Welcome
The Onion River Exchange helps Central Vermonters to exchange goods and services without using money. Instead, our members buy and sell services for Community Credits, a time-based currency. Services can vary from mechanical work to home cooked meals to yoga lessons, and each service is worth the time you spend providing it. As a member, you could earn an hour of credit for giving someone a ride to a doctor’s appointment, and use that credit to have someone make you dinner.
In ORE, the currency is time, and everyone’s time is equal.
Since our launch in April 2008, we’ve grown to over 300 members in more than 28 towns. Our members have exchanged over five thousand service hours in seventy-five categories, and have helped our community partners with festivals, mailings, and other services.
We suggest that our members make a yearly donation to ORE to help us keep up with operating costs. Suggested rates are $25 for an individual membership or $40 for a household membership. Donate now:
The Onion River Exchange is a part of an international time bank system, and in Vermont there are similar organizations in Burlington, Brattleboro, Middlebury and Barnard. We use an online system provided by TimeBanks USA called Community Weaver, which allows our members to search for services, post services and requests, and log their hours. Even if you don’t have internet access, though, you can become a member by contacting us at (802) 262-6038.
Want to see what services are available before you sign up? Click Here.
To join our network, click on the “Join Now” tab at the top of the page or contact the coordinators at info@orexchange.org or by calling (802) 262-6038.
What do ORE members offer?
transportation, tutoring, cooking, sewing, yard work, computer help, dance lessons, proofreading and editing, childcare, business services, personal finances, car repair, pet care, carpentry, yoga and wellness, music lessons, entertainment for parties, sports, wordprocessing, graphic design, phone calls, providing food for potlucks…
and so much more!
Watch our video by Vermont Public Television!
Watch our public service announcement on Vermont Public Television here.
Listen to our radio interview on Free Vermont Radio here.
