TIDINGS

Small stores offer a slow and sensory shopping experience   Summer student Ashley Martin models the Perth Collection For every prevalent trend in the marketplace, there’s an equally popular counter trend. Think swinging pendulum. Case(s) in point:  fast, prepared food versus slow, made-from-scratch meals. Cheap and mass produced versus costly and customized. Self-serve versus highly personalized service. How about big-box warehouses [...]

  Local food is better for all of us We’ve heard it before but it’s an important message that bears repeating, particularly this weekend when we’re celebrating the season’s bounty. 1. Food is more nutritious – and tastes better – when picked ripe and eaten fresh. 2. Every $1 spent on local food means $2.27 goes back into [...]

Let the journey begin! Wise folks say life is about the journey, not the destination. I think the same is true for work, particularly for independent retailers like us whose workplace is always in a state of seasonal flux. Charlee and I opened Ground Waves eleven years ago. At the time, the economy, the retail industry, and our [...]