Somerville First

[teele-sq.livejournal.com]

I really like this concept, but man this website is ugly.

http://www.somervillelocalfirst.org/

Actually the point of this post isn't to disparage Samenfeld Consulting, but to say that I was in True Grounds this morning and was given a free Somerville Local First coupon book that has many great discounts to local independent businesses(a few are the same as the Brown School card).

Money you spend here, stays here!

Comments

[astrajane.livejournal.com]

The website is terrible - it needs a lot more attention. I kinda hope it's just my browser?

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Aside, the idea of buying local is great. However, after working for a local store for over a year, I realized buying "local" is a SHAM. I sincerely hope that the (other) local stores I patron do, indeed, source locally.

I don't claim to be any sort of high-horsed savior, but I do like to tell the truth. During my time with this vendor, I often asked myself what was considered "local" before frivolously slapping the label on. Are the states of New England "local?" Does local mean only from Somerville? Only from Massachusetts? What exactly is local anyway??

Perhaps I've been jaded through this negative experience, but I really don't believe any store that advertises how local it is. Sometimes being local is just another way to fight the competition.

Props to the stores that actually are local - wherever you are!

Not surprising...

[nvidia99999.livejournal.com]

Same thing happened to the "organic" label.