It’s official: New Brunswickers love buying local.
We’ve known this for awhile, what with the success of our Buy Local NB Facebook page (nearly 7,500 followers — wow!). And then, in case we had any doubts, New Brunswickers showed us once again how much they like supporting local businesses and entrepreneurs when hundreds of you recently downloaded our new, free BuyLocalNB™ smartphone app!
This week our Membership Month feature takes us from the exciting things happening within our Climate and Energy Program to the momentum building behind our Buy Local NB project.
Earlier this month, at the height of harvest season and just in time for Thanksgiving weekend, we released our free new BuyLocalNB™ app for Android. The user-friendly app helps you find delicious and wholesome locally-grown meats and alternatives, fruits, vegetables, grain products and more — all grown or produced right here in New Brunswick!
But it’s not just for local food! You can find locally-made furniture, cleaning supplies and beauty products, artisanal crafts, gift ideas — the BuyLocalNB™ directory has it all, and our new smartphone app puts everything right at your fingertips.
The app and database also let you find experiences in the local food economy. Use the ‘Visit a Farm’ feature to find a local producer near you — maybe a sugar shack, apple orchard or dairy farm — and arrange a first-hand look at what they do to provide our families with fresh, wholesome, local products. You’ll also find the dozens of farmers markets and local markets adding life and vibrancy to our communities.
The BuyLocalNB™ initiative launched at the Conservation Council in 2009. In 2011, we developed an online local food directory that became an instant favourite of local foodies, with chefs and retailers using our directory to source their products and ingredients. We revamped our online food directory last fall, adding a user-friendly searchable database of local growers, producers and retailers.
Now, the online directory and complementary smarthphone app feature more than 280 local farmers, craftspeople and businesses, with more becoming listed each day!
You can help us keep this project growing.
By becoming a member of CCNB, you’ll help our BuyLocalNB Project staff keep coming up with awesome resources to connect New Brunswickers to their local economy and producers.
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