EGREMONT — Robin Helfand founded Robin’s Candy Shop in 2004, two years before the launch of BerkShares, the county’s local currency. But she never accepted payment in BerkShares. Now she does, using ...
GREAT BARRINGTON — BerkShares, the county's local currency, turns two years old at the end of the month. When the money launched in 2006, it received enthusiastic coverage in the international press, ...
BerkShares, the homegrown currency of Massachusetts’ Berkshire region, is getting a new round of press attention of late, including this piece on PBS NewsHour. Alongside enjoyable interviews with ...
A Berkshire County currency known as BerkShares are now directly tied in a one-to-one exchange rate with the U.S. dollar. BerkShares are an alternate financial means of keeping money inside the region ...
If you find yourself in Great Barrington, Mass., in need of, say, a pencil sharpener shaped liked a nose, Tom Levin of Tom's Toys will sell you as many as you need — and it doesn't have to cost you a ...
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