This is a story I often tell to being to discuss what money is and what it could be. It is derived from a German tale. One day a Mama...
Articles by Will Ruddick
By Will Ruddick
Celebrating Bernard's Inspiration
Bernard's vision of diverse monetary eco-systems that support communities and the environment rather than extract from them, as they...
By Will Ruddick
Why Robinson Crusoe Gives a Loan Interest-Free
S: How long have you been on this island? R.C.: Thirty years. S: and you still appeal to the theory of value?!?! .....
By Will Ruddick
2614 Blockchain Transactions for Basic Needs
In our journey over the last few months building tools for community currencies on the blockchain to support healthy economies, a network...
By Will Ruddick
Trading the First Tomatoes on the Blockchain
Caption: Mama Evelin (right) in Bangladesh, Mombasa learns to trade her Bangla-Pesa using the Bancor Wallet; taught by Ruth Ngau of...
By Will Ruddick
Interactive Village Market Simulator!
The 5th installment of the Village Market Simulator series is now online! You can find it on YouTube or in the 'Simulations' section of...
By Will Ruddick
Sarafu Cooperative is born!
We are very happy to announce that today, for the first time in our organizational history, the community currency members of the Nairobi...
By Will Ruddick
Rural Community Currencies for Food Security
The Miyani area in Kenya has been identified by Red Cross and the World Food Program as food insecure for over 5 years. Red Cross along...
By Will Ruddick
Ending Our 2017
Dear Friends and Stakeholders, In just three years, Grassroots Economics grew from a community group working to help improve living...
