Category Archives: Local Economies
Look Local for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store
“Cinda Baxter is on a mission: She wants to save America’s small businesses. A little more than two years ago, the Minneapolis-based retail consultant launched the first attack in her battle: The 3/50 Project, a grassroots group that encourages consumers to … Continue reading
Filed under Local Economies, Ways To Co-Create
What’s Happening This Weekend, Nov 12-14
Hello everyone! I hope you all caught Kalem Jones and Kelly Cowan on WPRK 91.5 yesterday! They discussed Ourlando, the movement behind “Think Local First,” and everything else that is encompassed by our mission! We are hoping to post a … Continue reading
Filed under Community Events, Local Economies, Local Food, News, Ways To Co-Create
“What’s Happening This Weekend?” Friday, November 5 – Sunday, November 7
It’s November, and OurLando is busy at work promoting all of the great things that our members are doing. Come out this weekend and see us at two great events: Yelp Helps and the Fall Harvest Festival. The events will … Continue reading
Filed under Art, Community Events, Get Involved, Local Economies, Music, News
“What’s Happening This Weekend?” – Friday, October 29 – Sunday, October 31
FRIDAY, October 29, MegaloMusic and Glory Days Present Afroman W/ Special Guests at the Cameo Theatre. Doors open at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are $12 in advance and $14 at the door. All ages are welcome to attend the event. Tickets … Continue reading
Filed under Community Events, Local Economies, Music, News
On the Farm
Ourlando Intern Roxanne Ravago and Board Member Scott Tess visited Ourlando member Lake Meadow Naturals in Ocoee to take photos for a forthcoming print Independent Business Guide and to learn about cage free egging. Despite being only ten minutes … Continue reading
Filed under Farming & Gardening, Local Economies, Local Food, Uncategorized
barcamp Orlando – Saturday, April 3rd
BarCampOrlando is a community building event which happening Saturday, April 3rd, 9:30 AM to 6:00 PM, to brings together people from different backgrounds to share and learn from each other. There will be people who know Java, .NET, Ruby, Python, … Continue reading
Filed under Community Events, Get Involved, Local Economies
Indie Power 2010
The Recovery Starts at Home, Tampa, April 8-11th from the American Independent Business Alliance An AMIBA conference is different. It’s likely to be the most interactive conference you’ve attended. Learn from and participate in discussions and panels with Localization Movement … Continue reading
Filed under Local Economies, Politics, Ways To Co-Create
Slow Money: A Fast Growing Idea
Slow Money is the name of a book, a movement, and an idea whose time has come. The subtitle of the book ” investing as if food, farms and fertility mattered” explains the heart of the movement which is only … Continue reading
Filed under Local Economies, Local Food
The dirty tricks behind local-washing: How national corporations are co-opting the idea of “local”
HSBC, one of the biggest banks on the planet, has taken to calling itself “the world’s local bank.” Winn-Dixie, a 500-outlet supermarket chain, recently launched a new ad campaign under the tagline “Local flavor since 1956.” The International Council of … Continue reading
Filed under Local Economies, Local Food, News
A Locavore’s Fourth: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Really Fresh Produce
The folks at Kitchen Gardeners International might not call it a duty, exactly. But the group — one of the organizations whose efforts led to the planting of a kitchen garden at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. this spring — argues that … Continue reading
Filed under Farming & Gardening, Local Economies, Local Food
