Sharing is an old-fashioned idea with a lot of high-tech potential. Here are some of the technologies that are making sharing more and more convenient for everyone:

Matchmaking Websites. Websites such as Craigslist (online classified ads) …

The Maxwell Park Neighborhood Work Group, featured in Chapter 7 of The Sharing Solution (“Sharing Household Goods, Purchases, Tasks, and Space”), was hard at work this weekend.

The fence was, unfortunately, somewhat urgent because one …

Here’s a cool sharing concept: Time Banks. The idea is that you give an hour of your time performing a service for someone — say, mending some clothing — and you accumulate an hour in …

Last summer, I had a couple of exchanges that went like this:
Exchange #1:
Me: “Hi Donna! I brought you a bag of plums from our tree!”
Donna: [Breathing a long sigh.] “Well, ok. I’ll take them. But …

The benefits of sharing are many, and I’m always discovering new ones. Sharing can benefit us personally and financially, and it can make the world a much better place. Here is a listing of some …

It’s no fun to focus on bad news, so I won’t for more than just a second. One piece of news literally drove home for me the importance of building local economies. I used to …

There are ways to incorporate sharing into almost every realm of life. Here’s a sampling of ways to share:
CAR:
Find a friend or a neighbor who would like to share a car and make a …

Welcome to Janelle and Emily’s blog about all things sharing! Neither of us invented sharing — we are, simply put, sharing enthusiasts. We are excited about the possibilities for sharing to alleviate problems in our …