"Most Vermonters we know have bills to pay and are working hard to make ends meet, and this is an astonishing opportunity for Vermont neighbors to jumpstart our own local economies in time for spring," explains Waitsfield resident Robin McDermott, a Localvore Vermont leader and co-founder of the Keep It In Vermont campaign.
"Why run out and buy a new plasma TV, when we have remarkable Vermont farms, businesses and nonprofits offering high-quality goods and services?" she asked.
"If every one of our 250,000 tax-paying households in Vermont re-invested their federal rebate checks back into our Vermont economies, we'd inject $150 million back into the pockets of our local neighbors during a national economic recession," said Waitsfield resident Rob Williams, Vermont Commons editor and a Champlain College professor.
"The Keep It In Vermont campaign has created an interactive web site -- www.keepitinvermont.org -- where Vermonters can pledge to "keep it in Vermont" and share reinvestment ideas and stories with their neighbors. There's also a county-by-county pledge chart.
The Keep It In Vermont campaign is co-sponsored by Vermont Localvores, Local First Vermont, Chelsea Green, Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont (NOFA-Vermont), 1-800-GOT-JUNK, and Vermont Commons; as well as by individual donations.
For further information, contact McDermott at
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