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Why eating local matters
Up to 98% of what Arizonans eat comes from outside the state. At the same time, Arizona exports about 98% of food grown or produced here. This requires an elaborate transport system with storage facilities, middlemen and trucks and heavy reliance on fossil fuels.
You might guess that farming could be more profitable if Arizona farmers sold to Arizona consumers. It’s true. Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Economics, local food, shift arizona
Tagged 10% Shift, agriculture, farms, food, local food
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This Week’s Shift Recommendation: St. Patrick’s Day
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in true Irish fashion, while supporting your favorite local businesses! Check out our list of events being put on by LFA members. Continue reading
Posted in 10% Shift, Events, shift arizona
Tagged 10% Shift, beer, green, holiday, shift arizona, shift recommendation, st. patrick's day
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This Week’s Shift Recommendation: Computers
Has your computer caught a virus, or do you need assistance in building a website? Fulfill all of your computer-related needs locally. Continue reading
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Tagged 10% Shift, computer, computer repair, computers, shift arizona, shift recommendation, virus, website
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Bookmans features Local First AZ Director Kimber Lanning
Bookmans Entertainment Exchange, one of Local First Arizona’s sustaining members, recently posted a Partner Profile on Local First Arizona’s executive Director Kimber Lanning. Kimber works every day to spread the message about shopping locally and supporting the community, and Bookmans was able to catch Kimber in the midst of her busy schedule to ask her a few questions. Continue reading
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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New Year resolutions for living local, 2012!
New Years – the magical time of year when we all pledge to erase our mistakes of the past and get our lives moving in the right direction. And while some of our resolutions may not make it to the month of February, we at Local First Arizona hope that you take our mission to heart and pledge to support the locally owned businesses in your community for all 365 days of 2012. Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, Go green, go local, healthy, new year, organized, resolutions
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Walking the Walk, holiday edition [part 4]
Occasionally we invite guest writers to describe their experiences as local shoppers to dispel some myths, point out some great places, and shed some positive light on the wonderful community that we live in. Welcome to our holiday edition! Today’s … Continue reading
Posted in 10% Shift, Businesses, Buy Local Week, Local First Movement, shift arizona
Tagged Buy Local Week, walk the walk
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Walking the Walk, holiday edition [part 3]
Occasionally we invite guest writers to describe their experiences as local shoppers to dispel some myths, point out some great places, and shed some positive light on the wonderful community that we live in. Welcome to our holiday edition! Today’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Buy Local Week, guest blog, jim mapstead, walk the walk
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Walking the Walk, holiday edition [part 2]
Occasionally we invite guest writers to describe their experiences as local shoppers to dispel some myths, point out some great places, and shed some positive light on the wonderful community that we live in. Welcome to our holiday edition! Today’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Buy Local Week, walk the walk
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Walking the Walk, holiday edition [part 1]
Occasionally we invite guest writers to describe their experiences as local shoppers to dispel some myths, point out some great places, and shed some positive light on the wonderful community that we live in. Welcome to our holiday edition! Today’s … Continue reading
Posted in 10% Shift, Arizona, Businesses, Buy Local Week, shift arizona
Tagged Buy Local Week, walk the walk
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