A sustainability-oriented theme camp, Clutch Village, have compiled this useful list. If you like their thinking, help them out with their fundraiser, they only need a few hundred bucks to meet their goal.
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Please Join Clutch Village in buying our Playa supplies from local stores enroute from Reno to Gerlach! In order to help support the local community surrounding Black Rock City.
—-A list of local shopping alternatives is listed below—-
In particular, we would like you to join us in Boycotting Walmart.
Besides supporting local stores, and not large corporations like Walmart, a big reason for boycotting Walmart, in particular, is its poor worker wages:
http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/may/29/walmart-moms-protests-workers-rights-conditions
http://socialistworker.org/2014/06/16/moms-on-strike-at-walmart
http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/boycott-walmart
Here is a quick reference list of local alternatives:
Brilliant list provided by @Tanya Everywhere: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/lv?key=0AgL558noCAISdHRqRVI5OTdmaGNETlR5ZlZfXzhYZEE&usp=sharing
Name: Fresca Waterhouse
Address: 1196 Rock Blvd
Phone: 775-358-9893
Website: http://www.frescawaterhouse.com/
Hours: Daily 10am-6pm, open 9am-9pm from Aug. 22-Aug. 30. Call ahead for possible after-hours appointment.
Name: Gerlach General Improvement District
Address: 330 Short Drive, Gerlach
Phone: 775-557-2601
Website: http://www.frescawaterhouse.com/
Hours: Aug 19-22, 9am-5pm; Aug 23-26, 8am-midnight; Aug 27-28, 9am-5pm
Name: Red Rock Spring Water
Address: 1145 Icehouse Avenue
Phone: 775-331-5908
Website: http://www.redrockwater.com/
Hours: Mon-Fri 8am-5pm
Address: 1070 Gentry Way
Phone: 775-337-8111
Website: N/A
Hours: Mon-Fri 9am-6pm, Sat 9am-3pm, but will have special (8am-8pm) hours for Burning Man – call ahead for possible after-hours appointments.
Name: Spring Water Depot
Address: 895 South Center Street
Phone: 775-843-7852
Website: N/A
Hours: 24-hour vending-machine service available with spring and distilled water.
For Ice/Dry Ice:
Name: Crystal Ice & Oil Company
Address: 1345 West 4th Street
Phone: 775-323-5145
Website: http://www.crystaliceandoil.com/
Hours: Mon-Sat 7am-4pm, Sun 8am-3pm
Name: Everlasting Health Center
Address: 1515 South Virginia Street
Phone: 775-324-7382
Website: N/A
Hours: Mon-Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 12pm-4pm
Name: Great Basin Community Food Co-Op
Address: 240 Court Street
Phone: 775-324-6133
Website: http://www.greatbasinfood.coop/
Hours: Daily 8am-9pm
Name: Scolaris Food and Drug Co.
Address: 8165 South Virginia Street
Phone: 775-851-7770
Website: http://www.scolaristores.com/
Hours: 6am-midnight
Name: Scolaris Food and Drug Co.
Address: 1400 US Highway 95A N
Phone: 775-575-1381 / 775-575-5065 (pharmacy)
Website: http://www.scolaristores.com/
Hours: 24/7
Name: Scolaris Food and Drug Co.
Address: 6255 Sharlands Avenue
Phone: 775-746-7300
Website: http://www.scolaristores.com/
Hours: 6am-midnight
Name: Shaban Market
Address: 1325 West 7th Street
Phone: 775-747-6700
Website: N/A
Hours: Closed Wednesdays, open other days 10:30am-6:30pm, Sun 10:30-5pm
—-For Gear—-
Name: Twin City Surplus
Address: 1675 East 4th St
Phone: 775-323-5630
Website: http://www.twincitysurplus.com/
Hours: Mon-Sat 9am-6pm, Sun 10am-4pm
The information from in this quick list is primarily from:http://www.burningman.com/preparation/travel_info/reno/reno_Groceries.html
Love,
Clutch Village: A Sustainability Entrepreneurship Theme Camp at Burning Man