Biz Connect - "Buying Local."

I am a part of a "leads" group that nonetheless passes leads to one another. We meet every Tuesday morning at the YMCA located in Sherwood at 7:00 am. This week I was the speaker and decided to do something different by leading a discussion versus just speaking on a topic. The subject - buying local. What makes one decide to buy local? Money? Product? Quality? Support? The input was awesome. The group was very open and honest. This was a very productive meeting and I felt like I accomplished much with an open forum type of talk. I came away with two thoughts. One, it seems as if the ones making comments about buying locally grown foods or made foods are either those who are also growers/producers or are educated about what they are eating. Secondly, money was a big driver when it came down between convenience and health benefits. One of our group members grew up on a farm and had a thorough understanding of what it meant to buy locally grown or made goods. The other men in the group spoke mainly of buying the closest to quality without breaking the piggy bank. Nice, I thought.

I like getting input from the group. I value their opinions and take their suggests to heart.
The Pastry Cart was awesome today. Looks like the rainy weather played well on our side as we practically sold out of our pastries that we brought around.

~Jamie