Local Berkshire Currency Celebrates Decade Mark
A local currency program in western Massachusetts is celebrating its 10th anniversary. Alice Maggio is the executive director of BerkShares Inc. based in Great Barrington.“BerkShares are a local currency that have been designed for the Berkshire region,” Maggio said.
Making money: How to start your own currency
Berkshares was launched in 2006 in the mountain community of Southern Berkshire, Massachusetts. Residents can use them at more than 400 local businesses.
How to Print Dollars in Your Own Backyard and Keep Them Away from Wal-Mart
What if you used a different currency to buy a sandwich from your main street deli than you did to make a purchase at the Wal-Mart 10 miles outside town?
BerkShares boost the Berkshires in Massachusetts
Tucked away in the western corner of Massachusetts, the rolling hills of Berkshire County seem an unlikely front line in the battle against globalisation.
BerkShares funny money a hit?
BerkShares, the county’s local currency, turns two years old at the end of the month. When the money launched in 2006, it received enthusiastic coverage in the international press, and locals hailed it as an innovative way to keep money and business in the county. Now, two years later, the fervor has simmered down, and […]