Matt Bauer - Chair/Founder - President BetterWorld Telecom
Andrew Gowder - Vice Chair Pratt-Thomas and Walker, PA
Jenny Wiedower - Secretary - Navy Yard Community Association
Ken Adcock - Brainstorm Design
David Anderson - Chernoff Newman
Megan Barkes - Michauex Conservancy
Bryan Cordell - SC Sustainability Institute
Lowell Grosse - Charleston Coffee Roasters
Karalee Nielsen - Revolutionary Food Group
Andrea Schneck - Plum Elements
Mission:
Lowcountry Local First advocates the benefits of a local living economy by strengthening community support for independent locally owned businesses and farmers.
We are an alliance that educates the public on the importance of supporting the local economy, and encourages businesses and consumers to be environmentally sustainable and socially responsible. We are one of 52 chapters of the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE) www.livingeconomies.org.We envision a sustainable global economy as a network of Local Living Economies, building long-term economic empowerment and prosperity in communities through local business ownership, economic justice, cultural diversity and a healthy natural environment. Independent businesses create wealth by engaging local people in the production, marketing, and consumption of goods, they pay taxes, and reinvest in our communities. We educate the public to:
• Reduce material and energy costs
• Recycle and reuse waste
• Buy and sell locally.
• Support local agriculture
