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Let's Save Our State . . . One Purchase at a Time

     In a recent issue of Hour Detroit magazine was the following quote:'If we all spent $10 a week on Michigan products, we could put $36 million every week back into the state's economy'.  That was powerful. Every day we hear people bemoan the state of Michigan 's economy and here was a simple thing that each of us could do to help.  Jeanne Lipe at the Michigan Agritourist Department confirmed that the numbers were correct and gave some leads to get started on what has turned into this email today.  The idea is to shift $10 per week of your grocery budget to products that are from Michigan companies. Attached is an easy to use list of Michigan products that you could find at your local grocery store. It is in no way complete, but it will get you off to a good start if you should choose to help out.  There are a lot of Michigan owned grocery stores that are supporting other Michigan businesses on their shelves. Spartan stores are a cooperative; this means that if you buy a Michigan made product from a Spartan affiliated grocery store, you are getting a 'triple dip.' The product is made in Michigan , the grocery store is independently owned by a Michigan family, and Spartan Stores headquarters is located in Grand Rapids . Other independently owned stores are a 'double dip'. This includes stores like Randazzo's and Westbornmarkets. Meijer is based in Grand Rapids , so also counts as a double dip.  Also found are a whole bunch of products that are not mass distributed, but are available online and in some specialty food shops. They are added on a second sheet. There are some great treats and gift items there.  If you think this idea is a good one, and you have friends and family throughout the state that might help out, please forward this email with the lists attached on to them. $36 million per week could go a long way!

product brand names company located in:

all purpose gourmet spice blend Deyoung's Four Seasons Hartland

Bill Knapp's Cake etc. Awrey Battle Creek

brats Alexander & Hornung St. Clair Shores

bread Flatout Saline

bread and muffin mixes jbdough benton harbor

cereal kellogg's battle creek

cheese reny-picot benton harbor

cheese s. serra warren

chewy granola bars yotta bar maple city

chocolates morley's sterling heights

condiments american spoon petosky

cookies archway livonia

cookies& crackers keebler battle creek

dairy goods bareman's holland

dairy goods calder carleton

dairy goods cf burger detroit

dairy goods guernsey northville

dairy goods melody farms livonia

dairy goods dairy fresh taylor

soynut snack products nature's select owosso

extra virgin olive oil kenzoil ann arbor

garlic bread - frozen cole's grand rapids

herring ma cohen's detroit

hommus basha ferndale

horseradish brede's detroit

hot dogs etc kowalski hamtramck

juice old orchard sparta

lunch meat & sausages koegel's flint

mexican food hacienda mexican detroit

muffins and snack cakes weight watchers jackson

muffins, brownies etc jiffy mix chelsea

mustard mucky duck ferndale

natural foods eden 's clinton township

nuts germack detroit

packaged vegetables butter blends grand rapids

pasta al dente whitmore lake

pasta - frozen pierino lincoln park

pasta sauce sansonetti foods holly

pasta sauce romano's shelby township

peanuts and snack food kars madison heights

peanuts and tortilla chips great lakes snacks or festida cedar springs

pickles freestone pickles bangor

pickles topor's detroit

pop faygo detroit

pop vernor's detroit

private label beef jerky spartan, meijer taylor

produce aunt mid's detroit

rice and tapioca pudding spillson's monroe

salad dressings litehouse lowell

salsa sansonetti foods holly

sausage dearborn sausage dearborn

snack foods better made detroit

sugar pioneer and big chief bay city

sugar free candies dr. john's grand rapids

tortilla chips, salsa garden fresh, ferndale

tortillas la michoacana detroit

tortillas don marcos romulus

tortillas la jalisciense detroit

turkey (deli) golden legacy, brickman's grand rapids

tuscan italian foods elena's auburn hills

water absopure plymouth

wines st. julian paw paw

The foods on this list may be available at these Michigan owned grocer’s : Spartan Stores , Meijer , Busch’s , Hiller’s , IGA , Glen’s , D&W , Felpausch , L&L , VG’s , Hardings , Nino Salvaggio, Quality Dairy, Randazzo’s, Taorello’s, Vince & Joe’s , Colasanti’s , Family Fare and more… If you don’t see them at your store, ask for them!

*http://www.michigan.gov/mda/0,1607,7-125-1570_2468_2471-183622--,00.html

If every household started spending just $10 per week of their current grocery budget on locally grown foods, we’d keep more than $37 million each week circulating within Michigan ’s economy.* A note about this list: This list is in no way complete. It is a grass roots effort to encourage people help the state’s economy. With no motive other than that. I hope you have fun with it.

specialty products brand website located in

barbeque sauces pop's barbeque sauce www.popsbbq.com clarkston

barbeque sauces billy bones bbq www.billybonesbbq.com sanford

blueberry - everything the blueberry store www.theblueberrystore.com south haven

cherry - everything cherry republic www.cherryrepublic.com glen arbor

cherry products megan's mom's/natalie robyn's www.sixlugs.com interlochen

essential oils lorann oils www.lorannoils.com lansing

free range beef and buffalo tmz farm www.tmzfarm.com pinckney

granola michaelene's gourmet granola www.gourmetgranola.com clarkston

handmade chocolate truffles the chocolate garden www.chocolategarden.com coloma

essential oil soaps bob's wife's soaps bobswifessoaps.com st. john's

herbs and art www.creekside-herbs.com cedarville

hot pepper jelly mrs. devaney www.mrsdevaneyshotpepperjelly.com jackson

maple syrup doodles sugar bush www.doodlessugarbush.com blanchard

mint chocolates hanover 's mint www.michiganmint.com st. john's

northern michigan artisan bread stonehouse bread www.stonehousebread.com traverse city

organic beans, rice and grains vita spelt www.purityfoods.com okemos

organic teas and products light of day www.lightofdayorganics.com leelenau pennisula

preserves food for thought www.foodforthought.net honor

preserves and fruitcake jampot www.societystjohn.com/jampot.jp eagle harbor

salsa - fruit traverse bay farms www.traversebayfarms.com bellaire

supplements fruit advantage www.fruitadvantage.com bellaire

the pinconning cheese store piconning cheese www.pinconningcheese.com pinconning

truffles, caramels, chocolates grocer's daughter chocolates www.grocersdaughter.com empire

vegan and vegetarian foods the vegetarian express www.thevegetarianexpress.com edmore

mustard brownwood farms www.brownwoodfarms.com willamsburg

stone ground wheat products maiden mills www.maidenmills.com holland

coffee becharas brothers www.becharas.com highland park

sausages detroit sausage www.detroitsausage.com detroit

cookies johnny b's www.johnnybcookies.com saint clair shores

Look for these products online and while you are traveling through Michigan !

When $1 is spent locally, that $1 impacts three to seven local businesses before leaving the local economy.

http://www.michigan.gov/mda/0,1607,7-125-1570_2468_2471-183622--,00.html

Check out these other websites for more ideas on how you can support Michigan companies with your purchases:

www.michiganwines.com

www.michiganbeerguide.com

www.buymichiganproducts.com

www.michigania.com

www.buymichigannnow.com

www.absolutemichigan.com

A note about this list:   This list is in no way complete.   It is a grass roots effort to encourage people help the state’s economy.   With no motive other than that.

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