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Worldwide
Product or Service |
Name |
Website |
Location |
Type of 'Payment' |
network of groups for people to get rid of their stuff for free |
Freecycle |
network of 5286 groups worldwide |
- gifting |
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meditation and retreats |
Shambhala Meditation Centres |
There are more than 200 centres and groups in over 50 countries worldwide. |
- by donation - or volunteer |
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people giving away their extra garden produce |
Food is Free Project |
worldwide |
- free |
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The Dream Walk Concert- Motivational acoustic folk music and storytelling to inspire life dreams coming true |
The Million Kisses Foundation |
originally based out of Utah, USA, Emily Potter tours the world sharing music and her giftsValue |
- gifting economy |
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PWYC cafes using discarded produce and food |
The Real Junkfood Project |
started in Leeds, England, but now throughout Europe and Australia |
- pay as you feel - volunteering - exchange |
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free overnight stays in people's homes |
Be Welcome |
over 100,000 members in hundreds of countries worldwide |
- gifting economy |
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cultural and hospitality exchange |
Trustroots |
over 30,000 members. |
- gifting/sharing |
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free overnight stays in people's homes |
Couchsurfing |
200,000 cities around the world |
- gifting/sharing |
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global Gift Economy Network for communities, organizations and people interested in the topic of eco-social sustainability |
Ecobasa |
linking people with intentional communities worldwide so they can visit and share learning |
- gifting economy |
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sharing free vegan meals in public spaces as a protest against war and poverty |
Food Not Bombs |
more than 400 independent collectives in cities worldwide |
- gifting economy |
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folk musician giving house concerts and offering music online |
Michael Holt |
currently based in the US but travels worldwide giving house concerts |
- pwyc - barter - gifting economy |
Australia and New Zealand
Product or Service |
Name |
Website |
Location |
Type of 'Payment' |
free yoga programs for at-risk and underserved men, women and youth |
Yogahood |
inner city areas in Australia |
- free for at-risk and underserved locals |
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yoga and pilates |
Yoga in the West |
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
- pay-as-you-feel |
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hair salon |
The Sustainable Salon |
Surry Hills, NSW, Australia |
- pay-as-you-feel (tues-fri) (temporarily unavailable due to staff shortage) |
|
yoga |
Jessica Dewar Yoga |
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
- by donation - energy exchange |
England and Wales
Product or Service |
Name |
Website |
Location |
Type of 'Payment' |
craftsman, builder, maker, musician, promoter |
Lawrence Mohammed |
London, England |
- gifting - circular economics |
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bike workshops and training |
Pro Bike Services |
London, England |
- gifting - donations |
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collective social space; weekly vegan cafe |
Next to Nowhere |
Liverpool, England |
- pay-what-you-can - by donation |
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PWYC cafe using discarded produce and food |
The Teapot Project |
Ipswich, England |
- Pay-What-You-Feel |
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PWYC cafe using discarded produce and food |
Save the Date Cafe |
East London, England |
- Pay-What-You-Feel |
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weekly free meal for anyone using discarded produce and food |
Food Cycle |
24 locations throughout England |
- free |
|
food sharing app |
OLIO |
mainly based in England |
- free |
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PWYC cafe using discarded produce and food |
Matt's Cafe |
Swansea, UK |
-Pay-As-You-Feel |
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open public dining room and kitchen using discarded food |
Foodhall |
Sheffield, UK |
- donation |
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weekly boxes of mixed discarded groceries and produce |
Freegan Box Program |
Birmingham, UK |
- Pay-As-You-Feel |
Germany and Austria
Product or Service |
Name |
Website |
Location |
Type of 'Payment' |
overnight 'hotel' accommodation in rebuilt concrete tubes in parks |
dasparkhotel |
- Essen, Germany - Ottenheim, Austria |
- pay-as-you-wish - donation box |
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PWYC grocery store offering discarded and past-date foods |
The Good Food |
Cologne, Germany |
- PWYC |
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after 8pm customers rent their wine glass for 2E and drink and eat whatever they like. when they leave they give what they think is fair. |
Perlin Wine Bar |
Berlin, Germany |
- rent glass for 2E, then pay-what-you-think-is-fair |
Ireland
Product or Service |
Name |
Website |
Location |
Type of 'Payment' |
cafe |
The Dock Cafe |
Belfast, United Kingdom |
- donation box - pay as you choose |
The Netherlands
Product or Service |
Name |
Website |
Location |
Type of 'Payment' |
vegan restaurant in activist/creatives community |
De Peper |
Amsterdam, NL |
- sliding scale |
Scotland
Product or Service |
Name |
Website |
Location |
Type of 'Payment' |
cafe |
Stan's Cafe |
Glasgow, Scotland |
- Pay-What-You-Want |
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birth doula; postnatal doula |
Priya Logan |
Fife, Scotland |
- gift economy |
South America
Product or Service |
Name |
Website |
Location |
Type of 'Payment' |
cafe and cultural space |
Preto Cafe |
Sao Paulo, Brazil |
- PWYC |
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coffee bar |
Curto Cafe |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
- PWYC |
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organic grocery store, cafe, market, social space |
Instituto Feira Livre |
Sao Paulo, Brazil |
- transparency-based: prices are at cost, with a suggested percentage on top for operating costs; all operating costs are detailed in store and updated regularly |
Spain
Product or Service |
Name |
Website |
Location |
Type of 'Payment' |
restaurant |
Robin Hood Restaurant |
Madrid, Spain |
- pay-it-forward: breakfast and lunch patrons pay a bit more for their meals so that dinner can be given to needy people for free |
Other
Product or Service |
Name |
Website |
Location |
Type of 'Payment' |
healing services (yoga, meditation, qigong, reiki, massage, drumming, art therapy, journaling, energy work, breathwork and more) |
TrueSelf Centre of Being |
Kingston, Jamaica |
- sliding scale |