The Slow Money Alliance is an NGO that seeks to restore local food systems and local economies, “to promote the transition from an economy based on extraction and consumption to an economy based on preservation and restoration.” Here are just a few of the principles of Slow Money:
III. We must invest as if [...]

It was a surprise to me that there are so many good alternatives to federal currency. Here’s a roundup of links that can introduce you to concepts like bartering, local currencies, and LETSystems, many of them from excellent Wikipedia pages:

Barter: simply trading goods or services without the use of money. Interesting point about [...]