‘Hyper-local’ community group growing in Kingston’s west end
A global community dedicated to creating neighbourhood connections and building friendships through the act of gifting unwanted stuff is expanding in the city’s west end.group is so successful they’re changing their boundaries and systems to get back to their “hyper-local” roots.
Tracy Hubbard brought the global concept of the ‘buy nothing project’ to Kingston’s west end in 2015. “It’s really trying to minimize our carbon footprint by staying hyper-local and giving the things that we no longer need so that we don’t have to keep buying things,” Hubbard said. People can also request gifts, to borrow a tent or even for someone to bake delicious Thanksgiving pies.
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