Author: betterwheel

If you thought going local meant shunning the rest of the world, you are wrong. Instead, it is about offering your support to small, local businesses that use sustainable resources and employ local workers (and pay them decent wages). Locally owned businesses are the heart of our communities and in these challenging times, it has become more important than ever to ally ourselves with them. Some people also commonly assume that local brands and businesses do not offer quality products, which is, again, not true. You will perhaps never come across a major conglomerate that puts in as much thought and care into making every single product as a local brand does. Here are a few other reasons why you should buy local:

1. Reduce environmental impact

   Our planet is being bogged down by the burden of excessive consumerism. Buying local is the best way to reduce your carbon footprint by cutting down on waste and automobile miles. This is because local businesses use local materials, thus requiring less transportation. Moreover, they also set up shop in their homes or town centers, which generally means less habitat loss and pollution.

2. Support local economy

   This is probably the biggest reason why you should buy local. When you buy from a locally owned brand instead of a large chain, the money is pumped back into the local economy. This doesn’t just help the brand grow but also contributes to the growth of other businesses and service providers that they work with.

3. Enjoy incredible customer support

   Local business owners do not leave any stone unturned when it comes to customer service. They provide you with high-quality products at the best prices while also providing a host of other services, including personal consultations, customization, and so on. You can also expect quick replies to your queries and messages. 

Better Wheel Workshops is a family-owned tree-to-table company committed to providing the highest-quality 100% sustainable products that are made using locally sourced materials. Browse through our online store to discover an assortment of items, which include wholesale laser-cut wood earrings, wood rolling pins, luminaries, coasters, and our trademark product, the Woodzie.

While it may be seemingly difficult, making a gradual shift towards a sustainable and more eco-friendly lifestyle costs next to nothing for most. You can start by making small changes like carrying your own shopping bags when you go to the grocery store or using a reusable water bottle. But when it comes to shopping for your everyday essentials, like kitchen equipment, clothes and accessories, you may find yourself wondering if they are, after all, worth it.

Well, they are.

Here are a few reasons why you should make sustainable lifestyle choices:

1. Support local economy

Buying local is one of the best and easiest ways to be more sustainable. This means you are cutting down on the distance an item travels to reach you, thus effectively helping conserve resources in the form of less packaging and less fuel for transportation. It also allows you to support the local economy by keeping most of your money in it.

2. Contribute to fair wages and working conditions

Sustainable brands are also usually ethical as well. They pay their workers and employees fair wages and offer them good working conditions, with a high level of safety and hygiene. When you support brands like these, you essentially say no to harsh working conditions and worker exploitation.

3. Reduce carbon footprint

Mass production in factories leaves a large carbon footprint in the form of waste; air, water and soil pollution; and a host of other negative effects on the environment. The products made in such factories also use materials that often require a significant amount of energy to produce. Sustainable products, on the other hand, are created from natural materials and barely require any chemical treatments. They also consume less water and energy. Materials like wood are also biodegrabable.

Better Wheel Workshops is a trusted name in sustainability. We offer a range of 100% sustainable products, which includes our popular geometric feather earrings and other earring designs, kitchen essentials like rolling pins and bottle openers, and our signature wooden can holders.