Choosing to buy from small

businesses rather than large

corporations supports

sustainability in three major ways:

1. Environmentally - products are

made on a smaller scale, requiring

less harvesting of materials,

less waste, and less energy in

production/packaging/transportation.

2. Ethically - many large corporations

exploit people by forcing them to work

in poor conditions while paying them

less than a living wage. Small businesses

do not have this problem since the

owners of the business are often the

ones putting in the labor for production.

3. Economically - shopping small puts

money back into the hands of people

rather than large corporations. This

empowers individuals to continue

to create and to serve their community

with the funds that they earn!

We hope this information empowers

you to choose to support sustainability

by shopping small :)