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The Slow Homes Manifesto (Part One)

By Janelle Orsi

11.16.09, 11:15am Comments (14)

I recently drove through Lakewood, a city 10 miles south of Los Angeles, just to see for myself what it looked like. Read more »

The Rise of The Not-Just-for-Profit

By Malcolm Harris

08.30.11, 12:30pm Comments (14)

CouchSurfing International has stood apart from comparable collaborative consumption housing services (like Airbnb or Inhabit) for its non-profit orientation. Read more »

Can Local Currencies be the Foundation for the Sharing Economy?

By John Boik

01.06.13, 4:49pm Comments (13)

A relatively new financial tool is emerging which could strengthen the sharing movement: local currencies, which are popping up across the globe. Here's a prototype which goes way beyond the "buy local" purpose of most currencies. Read more »

Serve Cold, with a Heated Licensing Discussion

By Sam Muirhead

09.06.12, 4:45am Comments (13)

Depending on your point of view, the Non Commercial license applied to creative works -- and to these two beers -- is either the methadone that can wean copyright junkies off their all-rights-reserved habit, or it is a gateway drug to the psychedelic and dangerously addictive world of open source and free culture. Read more »

The Party Kit

By Erica Etelson

06.26.11, 7:24pm Comments (13)

After years of attending kids' birthday parties and potlucks where, by the end, the trash bins were overflowing with disposable plates and utensils, I decided to invest in a community party kit. Read more »

5 Ways My Son Benefits from a Carfree Life

By Jeremy Adam Smith

11.11.09, 1:02pm Comments (13)

I was at the playground talking with some moms.
"I could never ride the bus!" said one. "They're so dirty and crowded."
"Taking the bus with a baby?" sniffed another. Read more »

Can the World's Worst Biking City Become the Best?

By Jeremy Adam Smith

10.22.09, 2:47pm Comments (13)

Boston is one of the world's worst cities for bicycling. I know; I used to live there.

But don't take my word for it. Bicycling magazine rated Boston worst in the America three times. Read more »

The New Joneses: Living It Up, Not Keeping Up [Video]

By Cat Johnson

05.27.13, 8:06am Comments (12)

Can two people source everything they need for a week, including clothes and food, second hand? An experiment in Melbourne gave it a try. Read more »

Why Is It Harder to Ask Than to Give?

By Millie Rooney

03.06.13, 3:44pm Comments (12)

After writing her PhD thesis on neighborhood sharing, Millie Stone was given a "community cake" that required her to ask her neighbor for a cup of sugar. She reflects on why she -- and so many other people -- find it so much easier to give than to ask for something as simple as a cup of sugar. Read more »

Young Adults: Win a Grant to Start a Sharing Project!

By Neal Gorenflo

01.23.13, 4:24pm Comments (12)

Want to start a sharing project in your community? You may be eligible to win a grant of up to $1,000 and support package from Shareable. Apply today. Read more »