Join us during Independent's Week!
If you know what Homegrown El Paso is, you probably know that for every dollar you spend in a locally owned and independent business about 67 cents stay in El Paso, as opposed to 13 when you buy from a chain store. During our event, Independent’s Week, and in conjunction with AMIBA’s Independet’s Week with we are inviting people to take the Go Local Challenge.
What is the Homegrown Go Local Challenge?
Well, we are trying to get people from El Paso to buy everything locally for a week, and by everything we really mean everything, from groceries to tires. We are inviting people to do all of their day-to-day purchases on a locally owned business and help the economy of El Paso thrive along with its unique flavor. We know it is not going to be easy, and it may actually be way harder than we think, but lets give it a try.
We will have different people who are taking this challenge write about this; their experiences, stories and how much are they willing to go out of their way to accomplish this, and hopefully you will leave comments about this experience.
Local businesses make El Paso fabulous and special so we should support them. I am proud to take this challenge!
Comment by K Moe — June 20, 2009 @ 7:47 pm
Yes, we should support them. Not only during the challenge but all the time. I think we are going to have a place for people like you, who are taking the challenge, to share your experiences.
Please let us know how it goes.
Comment by Ares — June 20, 2009 @ 9:26 pm