Fairfield First!
for the sustainable, local economy in Fairfield, Iowa
Fairfield First! Award Winners
2008 - Revelations
2009 - Everybody’s
2010 - Radiance Dairy
2011 - Abundance Eco Village
2012 - Top of the Rock
2013 - Meghan Dowd - Open Space Studios/Shaktea Kamboucha
2014 - Jerry Leahy and Gordon Aistrope
2015 - ICON Gallery
Non-Profit Members
Art on Barns of Jefferson County
Chamber Singers of Southeast Iowa
Fairfield Arts and Convention Center
Fairfield Convention and Visitors Bureau
Fairfield Entrepreneurs Association
Fairfield Folk Arts and Dance Coop
Fairfield Green Business Council
Fairfield Musicians Club
Hometown Harvest of Southeast Iowa
Jefferson County Wellness Coalition
Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment
MUM Sustainable Living Department
Eat locally
The average bite of food in the United States travels 1,500
miles from farm to plate. Be a locavore so you can cut your
“food miles” to save energy, eat seasonally, and support local
farmers. Buy Fresh: Buy Local.
Buy locally
Shop at locally owned businesses.
Create local wealth
Become financially independent. Start your own business.
Attend an Idea Bounce or Networking and Mentoring
events of the Fairfield Entrepreneurs Association.
Bank locally
Stashing your cash in a locally owned bank is one more great
way to keep money circulating in your local economy and to
support your local businesses and community endeavors.
Invest locally
Locally owned businesses in Fairfield are the most prosperous
and stable. Investing some of your portfolio into local
business or Silicorn Valley Investors Fund can yield high
returns and give you the satisfaction of watching these business
grow.
Photo by Guy Harvey
Source locally
Your business, too, can get in on the act. What does your
business buy that you could be sourcing from other independent,
locally owned businesses in Fairfield?
Give-back locally
Your philanthropy can support one of the 150 non-profits or
14 foundations in Fairfield. Support the Fairfield First Foundation.
Save energy locally
Conserve.“Green up”to reduce energy costs and make a transition
to renewable energy.
Volunteer locally
There are plenty of great opportunities for your to contribute
your time in Fairfield. Check in with the Fairfield Volunteer
Center, headquartered at the Fairfield Public Library.
Use your Imagination locally
We’ve given you nine good local ideas. We challenge you to
come up with at least one more.
Fairfield First! is an Iowan non-profit, 501 (c) 6 corporation
P.O. Box 1176 • Fairfield, Iowa 52556
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