Anderson Auto Body & Paint just recently joined Thrive, and their Buy Local Buy Rogue campaign.  The Buy Local Buy Rogue campaign is "a non-profit business alliance of locally owned, independent businesses committed to building a more socially, environmentally and financially sustainable economy in the Rogue Valley."  Our commitment to our community and the environment is evident through our continuous efforts to further reduce the amount of waste accumulated through our auto body repairs.  We recycle just about everything used in the shop, and are proud to say that each day we are making conscious steps in the right direction.  We understand the importance of supporting local businesses, and are proud to say that we choose local products for our business and personal use whenever possible.  Being a local, independent, family owned and operated business, we support the local movement, and recognize the need for building up our local economy by choosing to buy local products, and by keeping our money local! 

Buy Local Buy Rogue has organized "Eat Local Week", asking members of our community to pledge to eating local from September 7-16.  Four members of our crew have taken the pledge to eat local for this event, including Dave Anderson (owner), Blake Imus (technician), Jesse Walter (detailer), and Galina Apreotesi (marketing).  In conjunction with this event, we have locally roasted Good Bean Coffee, locally made Rogue Valley Honey, and Umpqua Dairy 1/2 & 1/2 available for our customers and crew.  We do understand that coffee is grown much further away than the 200 mile radius deemed "local".  In our efforts to both support our local coffee roasters and agreement to not deprive our customers of the crucial morning pick-me-up, we believe that we have reached a solid compromise when it comes to coffee being consumed during "Eat Local Week."  The decision to eat local was much easier than the actual process of creating meals that are entirely LOCAL.  In the most simplest of terms, it is not as easy as we thought.  It has been an interesting challenge, and has forced us to open our eyes to how to difficult it is to eat nothing but products that are produced right here in the Rogue Valley.  Buy Local Buy Rogue says "The purpose of the challenge is to spend some time thinking about where your food comes from and support our local farm and food businesses during the bounty of the harvest season."  We appreciate this challenge, and the way it has forced us to examine our everyday meals, and helped us to realize how far our food travels to get into our bellies.