BerkShares are a local currency designed for use in the Berkshire region of Massachusetts issued by BerkShares, Inc., a non-profit organization working in collaboration with participating local banks, local businesses, and local non-profit organizations.
Why Local Currencies? Read E. F. Schumacher Society research on history, theory, and practice. Learn how local currencies fit into a complex of tools for building a new economy.
"A good community insures itself by trust, by good faith and good will, by mutual help. A good community, in other words, is a good local economy."