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It might sound a little early to already be thinking about holiday shopping, but the Economic and Community Development Institute (ECDI) is already hard at work to help connect local retailers with new customers.
Celebrate Local is the name of a new pop-up retail store that will be opening at Easton Town Center on October 1st in the former Harry David location. This shop is a collaborative effort between ECDI, the Easton Community Foundation and Global Gallery. Celebrate Local is curating a collection of your favorite Ohio-produced handmade and artisan products, all under one roof.
“When ECDI was approached by Heidi Maybruck, managing director of Easton Farmer’s Market, with a vision for a retail incubator space, we knew that we had a great partner and advocate,” explained Inna Kinney, ECDI’s Founder and CEO. “The Celebrate Local store was born out of our shared vision to promote local entrepreneurs and provide access to new markets for their businesses. This concept is just an extension of ECDI’s vision to create a vibrant and sustainable local economy.”
Some of the local vendors include Luna Burger, Wholly Craft, Brothers Drake Mead, Sugar Inc, Jeni’s Ice Creams, Purely Simple Raw, Maramor Chocolates, Sher Bliss Wine and Chocolates, The Batch Bakery, Velvet Ice Cream, Silver Bridge Coffee and Zapico Foods. More vendors are still being added to the lineup.
Earlier this year, ECDI launched a new peer-to-peer community investment program called Invest Local Ohio. This program allows advocates of the “buy local” movement to invest their money directly into the launch of new businesses, and provides a small return on investment as well.
For more information, visit www.celebratelocalohio.com.
They should contact local brewers and wineries in the area, those are always good gifts!
I believe the plan is to feature some wine, possibly beers, but I think they’re still securing the liquor license to do so. Stay tuned! ;)
Here’s a list of all vendors signed up thus far:
(Aimee’s) Blue Ribbon Spices
A Bit of a Bite
Al’s Delicious Popcorn
Alli O’s All Natural skin Care
Ann’s Raspberry Farm and Specialty Crops
Batter and Bowl
Beecology
Bessie’s LLC
Blissful Biscuits
Brothers Drake
Colors
Conrad Hive and Honey
Cosmic Kettle Corn
Daveeds Presents Fatty & skinny Brand
Delicacies by Sheri
Divine De-lites
Dolce Pizzelles Cookie Co.
Eldchrist
Flavorseal LLC
Food for Good Thought
Genoa
Gold Ribbon Gourmet
Good Food Bakery
Grace’s Mercantile
Heartland Herbs LLc
Herbal Sage Tea
Hondel Haus Ltd
Honeyman Gormet Products
JC’s Sweet Ice Tea
Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams
Jessica Roach Soaps
Joni’s Just Desserts
Kolache
Laurel Valley Creamery
Lee’s Hot Mustard Llc
Long Meadows farm
Luna Burger
Maple Mist Farm
Maramor
Meadow Rise Farm
Mockingbird Meadows Honey and Herb Farm
Mom’s Gourmet
Montezuma Brand
Ohio Bison Farm
Organic Puritea
Osage Lane Creamery
Patter Fam Sauces
Purely Simple Raw
Rio Delights
Robert’s Remedies
Shagbark Seed & Mill Co
Sher Bliss Wine and Chocolates
Shirley’s Sweet Potato Pies
Signature wines
Silverbridge Coffee Company
Simply Good Granola
Snowville Creamery
Sparky and Spike’s Pepper Products
Spring Haven Farms
Stadium Salsa
Stevens Family Bakery and Orchard
Story Book Farms
Sugar Chalet Maple Products
Sugar Inc.
Sweet Mama’s
Sweet Scetti
Sweet Thing Gourmet
Taste by Design
Terra Escentials
The Batch Bakery
The Purple Turtle Caramel Company
Uncle Jester’s Fine Foods
Velvet Ice Cream
Wholly Craft
Wild Hen Farm
Zapico Foods
This sounds great!
Like them on facebook for updates: http://www.facebook.com/celebratelocal
The got their liquor license
Grand opening party is Thursday, October 14th 4-8pm.