Chris Takacs wrote:
I'm not looking for philosophies or social groups, plenty of that! I want templates to build on.
Any leads?
Hi Chris,
I was part of a local community that did some of this in Northern Arizona. As a way of utilizing another form of commerce/currency we took part in something we called a "gifting circle". My good friend who hosted the gifting circles, learned it from a book called "Ubuntu". Ubuntu is a form of commerce that is gift-based.
Now, personally I perceive the potential flaws with gift-based currency immediately. However, with a community of homogeneous spirit, that is high-morality and high-trust, it is possible. And like most things surrounding permaculture and intentional community, this will only work at a small-community level, and not at a large governmental level. Though, it's been tried many times on large scale, it hasn't proven itself to function properly as a form of government.