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Media’s Free Store Circa 1971

July 15, 2016 by Sari Leave a Comment

Forty-five years ago, a small group of anti-war activists called the Street Messenger Community Project decided to engage in a radical new initiative. The year was 1971 – an exciting and […]

Filed Under: Blog, Featured, FreeStore Tagged With: activism, alternative economics, free store, Media history

Our Own Little Free Seed Library

March 30, 2015 by Ellen Morfei Leave a Comment

Our latest addition to local food activism is the incorporation of a small seed library at the Media Free Store.

Filed Under: Environmental Commons, Featured, Food, Working Groups Tagged With: alternative economics, backyard gardens, backyard veggie gardening, food sovereignty, free store, growing food, local food, seed library, seed saving, seeds, sharing economy, swap, swapping, swaps, yardens

Transition Town Media is Hosting a Map Jam!

September 27, 2014 by Ellen Morfei 1 Comment

Let’s map Media’s sharing assets! Media and Transition Town Media are loaded with collaborative consumption programs and models of the sharing economy. This year we will map our assets along […]

Filed Under: Blog, Featured, Timebank Tagged With: alternative economics, collaborative consumption, economy, sharing economy

The Greater Media FREEMARKET!

September 13, 2014 by Ellen Morfei Leave a Comment

Everything’s FREE at the 3rd annual Media FREEMarket – Sunday, September 14, 2-5 pm at Providence Friends Meeting, 105 N Providence Rd, Media, PA!   Bring something… take something… either […]

Filed Under: Blog, FreeStore Tagged With: alternative economics, economy, free market

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