Check and check! These are some of the things I've given away to members of my local Buy Nothing Facebook group. For the uninitiated, Buy Nothing is part of a project for people to give away ...

Sometimes people give or receive expertise, says Katie Emery, a Los Angeles resident who belongs to a Buy Nothing group. For example, she says a member in her group offered to gift one hour of her ...

Bring what you have and take what you need. That's how this community pantry helps people accomplish a low or no-buy year.