Am I a little late to the table, here?

I just found out about something called www.worcesterlocalfirst.org - It's being promoted by C.C. Lowell (awesome art supply store in Worcester) and I wrote to find out more. Also, I just took the www.buyhandmade.org pledge the other day. So my idea about promoting local businesses and touting creative folks in the area is really sort of me, riding a wave that's already in progress. But it's a good wave, so --so what? :-)