ALA WAI FREESTORE -

ALA WAI FREESTORE

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The Ala Wai Freestore focuses on plants, seeds, books & upcyclable vessels.
Located on the Ewa side of the Ala Wai Community Gardens; behind Ala Wai
Elementary School. There is plenty of parking at the adjoining park.
Hours: 24/7
Anyone and everyone can participate.
*No one works at the Freestore. It is autonomous, meaning all users are expected to contribute to its maintenance. (an·ar·chism /ˈanərˌkizəm/ n. the organization of society on a voluntary, cooperative basis without recourse to force or compulsion.)
TURN OFF YOUR CAR. Global warming is bad enough as is.
Do not take the containers holding the plants unless they are potted plants.
Label plants by their common name if dropping off. Sharpies work great.
DO NOT LEAVE DISEASED PLANTS.
Close SHARE SEEDS box so the packets don’t get wet. Bulk seeds drop-offs are welcomed. They will be packaged in small quantity and redistributed.
If you are a Facebook Oahu Garden Hub, 808 Green Thumbs, Vessel Obsession, or a member of any other community share group, make a post on what you drop off.
Respect the community area.
Inventory changes minute by minute.
Many many more Freestores are needed. Start one!!

Sorry, Free Store does not accept checks, credit cards, paypal, venmo or cash…

FREE STORES are anti-capitalist and *anarchist. They are permanent spaces for autonomous exchange. Nothing is for sale. They are not owned, managed, monitored, or surveilled. There is no paid staff. They only keep going if the people who use them keep them going. Unlike Santa and the State, Free Stores give equally to the naughty and the nice. No one’s labor is exploited and no tax-deductions are offered. They are, in all of the word’s various definitions, free.

     TAKE = act without shame
     LEAVE = share without condition
     WHATEVAS = trust without apology

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