en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/722413 Comments by freddo12345 http://www.fairfieldvoice.com/2009/11/19/is-buying-local-good-for-the-community/#IDComment45167228 This is a useful discussion, and thank you all for it. it's helping me to think through the issues. One thing not mentioned so far in the discussion above and below (i believe) is that buying local/regional should reduce our carbon footprint, and that is crucial. In the worst-case scenarios, we may be *forced* to be increasingly local/regional. So we may as well try to create a more resilient regional economy as soon as possible. Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:03:06 +0000 http://www.fairfieldvoice.com/2009/11/19/is-buying-local-good-for-the-community/#IDComment45167228