Sebastopol’s Local Flavor Global Vision Is Catching On
May 17th, 2009 categories: Green, Sebastopol
We have all heard the slogan…Think Globally Act Locally. Many in California actually live by this slogan. I have discussed Sebastopol before and their community first vision, other areas live by this as well. Sebastopol is all about the environment and community. The city slogan, Local Flavor, Global Vision is all about the environment, and supporting local farmers, Businesses, and the community as a whole.
I believe this comes from the oxygen mask theory in planes…you must put your oxygen mask on first before you can help others. This seems pretty obvious to me because you must help yourself before you are able to help others. If you do not put your oxygen mask on, it will be a very short time before you are unable to help others. This does not mean that you should be selfish, but you must be able to help before you can truly help. This may seem selfish to some, but it is actually very selfless…after all, we are talking about helping others.
Sebastopol has their own slogan that is starting to spread throughout the whole North Bay. “Local Flavor Global Vision.” As you stroll through the streets of Sebastopol, you will likely see this logo in the windows of many of the local shops. It is great that all of the local Businesses are supporting this movement, and in turn supporting each others. We have also noticed the “shop local” trends at Oliver’s Market in Cotati, The Petaluma Market in Petaluma, Pacific Market in Rohnert Park, and the entire Downtown Petaluma Business district.
The logo is truly Sebastopol…a world shaped as an apple, a throwback to the Sebastopol apple orchard heritage. I suppose this is the Local Flavor part of the new campaign.
In this economy where the unemployment rate is in the double digits, and disposable income is lower than in years past, we need this type of call to action for the community. We need to support ourselves before we can help others; this is the oxygen mask reference from above. We need to support local Wine Country Businesses that celebrate the uniqueness of this wonderful area. By shopping at locally owned Businesses and using locally owned service provider, this will help our local economy, our local employment rates, and in turn ourselves.
We hope all of our readers are going to join us and put on their oxygen masks and shop locally. If you are a local Business owner and would like us to feature your Business, please contact us. We always welcome reader feedback.
