On any given day, West Iowa City’s Buy Nothing Facebook Group is buzzing with notifications of items ready to be gifted to a new home for free. A slightly worn Columbia windbreaker. A bounce house. A ...

Friday may be one of the busiest shopping days of the year, but one group is rallying against the trend. Nov. 26 marked Buy Nothing Day in the U.S. by those protesting against consumerism. It's a ...

There are more than 100 Buy Nothing groups across the city and more than 120,000 worldwide — and most follow rules set by a loosely organized national entity, ... usually a day or two, ...

The Buy Nothing movement has over 7 million participants, according to its website. It uses social media pages, often Facebook, to help neighbors give away or pick up items that they may need.

The UUCA will be hosting a no buy summer swap meet on June 8th. Bring items in new (or like-new) condition to donate for the market, and take time to “shop” around.