Ecorates
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Ecorates is an alternative currency system designed by EYFA to give people with different living standards equal access to events and subscriptions.[citation needed]
The fee for the yearly activist summer camp Ecotopia and the Greenpepper magazine subscription are being paid in Ecorates.
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The Ecorate System [ecorates]
[edit] Here is an example of the questionnaire.
Please collect the prices of the following items:
SMALL ITEMS:
A loaf of bread:
One litre of milk:
One kg of potatoes:
One kg of apples:
One kg of rice:
500g of coffee:
A bottle of (the most famous local) beer in a shop:
A cup of black tea in a cafe:
Pizza margarita in a restaurant:
A plain chocolate bar (100g):
A piece of hands soap:
A single bus ticket in town:
A stamp for a letter for Europe:
One page b/w A4 Photocopy:
Cinema ticket:
A daily newspaper:
INCOME:
Legal minimum wage in your country:
per hour or per month:
MONTHLY ITEMS:
Average monthly rent for a simple room your city/town, including electricity and water costs:
Your average food cost per month:
Your average monthly income:
A train ride of 100 km (66 miles):
Thanks for helping the ecorates project!
== Ecorates was and is being used in several projects by several groups.....
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Ecotopia
TheBikeTour
TheGreenPepperMagazine
Global Ecovillage Network(GEN) - Europe
ActionCamp2006 in Luxembourg
The Eclectic Tech Carnival
IndymediaSummerCamp2004
Travelling School of Life
1st European Natural Building Colloquium 15-22 of August ’04 - PERMALOT
Common Ground meeting in Bulgaria on agriculture, food, alternatives and action
IFS Youth Conference
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