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Local Partnerships Expand Opportunities for Family Honey Business

Knight Family Honey is, as the name suggests, a family business. The Knights are a family of beekeepers, but it wasn’t always that way. Knight took up the hobby a few years ago with the intention of giving honey as gifts to family and friends. Now, his family produces “a high-end, table grade honey” that is gaining momentum not just locally, but nationally, Knight said. Knight desires that the family business stay just that, even while he seeks to expand operations and spread the name and taste of his honey.

 

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Harmons Grocery Stores Partners With Local First Utah to Support Locally-Owned Businesses

  SALT LAKE CITY, April 22, 2010 – Harmons Grocery Stores announced that it will serve as a title sponsor to Local First Utah, the non-profit organization devoted to strengthening Utah’s economy by promoting, preserving, and protecting local, independently-owned businesses statewide.

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Buying Local isn't just good for your community and economy, it's good for the planet too! As we approach Earth Day on April 22nd, we encourage you to support your local grocer and farmers. If your favorite market doesn't list which foods are locally produced - just ask, and encourage them to broaden their offering of local-grown food.-2
   

Ogden Local First Community Off to an Enthusiastic Start

Although community outreach is nothing new to Local First Utah - a new effort, with a more structured model is in the works, which will help establish self-sustaining Local First community groups in communities across the state.
To kick this effort off, a meeting was held  last week on March 4th from 5:30-7pm at the City Hall of Ogden, the pilot city for the Local First Community group program.  Every chair available was filled with an enthusiastic gathering of about 35 Ogden business owners and Ogden City representatives from the City Council and the Dept. of Economic Development. Brief introductions from those in attendance turned into glowing testimonials of the Local First movement, the importance of communities, and ­praise for local independent Ogden businesses working together. The success of this initial meeting surpassed expectation and all those in attendance left invigorated with new ideas, networks, and energy. A follow-up organizational meeting is slated in Ogden for early April.
Thanks to all in attendance for the help, suggestions and support in making the Local First movement such a great success. A special thanks for Suzy Dailey for her continued support as a Local First board member and a key part in laying the groundwork in Ogden for Local First Utah. As one attendee noted, this movement is dedicated to the "Give Where You Live" philosophy, and if Ogden is any indicator of things to come, the Beehive State is destined for great progress in the next few years. Local First Utah is looking forward to many more successes in this vein and looks forward to establishing many more self-sustaining Local First community groups as part of this ambitious community outreach program for 2010-2011.
   

Get to Know Utah’s Own!

utahs-own      You may have seen the Utah’s Own logos on your favorite jug of milk, block of cheese, or jar of honey at your local grocery store. Get to know our complimentary partner organization, Utah’s Own.  Read on to learn more and find out if Utah’s Own can be a useful resource to you.

      The official starting date for Utah’s Own was December 18, 2002. It was a derived from a branch of the Utah Food Council, and is now overseen by the Utah Dept. of Agriculture.
      Where Local First Utah is in place to promote and preserve local independent businesses, Utah’s Own has a mission to promote Utah-made products. In short, Local First helps direct consumers to local business, and Utah’s Own promotes the local product.
     Utah’s Own is dedicated to help create a consumer culture of choosing Utah products everywhere Utah consumers shop. Buying locally-produced products builds Utah’s economy and enhances Utah’s environment. Utah’s Own products feature the iconic Utah’s Own logo, and can be easily found by looking for “shelf talkers” – identifier cards found on shopping shelves where you would look to find product prices. Shelf talkers can be found displayed at Harmon’s marked with the Utah’s Own logo, as well as many markets near you.

“The Utah’s Own program was established to create a consumer culture of choosing Utah products at grocery stores, restaurants; everywhere they shop.”

Does your business produce a Utah-made product? Get in touch with Utah’s Own. Membership is free, and provides another great resource to help you grow your business.

Or contact Richard Sparks, by phone (801)538-4913 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , for more information.

 

   

Utah Microenterprise Loan Fund- "Change Everything" Commercial

Local First Utah would like to recognize the Utah Microenterprise Loan Fund (UMLF) for their continued support of Local First Utah and would like to recommend them to any of our local partners in need of a small business loan ($1,000-$25,000). For more information check out their new commercial here and visit them online at www.umlf.com.

   

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