You know we’re all about supporting our local businesses in CBUS, which is why we’re excited for Earth Day this Fri., April 22. 🌎

This year's Earth Day initiative is centered around investing in our planet — and there are lots of ways buying locally supports sustainability. To promote this goal within our community, we are introducing you to our #BuyLocalBuyGreenCBUS campaign.

To celebrate the global initiative, we are challenging you — and ourselves — to only shop locally for one week. Or, at least try to swap out a few basic purchases with local options.

What would this look like? Think: Starting your morning with a trip to Roosevelt Coffeehouse, stopping by the Clintonville Farmers’ Market for local produce on Saturday, or perusing spring fashion at Ohio Thrift Store.

We want to follow along with your journey, as well as share ours with you. To do so, we are asking you to share photos of your local purchases, shopping sprees, or other Earth Day activities on social media using the hashtag #BuyLocalBuyGreenCBUS. Throughout the week, we will spotlight what our community is up to in our newsletters + social feeds.

Don’t have social media but want to participate? Send us your photos via email.

We don’t know about you, but we’ll be starting our days with a local caffeine boost. City Editor Mitch plans to pick up a coffee and egg sandwich from Upper Cup + sit outside and enjoy the warm weather.

City Editor Hanna recommends grabbing brunch at Brekkie Shack in Grandview for their French toast.

Running low on groceries? You have that in common with City Editor Mitch + that’s why he’s stopping by the North Market Downtown to pick up fresh produce from Mini-Super, grab bagels from Block’s Bagels, and snag some locally baked bread from Omega Artisan Baking.

Whatever you choose, remember to share your stories + tag #BuyLocalBuyGreenCBUS for a chance to be featured.