Sharing is the Answer » Family http://sharingistheanswer.com Wed, 23 Nov 2011 05:27:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Sharing in Every Realm of Life http://sharingistheanswer.com/2009/04/13/sharing-in-every-realm-of-life/ http://sharingistheanswer.com/2009/04/13/sharing-in-every-realm-of-life/#comments Tue, 14 Apr 2009 05:14:14 +0000 janelle http://sharingistheanswer.com/?p=358 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 schedule to take turns.
  • Join an established car-sharing program, such as City CarShare or ZipCar.

    • RIDES:

  • Set up or join a carpool to work or school.
  • Find out if there are casual ridesharing programs in your community.
  • Start a vanpool.

    • FOOD:

  • Trade leftovers with a neighbor or share regular meals.
  • Take part in Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) programs.
  • Start a community food garden in your neighborhood.
  • Share fruit harvested from your trees.

    • HOME:

  • Buy a home with a friend.
  • Consider living in cohousing.
  • Retrofit a large house to accommodate two households.
  • Live cooperatively in a group house.
  • Share a vacation home.

    • GOODS:

  • Start a tool-share with friends or neighbors.
  • Share other household goods and appliances, such as a vacuum cleaner or laundry machines.

    • TASKS:

  • Start a neighborhood home-repair group.
  • Cooperate to compost in your neighborhood.
  • Share errands, such as dry cleaning.
  • Trade tasks with a neighbor — prune her tree if she fixes your bike.
  • Start a time bank.

    • BUYING:

  • Form a group to save money by sharing bulk purchases.
  • Join a buying club or cooperative.

    • SPACE:

  • Take down the fence and share yards with your neighbor.

    • WORK:

  • Work part time and share your job with someone else.
  • Form an employee-owned cooperative.
  • Have shared lunches with coworkers.
  • Try coworking.
  • Share an office space, a studio space, workshop, or commercial kitchen.

    • CARE:

  • Start a childcare co-op.
  • Share a nanny with another family.
  • Share pet care with a pet-owning neighbor.
  • Cooperate to care for elders.

    • SKILLS:

  • Host a skillshare — a gathering where people share their special skills and learn from others.

    • FUN:

  • Share recreational equipment, such as kayaks, and camping and sports gear.
  • Share season tickets for sports or theme parks.
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