Friday, January 16, 2009

Communities making their own currencies

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Diana Felber brought her groceries to the checkout and counted out her cash — purple, blue and green bills that are good at only businesses in western Massachusetts.Known as “BerkShares,” the colorful currency is printed by a nonprofit group to encourage people to spend close to home in the state’s Berkshire [...]No related posts.

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[Source: War On You

1 comment:

  1. Community currency rocks. That is the best way to improve a local economy.
    Mark

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