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--- prototyping [2022/02/07 23:49] – [Websites / Apps] jusr
+++ prototyping [2023/03/31 00:10] (current) – [Websites / Apps] trentlarson
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 ===== Physical Communities =====
-There are many thousands of 'intentional communities' in existence around the world - all with varying degrees of adherence to post-market economic values. The success of these communities also varies wildly depending on the community size, the personnel and challenges they face.
+There are many thousands of 'intentional communities' in existence around the world - all with varying degrees of adherence to post-market economic values. The success of these communities also varies wildly depending on the community size, the personnel and the challenges they face.
-Notable well established communities include [[https://auroville.org/|Auroville]] in India, [[http://www.tinkersbubble.org/|Tinkers Bubble]] in the United Kingdom, and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freetown_Christiania|Freetown Christiania]] in Denmark, but there are many others. Also check the [[https://www.ic.org/|Fellowship for Intentional Community]] to find intentional communities active in your area.
+Notable well-established communities include [[https://auroville.org/|Auroville]] in India, [[http://www.tinkersbubble.org/|Tinkers Bubble]] in the United Kingdom, and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freetown_Christiania|Freetown Christiania]] in Denmark, but there are many others. Also, check the [[https://www.ic.org/|Fellowship for Intentional Community]] and the [[https://freedomcells.org/cells/|Freedom Cell directory]] to find intentional communities active in your area.
 ===== Websites / Apps =====
-While not all adhere to a strictly freecycling or free stuff only philosophy, there are many online communities that offer free goods and services sharing across their network. And some offer places to stay temporarily, or longer at no cost with permission:
-| [[https://sharebay.org|Sharebay]] | [[https://www.streetbank.com|Streetbank]] |
+While not all adhere to a strictly freecycling or free stuff only philosophy, there are many online communities that offer free goods and services sharing across their network:
-| [[https://nextdoor.co.uk/|Nextdoor]] | [[https://www.ilovefreegle.org/|Freegle]] |
-| [[https://www.freecycle.org/|Freecycle]] | [[https://kindista.org|Kindista]] |
+|Goods and services sharing networks|Networks with a mix of free and paid listings|
-| [[https://buynothingproject.org/|Buy Nothing Project]] | [[https://foodsharing.de/|FoodSharing]] |
+|[[https://sharebay.org|Sharebay]]|[[https://www.gumtree.com/|Gumtree]]|
-| [[https://www.peerby.com|Peerby]] | [[https://freelender.org/|Freelender]] |
+|[[https://www.streetbank.com|Streetbank]]|[[https://freedomcells.org|Freedom Cell]]|
-| [[https://simbi.com/|Simbi]] | [[https://sharemrkt.com/|ShareMrkt]] |
+|[[https://www.ilovefreegle.org/|Freegle]]|[[https://mnexchange.org/|Minnesota Materials Exchange]]|
-| [[https://www.ouishare.net/|OuiShare!]] | [[https://olioex.com/|OLIO]] |
+|[[https://www.freecycle.org/|Freecycle]]|[[https://www.shpock.com/en-gb/|Shpock]]|
-| [[https://letscollaboratenyc.com/nyc-directory/|Let's Collaborate (NYC)]] | [[http://www.foodisfree.com.au/|Food Is Free Inc]] |
+|[[https://kindista.org|Kindista]]|[[https://nextdoor.co.uk/|Nextdoor]]|
-| [[https://www.mountainbothies.org.uk/|Mountain Bothies Association]] | [[http://foodisfreeproject.org/|Food is Free Project]] |
+| \\ [[https://buynothingproject.org/|Buy Nothing Project]] \\  \\ ... and neighborhood "Buy Nothing" groups on platforms like Facebook \\ |[[https://www.peerby.com|Peerby]]|
-| [[https://www.consumocolaborativo.com/|ConsumoColaborativo (Spanish)]] | [[https://www.gumtree.com/search?search_category=freebies&search_location=uk&q=free|Gumtree]] |
+|[[https://foodsharing.de/|FoodSharing]]|[[https://craigslist.org|Craigslist]]|
-| [[https://freefong.com/|FreeFong]] | [[https://trashnothing.com|Trash Nothing]] |
+|[[https://freelender.org/|Freelender]]|[[https://simbi.com/|Simbi]]|
-| [[https://toy-cycle.org/home|TOYCYCLE]] | [[https://mnexchange.org/?content=ad.list.free|Minnesota Materials Exchange]] |
+|[[https://sharemrkt.com/|ShareMrkt]]| |
-| [[https://www.shpock.com/en-gb/results?q=free&minPrice=0&maxPrice=0|Shpock]] | [[https://freedomcells.org|Freedom Cell]] |
+|[[https://www.ouishare.net/|OuiShare!]]| |
-| [[https://gratix.com/|Gratix (Spanish)]] | [[https://www.freelywheely.com/|FreelyWheely]] |
+|[[https://olioex.com/|OLIO]]| |
-| [[https://freebay.in/|Freebay]] |
+|[[https://letscollaboratenyc.com/nyc-directory/|Let's Collaborate (NYC)]]| |
+|[[http://www.foodisfree.com.au/|Food Is Free Inc]]| |
+|[[https://www.mountainbothies.org.uk/|Mountain Bothies Association]]| |
+|[[http://foodisfreeproject.org/|Food is Free Project]]| |
+|[[https://www.consumocolaborativo.com/|ConsumoColaborativo (Spanish)]]| |
+|[[https://karrot.world/#/welcome|Karrot]]| |
+|[[https://www.freelywheely.com/|FreelyWheely]]| |
+|[[https://littlefreelibrary.org/|Little Free Library]]| |
+|[[https://trashnothing.com|Trash Nothing]]| |
+|[[https://gratix.com/|Gratix (Spanish)]]| |
+|[[https://freebay.in/|Freebay]]| |
+|[[https://www.freeforall.co.nz/|Free For All]]| |
+What these communities offer and what their network's rules of use, listing, and membership engagement are, varies.
+Some require registration either to their own app or website, or to a third party service before you can search, view, and enquire about their listings and members. Some only offer their services to members of certain places or countries, and not all accept paid deliveries of items. And others offer places to stay only temporarily, or longer at no additional cost only if permission for this is granted from the property owner.
+You will also find more information about various websites such as these in [[:free_collaboration_networks|]], and learn about[[https://openaccesseconomy.org/doku.php?id=open_access_directives#alternative_trade_systems|alternative trade systems]] presenting other methods of exchange and providing community support in [[:open_access_directives|]].
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 In our present society, for the most part, we get access to resources and services thanks to businesses. In a shared world that is based on the contribution motive instead of the profit motive, instead of businesses, the organizations that will provide us access to things will be fully volunteers and all provided will be 100% trade-free.
-That is what we call [[https://openaccesseconomy.org/doku.php?id=free_collaboration_networks|
+That is what we call [[free_collaboration_networks|Free collaboration networks]].
-Free Collaboration Networks]].
 These can take many different forms, sizes, structures and functions. They can range from a simple table on which to place objects that are free for the taking, to elaborate global organizations coordinating with apps.