we broke even. we've been farming in the worst drought in history here this past year. >> green gate is a very small, very local business. it provides food for about 100 families a year. and at the same time, provides income to a fair number of other local businesses and suppliers. >> we're growing. they need organic feed that supports the feed mill. we need fencing. that supports the supply stores. then there's a butcher i need to hire who's going to start making sausages who will sell it to a restaurant. >> more and more local business owners are discovering that spending their money within the community brings a boost to the local economy. >> there's a buy local movement is when you buy local the money stays in the community so it's better for the local community to shop with small, independent vendors. >> that's austin-based mason arnold. he was born and raised in austin, texas. and his 6-year-old company, greenling, regularly buys produce from green gate farms,
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