New "Buy Local" Grove campaign starts tomorrow

A new "buy local" campaign is starting tomorrow in Coconut Grove. It all started when Noel Garcia of Grove Ink and New Age Body Piercing, and Allison Sagehorn of The Sale Rack, took a little car trip. Their travels took them around the southeastern United States, where they went though a lot of small towns and villages. A common denominator of many of the towns was a "buy local" campaign.

When they got home to the Grove, the couple started thinking about what they had seen. One day, over breakfast at Greenstreets, Noel started scribbling drawings on a napkin.

"I saw all the businesses in tiny little towns endorsing people to shop locally," he said. Why not push for that here? he thought.

So starting tomorrow, you'll see signs around town at participating businesses. Noel went around and collected money from a few places that will go toward the campaign. There are signs and t-shirts are being printed, which will be worn by employees all over the Grove.

"Businesses in Coconut Grove really do care. They love the idea and have been spreading the word," says Noel.

If you would like to be a part of the campaign, stop by Grove Ink, The Sale Rack or New Age Body Piercing and ask Noel or Allison about getting your business involved.