This show of the Reality Report discusses household and community food security through local granaries and local currency. The guest is Cyndee Logan of Mendo Food Futures, a project funded by the California Endowment that includes the local, food-backed money called Mendo Credits.
An article about this project is also available at The Oil Drum. Jason was also interviewed about this project on Ecoshock Radio.
Links:
[1] http://campfire.theoildrum.com/node/5158
[2] http://www.ecoshock.org/downloads/ecoshock/ES_Jason%20Bradford_LoFi.mp3
[3] http://www.energybulletin.net/audio/2009-07-17-6