Are you looking to live a locally-supported lifestyle? To buy locally-made products and to eat locally-grown foods? Has it been a challenge to find domestically and locally made goods? Welcome to Locallectual: Your tool to assist you in your "buy local" mission. Search the Locallectual database to find products made closer to home. Find locally- and domestically-made products, eat locally-grown food. Are you a producer? Promote your company with a free listing in the Locallectual directory.

Are you a smart consumer? Think before you answer... the definition is changing! It used to be about buying the highest quality products at the lowest price, and many have mastered this skill. However, many savvy consumers now think about the social and ecological impact of their purchases; the cost of manufacturing on the environment as well as the social effects on the workers and community who produce consumer goods. These are all factors that many responsible consumers consider while making a purchase. Whether a person is buying fruit, a t-shirt, or a toy...  how it was made and how it made its way to you are some things to consider. Sounds like a lot to think about, right? It is, but to make it all easier, now there is Locallectual.

The idea behind Locallectual is to offer a personalized shopping experience based on your preferences. Shop for what you want, made where you want. You can shop by category, country of origin, state of origin, or search for goods made within a designated mile radius of your zip code! This saves you, as a consumer, precious time while leaving you with the peace of mind of knowing exactly where your purchase was produced.  This site also gives you information about the manner in which various products are made and by whom. Locallectual doesn't stop there; other features allow you to:

• Contribute!  Locallectual is a wiki-type site, so if you know of a producer in your area that is not listed, click on "Add Entry " to add them to the database!
  
  
• Benefit from the knowledge and experiences of other consumers through the ratings and reviews feature.  And of course, share your knowledge and experiences in the same way.

Shop Locally: In addition to using the Locallectual database to find producers of domestically and locally made goods and locally-grown foods, you can also use the retailers category to find out which local independent stores carry locally- and domestically-made goods. Put as many of your shopping dollars as you can back into your own community!

Locavore Restaurants: Search our eateries category to find out which independent and locally-owned and operated restaurants near you make an effort to serve local foods and partner with local farms and producers.