If you are looking for the blog site use this link: http://aslocalaspossible.blogspot.com/
As Local As Possible is a project of Odom RE-USE
Co. intended to draw attention to our choices in spending
and investing.
Where we spend and invest
our money equates to jobs and in turn builds our community.
A workshop was held on this topic at the 2010 Great Lakes Bioneers conference with 32 people attending. Notes from this workshop can be seen and commented upon via the blog aslocalaspossible.blogspot.com
The buying public is in the enviable position to select products from a worldwide source. In taking into consideration the distance a product travels, along with it’s quality, features and price we can help ourselves, our neighbors, and our hometown. Likewise for investing.
Investments - A small intimate group of local individuals could pool their money and agree to make a micro-loan to a certain type of local business. In doing so they are a stepping stone for that business to grow into needing more money, and in turn becomes a customer for a local bank. The benefit to the lenders is
1. Knowing where their money is and what it is doing, and
2. Interest at a rate potentially higher than they we otherwise receive, should they choose to charge that amount, but also a feeling of accomplishment in community building, creating a job for their neighbor’s kid down the street, maybe jobs for the parents too.
Risk of lending might be lessened by the lenders becoming closely involved with coaching, mentoring and advertising for the business via word of mouth, the best means of marketing, and sustainable. When you market a community business, you create community with the 3rd party – letting them into your “club” of inside knowledge. They sort of join your tribe if they like what you like.
An equity investment group is being discussed among parties interested in the As Local As Possible project. If you would like to be included in these discussions, please contact us via the email link below. One suggestion is to invest in assets of a business as a group, and resell them back to the growing business as they are able to take on the payment. Assets such as land and improvements.
Purchasing
We sell reusable building materials, and in the process purchase
a variety of products – as local as possible at the time of purchase.
We have scratched out a start at this formidable task of building
a directory of local product, and there are a couple of web sites much
farther advanced that this one. Our goal
is to share information already collected vs. duplicating efforts. Following are numerous websites of product
listings. Web addresses Michigan and U.S.
Business
Email LINK
You can also call As Local As Possible at Odom Reusable Building Materials 231-276-6330, ask for Bruce
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Using new and used materials from the U.S.A. All materials from
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| These mirrors are made of entirely salvaged material! The maple frames on these mirrors are 90 year old window trim pieces are from The Holy Childhood of Jesus Native American boarding school that was demolished in Harbor Springs the fall of '07. This was one of only a few remaining Native American boarding schools in the U.S. 28" x 43" One avail. Price $160.00 |
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Closets built by Odom's from used bi-fold doors single, $65.00 double door sizes also avail. Price $89.00 |
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| Shelving built from used doors measure 6'10" wide
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Earthwork music C.D's fr Fox on a Hill Productions
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