Freecycle is a no-brainer

Freecycle is a no-brainer, isn't it? It's so clearly makes sense. It proves the underlying principle that one man's junk is another man's treasure.

This word 'community' is banded about a lot at the moment. It has meaning on a local level but, because of the Internet, it has a meaning on a wider level too. The Net brings people together.

I know Ian and some of the guys from the Bristol collective [featured in River Cottage Spring] are quite into Freecycle. Quite a few bits and bobs which they've used on their garden - including some of the scaffold planks used to edge their raised beds - were blagged off someone who didn't need them.

It's definitely worth looking for a Freecycle group if you're after stuff - and, of course, if you have unwanted gear you think someone else might want.

Freecycle groups match people who have things they want to get rid of with people who can use them. For more information, check out the info page on Yahoo! Green.