BALLE

From their website, they describe themselves as:

…a growing alliance of businesspeople around the US and Canada who want to green and strengthen their local economies. Businesspeople organize into local business networks - each fully autonomous, with its own name, mission, and initiatives. All share a commitment to Living Economy principles. BALLE works to catalyze, strengthen, and connect these local business networks dedicated to building Local Living Economies.

Members of Local Networks work together to:

• Support the growth and development of community-based business
• Encourage local purchasing by consumers and businesses
• Create opportunities for business leaders to network and share best practices
• Advocate public policies that strengthen independent local businesses and farms, promote economic equity, and protect the environment

To support our Local Networks, BALLE:

• Provides Local Networks with tools, business models, and other resources
• Maintains an online marketplace of independent community-based businesses
• Links Local Living Economies to share best practices
• Promotes Local Living Economies through media, public forums, and partnerships
• Develops pilot initiatives to strengthen Local Living Economies

Essentially, it seems like a good opportunity for networking, making new allies, and improving your visibility.  I got the websites of the each local network that pertains directly to each member (at least those that have a nearby branch)

Alternative Grounds http://www.greenenterprise.net/web/

Equator Coffee http://www.greenenterprise.net/web/

Amavida: http://www.thinkgainesville.com/

Cafe Campesino : http://www.inspiringfutures.org/

Conscious coffees: supposed to have one, but their website is down

Desert Sun: supposed to have one, but their website is down

Deans Beans

• Greater boston: http://rbaboston.org/

• Cambridge: http://www.cambridgelocalfirst.org/
• Cape Ann: http://www.sustainablecapeann.org/

• Pioneer Valley: http://www.pvballe.org/

• Roslindale: http://www.roslindaleboardoftrade.com/

Fonseca:

• Lancaster and York: http://www.landincommon.org/SBN.html

• Lehigh http://www.sbnlv.org/

• Philadelphia http://sbnphiladelphia.org/

Higher Grounds

• West Michigan http://www.localfirst.com/

• Washtenaw County http://www.thinklocalfirst.net/

Just coffee http://www.wiscpsa.org/modules/tinycontent/index.php?id=3

Larry`s Beans http://www.sbaasheville.org/

Pura Vida: http://www.balleseattle.org/