The Gorge Local Currency Cooperative (GLCC) administers a formal barter and trade system for the Columbia Gorge region. RiverHOURS is the name of the currency we use to make trading more convenient.
RiverHOURS is a complementary currency. There are already many complementary currency systems in America and throughout the world. Complementary currencies do not replace federal currency. Instead, they supplement it. Many people throughout the Gorge region already trade goods and services. For example, someone might trade soap for candles, a chiropractic adjustment for a massage, art work for landscaping etc. The major obstacle to this type of trade is that each trader must have something the other wants. With a local currency, traders can now trade with anyone at any time because there is no longer this limitation. The candle maker can now tradeRiverHOURS for the soaps, and the soap maker can take those RiverHOURS to the chiropractor for an adjustment, and the chiropractor can take the RiverHOURS to the landscaper for lawn care, who then takes it back to the candle maker for candles. RiverHOURS always stay in the community and continue to circulate, backed by the goods and labor of our friends and neighbors. www.riverhours.org |
Gorge Owned (GO!) Business Network
GO! is the only Gorge-wide non-profit business network building awareness about local ownership and sustainability. We are helping advance locally owned businesses and non-profits through a consistent “Buy Local” brand and message. We are helping government and residents save time and money by learning how to save energy, reduce waste and simplify the supply chain. And we are bringing people together from different cities, counties and states to share best practices and make business connections. GO! members are business owners, non-profits and community members:
www.gorgeowned.org |