The HOUR Exchange is a non-profit organization providing education and tools to promote ecologically sustainable, community-based economics. We aspire to be a model for community based economic systems that promote local commerce, fair wages, environmental responsibility, regional self-sufficiency, and neighborliness.

TV Spot: Hour Exchange keeps currency local in Corvallis

Submitted by hourexchange on April 21, 2008 - 2:25pm. ::

Hour Exchange keeps currency local in Corvallis
KMTR 16 - NBC. Aired on April 16, 2008.

http://www.kmtr.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=D1A2E2F0-B1E0-4B95-A1CB-5575D830F159&gsa=true

Local Folk Festival

Submitted by hourexchange on March 18, 2008 - 4:36pm. ::

June 14, 2008 - 12:00am

Thompson Shelter at Avery Park, Corvallis

Join us on Saturday, June 14th, at the Thompson Shelter at Avery Park in Corvallis as we get ready for summer! Plans are already underway for a fun-filled afternoon of music, activities, community, and fun. It is our welcome to summer and a celebration of all things local. Everybody is invited to come out and join the fun.

Come for the afternoon and enjoy browsing the HOUR Traders Marketplace (call for vending info), make a trade at the media exchange table, feed your creative side and contribute to a community art project for DaVinci Days, and bring your kids; there will be activities for kids of all ages. This year you won’t want to miss dancing to rythms of Ancient Ways Community Marimba Ensemble from 5-7pm.

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HOUR Trader Deadline

Submitted by hourexchange on October 8, 2007 - 7:00pm. :: Announcements | How to Join

June 1, 2008 - 3:00pm

The deadline for new member listings, renewing member listings, articles, and display ads in the SUMMER 2008 HOUR Trader is June 1, 2008.

Short articles and items of interest are welcome.

To become member click "membership" >> "How to Join" link on this website, or pick up a copy of the HOUR Trader, available for free at locations in Corvallis. The HOUR Trader is regularly stocked at the Corvallis Public Library and First Alternative South Store.

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MEMBERS CAN NOW POST LISTINGS OF GOODS AND SERVICES

Submitted by jeff mascornick on October 7, 2006 - 12:01am. ::

Members: You can now post offers of goods and services you are providing or looking for in exchange for HOURS.
Follow the "Offers of Goods and Services" link on the menu to the left of the screen and follow the instructions.

Buying time? No, they're spending it...

Submitted by hourexchange on December 7, 2005 - 6:38pm. :: About us

Buying time? No, they're spending it

Local members use local currency made by Hour Exchange ...

By Mary Ann AlbrightGazette-Times reporter

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http://www.gazettetimes.com/articles/2005/02/18/news/community/fri02.txt

Buying time? No, they're spending it

Local members use local currency made by Hour Exchange

By Mary Ann Albright
Gazette-Times reporter

Want to learn how to make sushi? Looking for homemade chutneys to give as gifts? Need fire dancing lessons?

Instead of laying down U.S. dollars, Hour Exchange encourages consumers to use its alternative currency to acquire local goods and services.

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