04/09/2026
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🩵 Our economy reflects the choices we make.
Where you shop matters!
Where you spend matters!
What you support is what stays!
Supporting local makes our community the great place we love. ❤️
We love serving our local community! We thank everyone who supports us. 🩵
"When I returned to my hometown nearly 20 years ago, Cannon Falls had three hardware stores. We’re now down to one, after Althoff Hardware closed after 92 years on Main Street. I don’t pretend to know the hardware business, but it’s always a tough day in a small town when a main street business closes. It probably goes without saying that I felt a strong kinship with a fellow multi-generation family business that always did a great job taking care of their community...
..Although we sure miss Althoff’s, I don’t intend this to be a gloom and doom report. In fact, we have some great new shops in downtown Cannon Falls, and I’m proud of the destination we’ve become for so many things: our bike trail, our winery and brewery, distinctive independent shops, and good spots to grab a bite. And, thankfully, we still have a hardware store in town. Instead, I share this story as a reminder that our economy gives us what we support. If we’re doing our hardware shopping at big box stores in the next town over, we’re bound to lose the local hardware store, and all the convenience and service it provides. It’s the simplest economic lesson; our spending drives growth."
Visit our website to read the rest of John's From Your Farmer: https://ferndalemarket.com/supporting-our-local-hardware-store/
