Spare a “BerkShare”?

Close up of a BerkShare notes featuring Robyn Van En, a local ag movement pioneerMassachusetts’ Berkshires mountain region enjoys spectacular views, glorious fall foliage, a notable farm-to-table food movement, and one more thing that similar regions don’t have: its own currency.

BerkShares, the local currency, was introduced in 2006 by the Berkshires-based Schumacher Center for a New Economics as a project in sustainable economics. Consumers and businesses can go to 16 branches of four community banks in the region to purchase or redeem BerkShares, a paper currency featuring local scenery and portraits of famous area figures. Read more about BerkShares >> 

2017-03-20T10:36:44-04:00March 7th, 2017|Categories: News|Tags: |

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