A “made locally” store is stocked with much of all we make here. In a right world, there would be one of these stores in every town and village.
In a righteous world, there would be more than one store and kiosk, differentiated in concept (home goods, clothing, food, art and apothecary), as the local production of mutually supporting artisans displaced the cheap importation of mass manufactures.
Made local stores incubate local brands emerging from local garages and kitchens, producing local culture and sense of place, paying local sales tax and circulating local dollars in an upwardly spinning trajectory of green, blue, pink and golden prosperity…