VITAL COMMUNITIES
Local First Alliance engages businesses, organizations, and citizens to strengthen our local economy.
Recognizing that regional prosperity grows from communities actively building economies that strengthen and sustain the places we love — we work to promote, encourage, and support our local businesses.
Locally-owned, independent businesses play a crucial role in creating jobs, strengthening our community cohesion & enhancing local character!
Keep the Upper Valley a great place to live, work, and play and think local first when dining out, banking, hiring professional services, or shopping for anything.
Membership
What's Happening
Celebrate Co-op Month with the Co-op Food Stores!
Celebrate October as Co-op Month, Fair-Trade Month and
Co-op Food Stores as the Business of the Month!
Visit the Co-op Food Stores during the month [...]
The Norwich Bookstore is the BOM!
Celebrate The Norwich Bookstore as the September Business of the Month!
And as a founding Local First Alliance member, The Norwich Bookstore has been [...]
Mascoma Bank is the BOM!
Celebrate Mascoma Bank as Business of the Month August 6-17 and support three nonprofits while you're at it!
Mascoma Bank has put community first sin [...]
High School Communication Contest Winners!
Local First Alliance hosted the 5th annual Upper Valley High School Communications Competition with the Hartford Area Career and Technology Center’s [...]
May BOM: LaValley Building Supply
Celebrate as we recognize LaValley Building Supply as the May Local First Alliance Business of the Month
For more than 50 years, LaValley Building Su [...]
Member Spotlight: Lyme Green Heat
When Lyme native Morton Bailey started his business, Lyme Green Heat he was just a guy in a truck delivering bagged wood heating pellets to residen [...]
Copeland is the BOM!
Join us as we celebrate Copeland Furniture as the March Business of the Month (BOM)!
Visit The Copeland Company Store in Bradford, VT March 9-24, c [...]
Neighbor Helping Neighbor
Locally owned businesses strengthen our community in many ways including job creation, tax dollars, charitable giving, economic vitality, responsive [...]
January BOM: Trail Break taps + tacos
We are excited to be celebrating the hot, new eatery in White River Junction
as Local First Alliance
Business of the Month in January!
Visit Tr [...]
Member Spotlight: John Ring CPA, A.B. Gile & Ledyard Bank
Local First Alliance is proud to represent so many members that make our economy strong. Retail stores are the businesses that many people think of w [...]
1. Move your banking to a community bank or credit union, and invest your money in tangible assets like land, or with organizations like the Cooperative Fund of New England that invest in community control.
2. Rent out a room in your home, or swap space for gardening, child or elder care, or carpentry
Advisory Council
Nichole Romano, Great Eastern Radio
Ken Wells, Chair, Mascoma Savings Bank
John Tunnicliffe, King Arthur Flour
Nancy LaRowe, Manager, Vital Communities
Cathy Maloney, Co-op Food Stores
Ira Richards, West Lebanon Feed & Supply
Sponsors
Champions
Co-op Food Stores
Mascoma Savings Bank
Green Circle
King Arthur Flour
LaValley Building Supply
Great Eastern Radio
Valley News
Vital Communities
Promoter
Chippers, Inc.
West Lebanon Feed & Supply
Ledyard National Bank
Sustaining
A.B. Gile Inc.
Fat Hat Clothing
Jake’s Market & Deli / Jake’s Coffee Co.
John Ring CPA
Lyme Green Heat
Nomad Communications
Simple Energy
The Skinny Pancake
Village Green Publishing
Our program is underwritten by these community partners
