Starting with seeds, a boomlet in San Diego's swapping
“What I love most is getting together with the community—and the treasures—and the dopamine, when you see someone taking home something you brought to give away,” says Jean Edwards-Herold.
Through her side project Commonplace, she partners with small businesses in San Diego to host swap-events that spotlight the circular economy—no profit for her, just community, connection, and reuse. The seed-swap boomlet sweeping the city isn’t just about trading items: it’s about challenging our culture of “buy new instead of swap or repair something we’ve used.” sandiegoreader.com In short: a local movement built not on selling, but on sharing and our involvement in community events.