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Keep your
Money Local - Shop Local
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Homer Farmer's Market
Dollars. Any time you give someone a Market Dollar
they can spend it at any of the 40+ vendors that sell at the
Market. Keep that cash circulating in town!
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Homer
Chamber of Commerce is the main promoter of local
business. Check out what benefits you can find with
their Check
Local Buy Local program.
Buy,
Sell, and Trade Locally
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Alaskans
Helping Alaskans (AHA) Timebank: This is just
getting started here in Homer, but it is the perfect way to
get and give services - without exchanging cash. To
learn more about timebanks in general, check out this article
by Edgar Cahn. To learn more about the AHA
Timebank here in town, visit their office at the Yurt
Village or contact Laura
Brooks at 299-2060.
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Online
Pages for Trading Locally: There are several
web pages to check out, many of which are on Facebook.
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HOMER
GREEN: Trade, Share, Give, Receive: Thanks
to creator Chelsea Horn, this Facebook group is the
place to share, trade and ask questions about all things
"green"...gardeners, farmers, nature lovers,
this is the place for you.
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Homer
- Free - Buy - Sell - Trade: This Facebook
group is the
general place
to sell,
buy or trade items within our community.
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Homer
Classifieds: this Facebook
group provides advertising opportunities to Homer
businesses of al kinds
- Homer
Musical-Free-Buy-Trade-Sell: Thanks to Geoff
Murphy, this Facebook group was created as an
exchanging hub for anything related with music. This can
be musical instruments, band paraphernalia, old
recordings, sheet music, etc. Anything music! Also it is
a good place to exchange good advice and information.
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Home
Search: This Facebook group is perfect for
if you are looking to sell or rent or looking for a home
or rental.
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Kenai
Peninsula Craigslist: Like all Craigslist
sites, but this one has classified ads for our region.
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Alaska
List: Classified ads, but anywhere in the
state.
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Green Star
is an organization established to recognize
businesses and organizations that voluntarily meet and
exceed Green Star's high standards of environmental
responsibility.
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Alaska Center for Appropriate Technology
Promoting research and education for Alaskans
in sustainable economic development.
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HOMER
FACT:
Homer
is a town of brilliant entrepreneurial spirit. With so many
smart people running businesses, we can always strive to do
business smartly. Businesses have the ability to make the biggest
impact on our community’s carbon footprint by practicing waste reduction, energy conservation and pollution
prevention. That all equates to cost savings as well as a
healthier community.
But there's more to it than just considering
today's business. When looking at the impacts of climate
change, businesses are going to be the vital in helping the
community adapt. New businesses in the area can help the
community be more sustainable by bringing in services and
products that make sense in our changing world,
while
established businesses can lead by example, making changes from
which their customers can learn.
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