How is Rock County's "Buy Local" campaign affected by economy?

By BETH WHEELOCK Monday, May 4, 2009

Podcast Episode

WCLO's Beth Wheelock reports.

A campaign to encourage Rock County residents to "buy local" is taking a hit during the economy, but organizers say it's still catching on.

Laura Baker owns VMarketing, the company that produces the buy local publication "1836". The downturn in the economy has forced "1836" into becoming an online-only publication. Baker says they won't be able to print the publication until they find businesses to help support it. In the meantime, she says businesses are enthusiastic about the campaign. She says it's like the movement to "go green": once people realize buying local helps their community, they're more willing to shop at locally-owned stores.

Scroll down for a podcast with more information about this story.

Before you post a comment, consider this:

Note: GazetteXtra.com does not condone or review every comment. Read more in our User Policy Agreement

Keep it clean. Comments that are obscene, vulgar or sexually oriented will be removed. Creative spelling of such terms or implied use of such language is banned, also.
Don't threaten to hurt or kill anyone.
Be nice. No racism, sexism or any other sort of -ism that degrades another person.
Harassing comments. If you are the subject of a harassing comment or personal attack by another user, do not respond in-kind. Hit the "Suggest Removal" button on offensive comments.
Share what you know. Give us your eyewitness accounts, background, observations and history.
Do not libel anyone. Libel is writing something false about someone that damages that person's reputation.
Ask questions. What more do you want to know about the story?
Stay focused. Keep on the story's topic.
Help us get it right. If you spot a factual error or misspelling, email newsroom@gazettextra.com or call 1-800-362-6712.
Remember, this is our site. We set the rules, and we reserve the right to remove any comments that we deem inappropriate.

Post Comment

Commenting requires registration.

News:

Opinion:

Blogs | Columns | Political Cartoons | Polls

Sports:

Multimedia:

Community:

Births | Couples | Obituaries | Death Notices

Blogs

Blog List | Latest Blog Entries

Services:

Reader Rewards | Retail Locations

Copyright ©2007 Bliss Communications Inc. All rights reserved. Use of this material and this site are subject to the GazetteExtra Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Content may not be published, broadcast, re-distributed or re-written.