greengate farm, located on the outskirts of austin, texas, is run by erin flynn and skip conner. they raise rare breed hogs in a wide range of organically grown vegetables. >> farming there is heavy up-front costs, a barn, a tractor, fencing, that you know, it takes a long time before you're going to see a profit. >> just finished our taxes and 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 bet