Local

Local

Lately I have been thinking about how to buy local...

It is not necessarily to support the USA, cause honestly I am not much of a patriot.
It is not to support the local big wigs
It is not to give the local government a much needed cash infusion.
And it doesn't come from a desire to be more green.

Buying locally should be something that all of us support because it means supporting our neighbors and our community.
Buying a couch off craigslist and having it reupholstered by my neighbor Kat
Buying or bartering for seeds to plant my garden next year
Buying coffee from a local roaster

 All these things enable a tighter knit community,by enabling us to get to know the people around us. It gives us opportunities to serve others and get to know them and find out what is going on in their lives! For me the point of buying local is to get to know and support the people around me.

The culture of community strengthens everyone as a whole and helps people to become others centered instead of centered on themselves. I dream of starting a tool library to increase the community in my neighborhood. It has been an ongoing dream and I have not started it yet. I think I will start once I get done with my house. I will start out with my own tools and add tools as needed. I like the West Philly Tool library as an example of what could be done. Minimal fees and great selection. westphillytools.org/ . I would like to include my truck as part of the initial tool library so that anyone who needs it can borrow it.

Community has the potential to make everything it touches better...