OUR MISSION

Support local economy

Inform local residents about the benefits which come to an area when its people consciously and deliberately support their local businesses, especially the enhanced circulation of money and the increase of relationships and connections among people.

Develop local sources of capital to support and enable local businesses. Avoid sources of capital that come with strings attached. Capital which remains under the control of powerful outside interests cannot bring real local economic vitality.

Cultivate community

A thriving local economy naturally bears fruit in a rich sense of interdependence and in the practice of mutual aid. When each business finds its niche, a living fabric of multiple connections can develop. Those who affiliate with others in the normal course of doing business find friends and support as well as income in a more limited sense, bringing genuine wealth to our region.

Encourage bioregional awareness

"If you don't know where you are, you won't know who you are, and you won't know what to do." As we come to know our own lifeplace and begin to ground our lives in it in a conscious way, we will feel more connection to the earth. Our community will naturally evolve from the goodness of earthly life itself. We will want to preserve and protect the water, the air, the land, and the living beings of our region.