by Alice | May 13, 2017 | Alternative economics, Ecology, Food, social wellbeing, textiles, Wellbeing
This weekend my ukulele group The Strumbles played at our local Trade Aid shop for World Fair Trade Day. Trade Aid is one of my favourite shops in Hamilton. It’s full of beautiful things and delicious fair trade food. It’s also a successful not-for-profit...
by Alice | Oct 2, 2016 | Alternative economics, Ecology, social wellbeing, Tools of resilience
Of the many great organizations we have in the Waikato, one of the absolute treasures is the Time Bank. I’ve tried to explain how the Time Bank works to several friends, and I always end up saying, “It’s really hard to explain. You have to try it yourself, to see what...