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A little thread for you all of a Sunday.
Once again I have woken up to numerous messages from fellow makers, panicked that the Christmas season is still not here.
Asking who they could contact for support.
And there is the problem, we have no one.
@LeoVaradkar
Once again I have woken up to numerous messages from fellow makers, panicked that the Christmas season is still not here.
Asking who they could contact for support.
And there is the problem, we have no one.
@LeoVaradkar
On paper we do, but let me explain how they work.
Huge PR campaign launched, costing lots of 💰 ( oh and that's your money, taxpayers money), that's good you say.
No.
The #shoplocal campaign does not boost the profile of makers. It boosts the profile of the CEO.
Huge PR campaign launched, costing lots of 💰 ( oh and that's your money, taxpayers money), that's good you say.
No.
The #shoplocal campaign does not boost the profile of makers. It boosts the profile of the CEO.
I happened to mention this on launch day, I did not tag the CEO or DCCOI.
I politely suggested that the campaign was wasted money and that press interviews etc should be lined up for makers and not the people who run DCCOI.
It is meant to boost our revenues.
I politely suggested that the campaign was wasted money and that press interviews etc should be lined up for makers and not the people who run DCCOI.
It is meant to boost our revenues.
This week I was happy to present the Canton ACE Hardware Store with a congratulatory resolution celebrating their transition to becoming an employee-owned store. 
I learned about how they are working to empower their workers & make it possible for them to get a share of the profits generated from their hard work.
Businesses that work to find alternatives to more exploitative models of economics are essential for a sustainable & equitable society.
Please do not underestimate the importance of brick-and-mortar stores like Canton ACE that value their workers & the communities they serve.
Please do not underestimate the importance of brick-and-mortar stores like Canton ACE that value their workers & the communities they serve.
I love chocolate. Many people do. If you are a person that loves chocolate, drop what you are doing and go immediately to Ch. Cafeteria in @GrovenorYEG. (I know they are closed now but you can get in line).
#yeg #chocolate #yegfood #ExploreEdmonton #yegbiz #yegLocal #ShopLocal
#yeg #chocolate #yegfood #ExploreEdmonton #yegbiz #yegLocal #ShopLocal
Sarah, Diego, Nadia, and Victor are the owners and they are from Mexico City. They opened Ch. Cafeteria in October 2020.
Sarah, featured in the picture, told me that they wanted to create a chocolate store that had the best chocolate you have ever tasted in a casual environment.
Sarah, featured in the picture, told me that they wanted to create a chocolate store that had the best chocolate you have ever tasted in a casual environment.
She was absolutely right about the quality of the chocolate. I bought some coconut chocolate, a chocolate chai drink, and some chocolate truffles.
I’ve eaten a lot of chocolate in my life and it was some of the best chocolate I have ever had.
I’ve eaten a lot of chocolate in my life and it was some of the best chocolate I have ever had.
We're going to market!
This week's microgreens:
Broccoli
Kohlrabi
Sunflower
Green Pea
Triple Kale
Happy Family
One-Two Punch
Countryside Delight
Rainbow Radish
Superfood
#organic #eatlocal #farmtotable #shoplocal #foodie
This week's microgreens:
Broccoli
Kohlrabi
Sunflower
Green Pea
Triple Kale
Happy Family
One-Two Punch
Countryside Delight
Rainbow Radish
Superfood
#organic #eatlocal #farmtotable #shoplocal #foodie
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Find us around #SWFL @
Surfside Sunshine Farmers' Market, Cape
Tues. 11-6PM
Riverside District Fort Myers Farmer's Market
Thurs. 9-1PM
Miromar Outlets Farmers' Market
Fri. 9-1PM
Downtown Cape Coral Farmers' Market
Sat. 8-1PM
South Collier Farmers' Market, Naples
Sun. 9-2PM
Find us around #SWFL @
Surfside Sunshine Farmers' Market, Cape
Tues. 11-6PM
Riverside District Fort Myers Farmer's Market
Thurs. 9-1PM
Miromar Outlets Farmers' Market
Fri. 9-1PM
Downtown Cape Coral Farmers' Market
Sat. 8-1PM
South Collier Farmers' Market, Naples
Sun. 9-2PM
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Don't see what you're looking for? We grow #microgreens to order! Give us a call or go to our shop.
shop.livinggreensurbanfarm.com
Don't see what you're looking for? We grow #microgreens to order! Give us a call or go to our shop.
shop.livinggreensurbanfarm.com
The v brilliant @madebymodren created a custom bag for carrying Dotty and Dotty loves it so much she won't get out of it. 😂🐾 when she moves I will take pics of the secret compartments for all my stuff (don't hold yr breath) It's so perfect! Thank you Sandra. Xxx
I love ordering things from independent makers. They take such trouble over everything.... so worth it. #shoplocal
There's even a wee custom blanket. Dotty is Queen Dachsy today.
This is a thread about how easy it is to #shoplocal with limited visits/contact. I decided to do nearly all my holiday shopping at local businesses largely in Main Street districts like @oldstrathcona. #supportlocalyeg /1
I started with my gift lists and figured out which stores I could get the gifts from. Then I searched each business online to determine how they were serving customers (e-commerce, pick up, delivery). /2
Once I found the stores that had online ordering, I purchased everything I wanted through their e-commerce platforms and chose to pick up (to save on shipping). /3
Please retweet to support my art
These original ink drawings chart the natural & subconscious worlds & are inspired by love, hope & joy - the perfect Christmas gift!
To celebrate Christmas I’m giving away a drawing free, with every one purchased!*
These original ink drawings chart the natural & subconscious worlds & are inspired by love, hope & joy - the perfect Christmas gift!
To celebrate Christmas I’m giving away a drawing free, with every one purchased!*
These works are part of my Affordable Art Project & are reduced from my dealer’s price of €700 to just €149 each. And because it’s almost Christmas, when you buy an artwork, you can choose a second free! *Ends 14 December 2020.
The Butterfly (2020) etsy.me/3kybYhD
The Butterfly (2020) etsy.me/3kybYhD
Please note that with Christmas shopping already in full swing some of the drawings may already have sold.
A Gardener’s Friend (2020) etsy.me/3lts4dH
A Gardener’s Friend (2020) etsy.me/3lts4dH
Please retweet to support my art
These original ink drawings chart the natural & subconscious worlds & are inspired by love, hope & joy - the perfect Christmas gift!
To celebrate Christmas I’m giving away a drawing free, with every one purchased!*
These original ink drawings chart the natural & subconscious worlds & are inspired by love, hope & joy - the perfect Christmas gift!
To celebrate Christmas I’m giving away a drawing free, with every one purchased!*
These works are part of my Affordable Art Project & are reduced from my dealer’s price of €700 to just €149 each. And because it’s almost Christmas, when you buy an artwork, you can choose a second free! *Ends 14 December 2020.
The Butterfly (2020) etsy.me/3kybYhD
The Butterfly (2020) etsy.me/3kybYhD
Please note that with Christmas shopping already in full swing some of the drawings may already have sold.
A Gardener’s Friend (2020) etsy.me/3lts4dH
A Gardener’s Friend (2020) etsy.me/3lts4dH
Please retweet to support my art
These original ink drawings chart the natural & subconscious worlds & are inspired by love, hope & joy - the perfect Christmas gift!
To celebrate Christmas I’m giving away a drawing free, with every one purchased!*
These original ink drawings chart the natural & subconscious worlds & are inspired by love, hope & joy - the perfect Christmas gift!
To celebrate Christmas I’m giving away a drawing free, with every one purchased!*
These works are part of my Affordable Art Project & are reduced from my dealer’s price of €700 to just €149 each. And because it’s almost Christmas, when you buy an artwork, you can choose a second free! *Ends 14 December 2020.
The Butterfly (2020) etsy.me/3kybYhD
The Butterfly (2020) etsy.me/3kybYhD
Please note that with Christmas shopping already in full swing some of the drawings may already have sold.
A Gardener’s Friend (2020) etsy.me/3lts4dH
A Gardener’s Friend (2020) etsy.me/3lts4dH
Please retweet to support my art
These original ink drawings chart the natural & subconscious worlds & are inspired by love, hope & joy - the perfect Christmas gift!
To celebrate Christmas I’m giving away a drawing free, with every one purchased!*
These original ink drawings chart the natural & subconscious worlds & are inspired by love, hope & joy - the perfect Christmas gift!
To celebrate Christmas I’m giving away a drawing free, with every one purchased!*
These works are part of my Affordable Art Project & are reduced from my dealer’s price of €700 to just €149 each. And because it’s almost Christmas, when you buy an artwork, you can choose a second free! *Ends 14 December 2020.
The Butterfly (2020) etsy.me/3kybYhD
The Butterfly (2020) etsy.me/3kybYhD
Please note that with Christmas shopping already in full swing some of the drawings may already have sold.
A Gardener’s Friend (2020) etsy.me/3lts4dH
A Gardener’s Friend (2020) etsy.me/3lts4dH
This is the economic impact of bookshops, jobs in towns and villages all over the country. When you shop local that money stays in the local economy. Your euro is far more valuable when spent in an Irish bookshop
Harder to quantify is the social impact of bookshops. We have so many regulars who just come in for a chat about books and well, life. These people are cut off from a vital social outlet during lockdown.
Then there are the books themselves. Book sales were strong during lockdown, helping to make the richest man in the world richer. Sadly so many books that should have got attention did not. An algorithm won't tell you about a new author, a hidden gem from a small publisher.
(1/5) Friends, the past few months have been the most difficult in our company’s 126-year history and Vroman’s needs your help to stay open. Here's how you can support your local indie! **A Thread** #Vromans #ShopVromans #ShopLocal #Indiebookstore #indpendentbookstore
(2/5) Shop now for books, gifts, & gift cards w/ #Vromans & encourage others to do the same. (Shop online w/ curbside pickup, call us to place an order, or ship it. Return to shop in our stores w/ our new health & safety measures in place. #ShopVromans
vromansbookstore.com/vromans-curbsi….
vromansbookstore.com/vromans-curbsi….
(3/5) Shop in-store on weekday mornings, rather than busy weekends or afternoons. Shop EARLY before the Dec holiday crowds – stores will be far less crowded in Oct & Nov & shipping/book printing delays are expected. Our hours are currently 10:30am-6pm #ShopVromans #shoplocal
Now, *this* view almost makes wearing a tie bearable.
Almost.
Almost.
So far 4 people walked/ biked past and said hello! 🥰 and one “both you and Wolf suck.”
Finally, my @LittleAmps iced mocha is 🔥. #shoplocal
Unfortunately our August #summeroflove micro-festival remains cancelled but in the meantime why not pay a visit to Dulwich Square this weekend, and visit our lovely local shops and businesses🌈💚. Here's a sample...
#ShopLocal #SupportLocalBusinesses
#ShopLocal #SupportLocalBusinesses
Hallelujah, Harold George hair and beauty salon is open! Goodbye wonky lockdown fringes and DIY dye jobs😅time to get pampered in their super-comfy socially-distanced salon 💕
Au Ciel. A heavenly mix of cakes coffee and art...what’s not to love. Now serving ice cold beers too! 🍺
Off for a wee tour of Edinburgh’s local high streets to see how welcoming they are for a middle-aged woman with glasses on a bike. The more comfortable I feel, the more I’ll spend. I’ll not stop if I am close-passed/driven at or abused by a driver. Wish me luck!
Traffic jam in Porty High St (we can safely say they are not all here to shop)
Left High St for Prom - police and hordes of young people everywhere. Impossible to cycle. No money spent yet.
Let me tell you a story about buying goods from "Communist China."
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When we first developed our prototype for our pillow, Mr. Pillow spent MONTHS trying to find a US mfg who would work with us. They would either laugh at him (via email) or never return his emails or phone calls in the first place.
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If we weren't looking to give these outfits a $100,000+ order off the bat, they had no interest in us. (And keep in mind that TO THIS DAY we have 100% bootstrapped this thing. We have no investors. And no trust funds. BELIEVE THAT.)
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I ❤️ #Costco cakes. 😢 For my debut one-woman theater show — I Füçkèd Your Country — that's where our production manager place the launch party cake order. Sad the cakes are no more. #ACreativeDC #202Creates nytimes.com/2020/06/26/bus…
For my 2nd one-woman theater show, we supported a local bakery that was a fellow woman-owned, #BlackOwned business: Diva Kakes. #202Creates #SmallBiz #ACreativeDC #ShopLocal
Details, press, reviews, photos, etc. about each of my shows are available online. #202Creates #ACreativeDC funkybrownchick.zohobackstage.com/WereAllGoingTo…
From today, so many of #Hexham / #Northumberland amazing local #shops can now re-open, along with #churches, zoos + much more! 🏪 🛍 📖🧸 ⛪️ 🦒
Pls #ShopLocal + support our small businesses: #UseThemOrLoseThem
Pls #ShopLocal + support our small businesses: #UseThemOrLoseThem
Are your Community's small businesses hurting? We just had an AWESOME Community funded Stimulus event called Prime the Pump and it was INCREDIBLY SUCCESSFUL! And incredibly easy. Here's how we did it...
@POTUS
#PrimeThePump
#ShopLocal
#WimberleyUnited
#COVID19
#SmallBusiness
@POTUS
#PrimeThePump
#ShopLocal
#WimberleyUnited
#COVID19
#SmallBusiness
2) First, the what & the how:
Prime the Pump was for jump starting the Community shopping by pulling people out to the shops& giving them an incentive to spend.
We did this by raising money via local donations from local businesses Community members. We raised $10,000 in 5 days!
Prime the Pump was for jump starting the Community shopping by pulling people out to the shops& giving them an incentive to spend.
We did this by raising money via local donations from local businesses Community members. We raised $10,000 in 5 days!
3)The only requirements were that all shoppers had to show up at the event to sign up, they would be reimbursed a set amount$ for spending at all local shops who weren't able to open during the shut down, &they have to present their receipts at a set time Mon or Tue next week.
For #NorthEastHour here are the fantastic business celebrated so far as part of the #ToonOnline campaign. Please continue to share the great local businesses that have moved online to keep us all safe during the #lockdown. Use the hashtags #OnlineLocal #ToonOnline #ShopLocal
Usually found at the @graingermarket1 , fantastic North East based artist Laura @ToshtliUsagi is selling her work online, check her out over at:
facebook.com/lauratorreslau… #ShopLocal #OnlineLocal #ToonOnline #NorthEastHour
facebook.com/lauratorreslau… #ShopLocal #OnlineLocal #ToonOnline #NorthEastHour
Barbara Complimentary Health & Beauty Studio has had to move all business online and cancel planned craft fair appearances. You can still find their wonderful range of beauty products via their online shop barbara-remedies.com/ourshop/ #ToonOnline #OnlineLocal #ShopLocal #NorthEastHour
Need a mask? #ShopLocal mask makers who’ve pivoted their businesses to make PPE! 😷
Bridal Shop @MiaBellaCouture based in San Diego is pivoting from dress making to mask making. They are bringing seamstresses together from NY to LA to make masks.
A portion of the proceeds goes toward making masks for first responders & the homeless. bit.ly/2Kjg2Tq
A portion of the proceeds goes toward making masks for first responders & the homeless. bit.ly/2Kjg2Tq
Local designer LA Designer Shop is selling LA centric masks etsy.me/3afJBzG
Many Newcastle based businesses have moved online during the lockdown & don’t get the ‘footfall’ that they usually would from shoppers in the town. I'm going to celebrate #OnlineLocal retailers and support local businesses! #ToonOnline #ShopLocal
Usually found at the @graingermarket1, fantastic North East based artist Laura @ToshtliUsagi is selling her work online, check her out over at: facebook.com/lauratorreslau… #ShopLocal #OnlineLocal #ToonOnline
