Tag: Buy local

Doing Business 11/6/08

Producer/Host: Jane Haskell, University of Maine Cooperative Extension

Studio Engineer: Amy Browne

Topic: The Costs of Buying Locally

Why start your own business and market a Maine product?  What are the direct costs are that are associated with buying locally?  What are some of the “costs” associated with inexpensive foods or products (that are not local)?  How does this all connect with the thought that if you use $1 locally it rolls over 7 times in the local economy?

Guests:

Constance & Keith Bodine, co-owners and Madeleine Bodine, Sweetgrass Farm Winery and Distillery,  347 Carroll RD, Union ME  04862; 207-785-3024; keith@sweetgrasswinery.com;  http://www.sweetgrasswinery.com

Chris Roberts, owner, Barkwheats Dog Biscuits, PO Box 194, Stockton Springs, ME  04981; 207-449-1214, mainedog@barkwheats.com; www.barkwheats.com

Paula Roberts, co-owner,  Meadowsweet Farm, 105 Stevens Road, Swanville ME 04915; (207) 338-1265; meadowsweet@207me.com

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Doing Business 10/02/08

Producer/Host: Jane E. Haskell, University of Maine Cooperative Extension

Topic: Buy Locally

How do you/your business align with buy local endeavors? How do you collaborate with the community in which you are located? How does buy local enter into your business management practices and plan?
How does buying locally increase sales and reduce your expenses, thus increasing profits?
How did – or did – this local effort help you find your niche? How does buying locally open pathways to local, state, and federal small business resources?

Guests:

Keith Bodine, co-owner, Sweetgrass Farm Winery and Distillery
347 Carroll RD, Union ME 04862; 207-785-3024;
keith@sweetgrasswinery.com; http://www.sweetgrasswinery.com

Chris Roberts, owner, Barkwheats Dog Biscuits
PO Box 194, Stockton Springs, ME 04981; 207-449-1214
mainedog@barkwheats.com; www.barkwheats.com

Will Hopkins, Executive Director, Cobscook Bay Resource Center
4 Favor Street, Eastport, Maine 04631; (207) 853-6607 Fax: 207 853-0688
cobscook@verizon.net
www.cobscook.org

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