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Archive Home > 2010 > March > 09 > Keeping it local

Keeping it local

Nature’s General Store tries to eliminate the middleman, bringing food straight from growers and outlets to customers

By Tim Doran / The Bulletin
March 9, 2010

The employees at Nature’s General Store in Bend made local a habit long before it began appearing on bumper stickers.

For 27 years, Nature’s has sold natural and organic products in the Wagner Mall at Northeast Third Street and Revere Avenue. Founded by Debbie and Gordon Smith in 1983, the....

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