This Week’s Favorite Features: Shopping Local In Olympia

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ThurstonTalk staffers live, work and play in Thurston County.  If you are a devoted TT reader, that’s probably why you keep coming back for more stories.  But if you just discovered our site, it’s an important note.  Our team of fifteen professional writers are sincerely passionate about our community.  It is evident in their work.  When we talk with a community member interested in joining our team, it’s the first question that we ask “what do you love about Olympia?”  With writers that care about our town, it’s easy to stay true to our mission of writing positive stories about people, businesses, and organizations doing good things in Thurston County.

In the spirit of the upcoming holidays, here are three articles about shopping local – something important to ThurstonTalk staffers and readers.

Olympia Food Writer Gives Tips For Healthy Thanksgiving Eating

Mary Ellen Psaltis, one of our outstanding food writers, highlights produce that you can find at the Farmers Market as well as at locally-owned Bayview and Ralph’s Thriftway stores.   ThurstonTalk writers have also profiled local farmers in previous articles.  Scroll through our food section to see more agriculture related content.

 Downtown Olympia Business Women – Grace At Any Price Point

This article profiles four downtown Olympia business owners – all women and long-time Olympia residents.  Read about Lara Anderson and Kathy Lathrop of Red Door, Cheryl Selby of Vivala, and Jeanne Carras of Bonaventure.  The business owners focus on unique product offerings, talk about operating in downtown Olympia, and describe how they welcome each customer.

For Love and Money: Many Paths To Success For Small Business Owners In Olympia

ThurstonTalk writer, Natasha Ashenhurst, catches up with four small business owners: Amy Evans of Bon Lemon, Amanda Beers of Sweet Charley B’s Cupcakery, Dan Jones of ThurstonTalk, and Tom & Celia Husmann of Olympia Local Foods.  Each of these entrepreneurs talk about what it’s like doing business in Thurston County and the secret of their success.

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