In the midst of the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, a growing number of Michigan business owners and consumers are fighting back, one Michigan purchase at a time.
They're part of an expanding buy local movement, a grassroots campaign that advocates purchasing products and services that are made, grown or performed in Michigan.
Buy local groups have sprung up in cities including Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo. Entrepreneurs and large retailers also are getting in on the action, selling more Michigan-made products and services.
One Michigander has even launched a school fund-raising program that sells Michigan-produced foods and other goods.
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