In response…
I had a wonderful time meeting Lilou Mace on a recent trip to Japan and feel blessed to have been interviewed by her. Due to the time constraint of the interview, I was only able to talk briefly about my story and wasn’t able to go into much depth. I noticed a few individuals who...
Trade School – where everyone has something to offer
Trade School is an alternative, self-organized school that celebrates hands on knowledge and experience. It’s a place to learn with other people who value practical wisdom, mutual aid, and the social nature of exchange. It’s based on the belief that everyone has something to offer. Anyone can teach a class. It runs solely on barter....
MoMA Studio: Exchange Café
“Note: This establishment does not accept credit cards, debit cards, or national currencies. We accept your individual labor, goods, ideas, and/or services in exchange for our products.” This is the statement on the brochure at MoMA Studio: Exchange Café, a social space dedicated to exchange-based practices that questions notions of reciprocity, value, and property through...
Interview by Lilou Macé – Juicy Living Tour
Gratis Basis Founder, Takashi Fuchigami, was interviewed by Lilou Macé. Lilou has over 24 million YouTube video views and is one of the fasted growing Web TV Hosts globally. Her video interviews and blogs document her life progress as she follows her heart on a worldwide tour. She has interviewed hundreds of leading spiritual leaders...
Karma Kitchen – Priceless!
“What is the value of something that doesn’t have a price? That is the fundamental question raised every week at Karma Kitchen, a volunteer-run restaurant in Berkeley. Based on an experiment in generosity, guests are presented with a $0 bill at the end of each meal. Founder and volunteer Nipun Mehta explains how the opportunity...
Why shop when you can share? – Yerdle
Yerdle lets you browse and nab items that your friends are sharing or giving away for free. What’s more, Yerdle helps you keep in touch with the people you’ve shared with. Check out Yerdle’s awesome website and you’ll see how it’s all about sharing, trusting, cooperating, and all the other juicy stuff that spells community....
Gift Economy – Anuta, Solomon Islands
A gift economy is a mode of exchange where valuables are given without an explicit agreement for immediate or future rewards, distinguishing it from a barter economy or a market economy where there is an explicit exchange of goods or services for money or some other commodity. So how does a gift economy play out...
A Conversation with Gratis Basis founder, Takashi Fuchigami
Gratis Basis Founder, Takashi Fuchigami, talks about his personal experiences that shifted his view on life and how he started to live authentically. He also talks about a global shift that is taking place from outdated structures to a brand new paradigm that is based on completely different principles.
‘Moneyless’ market in Greece
In the Greek port city of Volos, wherever you wander through the market area, one thing you won’t need in your pocket is money. Everything is on sale through a local alternative ‘currency’ called TEM. TEM was introduced a few months ago, and it works as an exchange system. If you have goods or services...
Free homes in Spain
Amidst Spain’s growing eviction crisis, the local government of Marinaleda, a small autonomous town in Andalusia, expropriated thousands of square meters of land, now communal property, aiming to find land to build new houses. The expropriated land is given free of charge to the self-builder who is involved in the design process, while professional builders...
