Samuel Kaymen has sent you a story from Democracy Now!, a daily independent radio and TV news program:
We take a look at how one North Carolina town is trying to become more self-sufficient by moving toward being able to feed, fuel and finance itself. The town of Pittsboro houses the nation’s largest biodiesel cooperative, a food co-op, a farmers’ market and, most recently, its own currency, the Pittsboro Plenty. Pittsboro is one of a number of communities across the country printing their own money in an attempt to support local business. [includes rush transcript]
To read, listen to, or watch the whole story:
http://www.democracynow.org/2009/4/9/north_carolina_town_prints_own_currency
