Community Currencies & Barter Networks

Local Money Creates Local Wealth Outside The Bubble

Ethan — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 03:50:34 -0500

Local currencies generally develop for one of two reasons — the desire for local economic control (for a variety of reasons, from democracy to sustainability to social justice,) and a scarcity of national currency. In the current situation, both reasons weigh heavy.

What can 2,500,000 Berkshares Buy

michaeljohnson — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 21:37:10 -0400

The real economy is people.

David Roach's Mo' Better Food - Building Healthy Economics newsletter

ajowa — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 10:24:14 -0400

David Roach is doing incredibly important work in Oakland with Mo' Better Food, schools, intergenerational learning, farmer's markets, and other things. He was our incredible improvisational tour guide of Oakland.

Slow Money for a New Economy

Ethan — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 21:16:24 -0500

What if money wasn't so fast and slippery?

When Money Isn't Flowing, Invent Your Own

Ethan — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:51:29 -0400

Alternative currencies can keep an economy afloat

Cascadia Hour Exchange Goes Public

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:33:58 -0400

Better Than Barter

Community Stability & Climate Change

Ethan — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:32:16 -0400

Toronto's community currency suggests possibilities for building community economic security in the face of the destabilizing effects of global climate change.

In Each Other We Trust

Ethan — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 10:05:08 -0400

The Humboldt Exchange Community Currency

Surviving The Depression With Community Money

Ethan — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 09:40:06 -0500

A pictoral history of Depression-era scrip. Fascinating information about the historical uses of community currency in the U.S.

The Slow Money Revolution

Ethan — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 18:41:11 -0500

Local currencies and the "Slow Money" Movement. By Cliona O Conaill.