Just hoping to get the word out about some local Buy Nothing Project groups that are up and running in the Calgary area!
The Buy Nothing Project has become a worldwide social movement, with groups in 20 nations. Local groups form gift economies that are complementary and parallel to local cash economies; whether people join because they’d like to quickly get rid of things that are cluttering their lives, or simply to save money by getting things for free, they quickly discover that these groups are not just another free recycling platform. A gift economy’s real wealth is the people involved and the web of connections that forms to support them.
The aim of the Buy Nothing Project is to:
Buy Nothing. Give Freely. Share Creatively. Post anything you’d like to give away, lend, or share among neighbors. Ask for anything you’d like to receive for free or borrow. Keep it legal. Keep it civil. No buying or selling, no trades or bartering, no soliciting for cash. We’re an adult-only hyper-local gift economy.
These are the current Buy Nothing groups running in Calgary, if you're interested in participating and live in one of these communities, please join! And if you're interested in participating but live in a community that doesn't yet have a group established, you could always start one.
Varsity-University-Parkdale (Montgomery, St. Andrew’s Heights, University Heights, Point McKay)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1629636297151514/
Brentwood-Triwood-Dalhousie (Charleswood,Collingwood,Foothills Estates)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/BuyNothingYYCBDT/
Chapparal (Midnapore, Sundance, Walden, Legacy, and surrounding areas)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/372729026246418/
Dover-ErinWoods
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1098268770216077/
Evanston
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1429191867158153
Lake Bonavista (Deer Run, Deer Run Estates, Deer Ridge Estates, Deer Ridge, Deer River Estates, Parkland, Queensland, Bonavista Downs, Lake Bonaventure and Diamond Cove)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1382388762068546/
Ranchlands-Hawkwood-Silver Springs
https://www.facebook.com/groups/222148474879862/