alternative currency - giving & receiving
EASTBAY TIMEBANK
Why not consider gifting your time to a friend in the community?
TimeBanking is a FREE time exchange system that strengthens community by building relationships. It gives you access to the time, energy, knowledge and skills of others For more information you can download a brochure here.
HOME GROWN MARKET
The idea is simple. Find people within the community who can offer things that you require. It could be the place where you trade your surplus backyard organic fruit and veggies, or sell your fantastic homemade bottled jams. Or perhaps you produce arts and crafts..... As long as it's made locally, you can list it on our directory. And it's 100% Free to Use !
It's all about buying local, meeting people within your own community and having some fun doing so.
DONATENZ
Donate to deserving organisations in your community, using our unique match maker service – It’s like online dating for donating! If you have something to give, we can put you in touch with worthy organisations who are waiting to receive. Save time & money and give your unloved things a new lease on life, whilst helping the environment and supporting your local community.
FREECYCLE
The Freecycle Network™ is made up of 4,852 groups with 6,724,000 members across the globe. It's a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (& getting) stuff for free in their own towns. It's all about reuse and keeping good stuff out of landfills. Each local group is moderated by a local volunteer (them's good people). Membership is free.
TRADE & EXCHANGE
Welcome to New Zealand’s largest free classifieds - Free ads - No success fees - Even for businesses!
WASTE EXCHANGE
A unique service that helps businesses connect their unwanted materials and recyclables with new owners through a free online exchange. Register as a member of the Waste Exchange if you have material you would like to divert from landfill or if you are looking for material and resources for your business.
LIVING ECONOMIES
We are working for healthy economies for Aotearoa/NZ - balanced, sustainable and empowering - based on and respecting the living systems of our planet.
Changing the global money system is not an immediate option. Establishing complementary means of exchange is. They already exist in a small way as green dollar schemes, barter schemes and the like. The next step is the creation of regional currency-based systems that are both interest free and incur a circulation fee. RESOURCES & SPECTACULARLY GOOD LINKS
Local Exchange Trading Systems
LETS are local community trading groups where members exchange their goods and services with each other in a spirit of harmony and a genuine desire to help each other. Read More...
