“Buying nothing,” I say, tapping keys.
“I like the sound of that,” he says.
“Me, too,” I say, for a change.
My husband and I recently replaced our home’s air conditioning system and eight outdated light fixtures. We are still recovering from our home-improvement hangover, for which the best cure is no spending for six months. So when a reader sent me a link to the Buy Nothing Project (buynothingproject.org), I was primed.
A global web of neighborhood Facebook groups where members post stuff they are giving away or need, the Buy Nothing Project works like a giant gift exchange where nothing is expected in return. The aim is to knit together communities, reduce excess consumption and lighten the load on the planet.
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From guinea pigs to Wi-Fi: the Buy Nothing Project creates a hyperlocal gifting economy in CT
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Corine and Ryan Canoza are avid fans of The Buy Nothing Project, an effort to create hyperlocal gifting groups around the world.Corine Canoza /Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less
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Corine Canoza is a group admin for her neighborhood Buy Nothing Project in Montville, Sale and Bozrah. The project is designed to create a hyperlocal gifting community in neighborhoods all over the world.Corine CanozaShow MoreShow Less
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Corine Canoza is a group admin for her neighborhood Buy Nothing Project in Montville, Sale and Bozrah. The project is designed to create a hyperlocal gifting community in neighborhoods all over the world.Corine CanozaShow MoreShow Less