Small Business Saturday
Join Pickup Country the Saturday after Thanksgiving, and do your part to help make this Small Business Saturday one of the biggest shopping days of the year for small businesses!
Why is increasing local business important?
Local ownership benefits communities because:
Local ownership benefits communities because:
- Local businesses spend more money locally.
- Businesses anchored locally produce wealth for many more years and often generations.
- Economies built on local business tend to have more social stability, lower levels of welfare and greater political participation.
As a consumer, you face the challenge of making smart food choices for you and your family. Did you know the average meal travels 1,500 miles from the farm to your plate, resulting in lost nutritional value and taste every mile of the way? Buying Kentucky Proud products decreases this distance and ensures that you’re eating fresh and nutritious foods while supporting Kentucky’s farm families. Buying local products strengthens our local economy by keeping dollars at home and building a sense of community during the process. Kentucky Proud is not only a way to provide safe and nutritious foods for your loved ones, but it is an investment in Kentucky’s land, people and its future. Kentucky Grown Keeps Kentucky Growing!
Source Kentucky Department of Agriculture
Source Kentucky Department of Agriculture
Kentucky Proud is commonly referred to as the “most successful marketing initiative in the history of the Commonwealth.” It has come to symbolize everything we hold dear as Kentuckians: hard work, quality products, and a sense of community. During my time as Commissioner of Agriculture, we have expanded this brand to include such programs as Homegrown by Heroes, which celebrates our military veteran farmers, and Udderly Kentucky milk, a commodity-specific brand that puts millions of new dollars in the hands of our dairy farmers. Now, for the first time in history, Kentucky Proud will include a regional brand — Appalachia Proud: Mountains of Potential. Source Kentucky Department of Agriculture
