Ourlando, Think Local First
A local first campaign educates consumers about the economic, cultural and social advantages that thinking local & independent bring to a community. One important goal is to create a thriving local economy by maximizing the potential of local businesses, and transferring market share (business, government & consumer purchases) from non-locally owned businesses to local, independently owned businesses.
One of the greatest things an individual can do to support his or her local community is to patronize it’s locally owned businesses. Compared to their national competitors, local independent businesses recycle more money back into the local economy and give greater support to our community’s non-profit and civic needs. They are better positioned to respond to the special needs of the community, and they are more tied to the community’s future. Additionally, rather than a homogenized Orlando, independents ensure the unique character of the community as a great place to live as well as visit.
Be a part of building the Ourlando Community!
Co-Creating Local Living Economies
Being truly local is more about buying, it’s about relationships… like it used to be. Where you knew your baker, butcher, dress maker and the folks at your local hardware store. Local first campaigns around the nation, like Ourlando, are creating thriving, local living economies. We do this by facilitating cooperation amongst our business members and connecting them to the community.
Business and individual members enjoy a variety of discounts with Ourlando Businesses. Click here to see member benefits.
Other Ourlando PLACE programs……
Local Food Alliance
The Local Food Alliance goal is simple. Make more locally grown food available to the Orlando Community.
Green Business Alliance
This alliance works to help educate and train our business members how to make their businesses more green.
Music Alliance
Local Music is something we all enjoy and supporting local bands is easy to do. Yet, local musicians continue to struggle to bring good local music to our community.
Audubon Park Community Market
More Ourlando local goodness can be found at the Community Market every Wednesday at Stardust Video and Coffee.
Ourlando Green Drinks
Meet and mingle with other eco-minded folks. Every month there is a guest speaker focusing on 6 different themes.
If you are interested in getting involved, pleast contact us at getinvolved@ourlando.org
I have become extremely passionate about green living, a holistic lifestyle, and giving my love to the Mother Earth.
I have merely started my journey. I am located in Sorrento…I would love and appreciate knowing where around me are there opportunities for me to learn more about this life and style!
I ultimately want to be a major part of my own organic, earth friendly, and holistically minded “cafeteria”, and meeting place….maybe even a daily market, and all many other orgnaic, natural, green, holistic resources. All in one place…..a open center. I have the perfect place in mind already. Where all of these resources could be available in one spot…one prime location!!! I think it would start a frenzy in Lake County! It makes me so excited to think of it!
Sorry to run on..but it is very exciting!!!!! So any any any thing about these things, any morsel of information or contacts. Would be Oh so greatly appreciated! And thanks so much for reading my comment..Peace, Love, and Happiness to all!
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