You might already know this, but I just discovered that Ypsilanti now has a functioning time bank. (For those of you not familiar with the concept, that’s a system of reciprocal service exchange in which units of time serve as currency.) It’s called hOur Exchange Ypsilanti (hEY), and there’s a 1:30 orientation session Thursday, January […]
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Time Banking comes to Ypsilanti with the hOur Exchange
Posted in Ideas, Local Business, Locally Owned Business, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged Abundant Michigan Permaculture Ypsilanti, AMPY, community, community coming together, Fixing the Future, generative economy, Heather Wysor, hEY, honey, hOur Exchange Ypsilanti, hOurworld, Jeff Yoder, Julianne Bonta, Lisa Bashert, local currency, local economy, Maine, Monica King, PBS, resilience, resiliency, resources in the community, salves, service jobs, services, sourdough, Sustainability, time bank, Transition Town, Transition Ypsilanti, vinegar 15 Comments
Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interview: Mike Shecket
Today’s interview subject, Mike Shecket, has the distinction, I believe, of being the first person to leave Ypsilanti as a direct result of Obamacare. It sounds like bullshit, I know, but it’s actually true. So, if you were looking for one more reason to either love or hate the President, now you’ve got it…. Here’s […]
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