LV Dough, a local currency for Lehigh & Northampton Counties is coming soon!
Why do we need a local currency?
Here are some suggested readings on why & how it strengthens community.
Hometown Money: How to Enrich Your Community with Local Currency, by Paul Glover, founder of Ithaca Hours
Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future, by Bill McKibben
Economics: The World as One Economy, by Rudolph Steiner
People Before Profits, by Charles Derber
The Small-mart Revolution, by Michael Shuman
www.ithacahours.com
www.smallisbeautiful.org
www.transaction.net/money/community/
“We cannot arrive at a healthy economic process unless, in the first place, it is made possible for people to have something to give and, in the second place, unless they have the goodwill and intelligence to give what they have.” – Rudolf Steiner, Economics: The World as One Economy
How can YOU help? Check out our volunteer info below.