 2011 is coming to a close! Have you made plans yet to celebrate the beginning of 2012? If you still haven’t figured out what to do on December 31, 2011, consider ringing in the new … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Greater Phoenix, Restaurants/Dining
Tagged 2012, december 31, Greater Phoenix, local, new year's, new year's eve, party
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Phoenix Magazine’s “Best of the Valley” highlights Local First AZ members!
Paging through Phoenix Magazine’s “Best of the Valley 2011,” it seems as if you’re scrolling through the membership listings of Local First Arizona! Many of our members were honored with a “Best of” title, and we wanted to give a special shout out to those who were mentioned. Continue reading
Buy Local Week (Phoenix)
It’s that time of year again! A common sight on Black Friday is hordes of people lined up in front of chain stores with wallets open wide, looking for terrific deals. Put on your “local economist” glasses and you may … Continue reading
Posted in 10% Shift, Buy Local Week, Events, Greater Phoenix, Local First Movement, shift arizona
Tagged black friday, Buy Local Week, Greater Phoenix
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A Sweeter Place
Having outgrown their prior space, local favorite, GoodyTwos Toffee Company recently moved to 70th Street and Shea and is just the place to sample ah-mazing toffee concoctions. This mother and daughter team has given new life to traditional toffee (like the kind your grandmother would send every holiday) except with a twist of fun. Continue reading
Posted in Greater Phoenix, Local First Movement
Tagged chocolate, goodytwos, holidays, toffee, traditional toffee
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Preview of Auction Items at Fall Festival
While many may think that Black Friday signals the beginning of holiday shopping, we Local First folks beg to differ. We believe that holiday shopping starts at our Certified Local Fall Festival which is right around the corner! The Festival, which will be Saturday, November 12th, gives you the opportunity to buy gifts from many of our fine members who are participating in the event… Continue reading
Waste Not, Want Not
Did you know that more than 25% of what you throw in the trash can be composted? It’s inevitable that as we become more eco-sensitive, we become hyper-sensitive of the “good” things we throw away. Our intentions are good-hearted; unfortunately, we lack the time or know-how to bust out the Birkenstocks and set up a compost pile of our own. Luckily, a local gem called AZ Valley Compost wants to make our world a better place, too. Continue reading
