My daily barter.
I love to barter, often the opportunity just pops up.
I was talking to a friend on the phone today and he asked if I needed Garlic. They did not do the Farmers Market this summer and he has 400 extra bulbs, even after he planted . Well, yes, yes I do! So I will pick up some to plant for me, by brother and my niece.
His wife also has tea based items ( I think dried herbs) that she did not use last year and will not use next year to make her tea blends. I will take them. I offered to pay but they declined but I offered seeds and they were excited to have them as they have not ordered yet.
I would think herbs bought this summer would last and be able to be used still? Even if for other uses than teas. Barb makes her own special blends and was afraid to use older herbs
So what barter have you made lately?
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Nice! None lately, for me... hopefully soon
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This is more of a skill barter. A friend is going to help me get started with rabbits and I'm going to teach her how to can.
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I don't know if I have ever bartered before. That's a very useful skill though that I should learn to practice.
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@karenjanicki Once you start bartering you will love it. I barter eggs for hay for my rabbits. It was my neighbors suggestion and it suit us both
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@Denise Grant save your precious seeds everyone as they will come in handy for such bartering. I bartered my time at work, does this count? lol
I usually work until four yet since there was a manager meeting and no one to check me out, I stayed doing side work for 22 minutes.
Cheers!
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@Denise Grant Wow! I would love to be able to barter! That is a skill in itself!
I guess it wouldn't hurt to have something to barter with!
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@water2world MY first barter was an accident and now its almost second hand. I think building a good convestion with someone first helps and a barter almost seems to happen.
Once you start bartering it seems people introduce to to people who barter and its just get to be a bigger happening.
I traded seeds for small tree and shrub starts today. Its a in the future trade, we have to wait until the trees and shrubs can be moved (March here)
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I recently traded farm fresh eggs for locally caught trout. We also exchanged some homemade wine for a big heirloom squash.
Last night we had a lovely meal with trout, squash, and homemade wine which brought it all together!
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That's a really good barter!
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I love to barter too!
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@nicksamanda11 What was your last or best barter?
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I barter seeds and cuttings for other new varieties. My best barter was some seeds for a live raspberry plant!
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@Denise Grant You are encouraging me! I'm going to get brave and see what happens.
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I found out one of my co-workers had extra eggs from her chickens. I gave her homemade bread in exchange for the eggs. She actually was going to just give them too me, but I wanted to give her something in exchange.
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@blevinandwomba This will open the door for more barters. I like to give someone something too even if they don't expect it.
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I also am a huge fan of bartering. I trade my roasted coffee for random things. I am willing to trade all kinds of things but just need more willing paricipants😬.
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Sure, you have. Remember back in kindergarten......if you give me your green crayon, I'll give you my pink one. Now, it's just bigger stuff than crayons.
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I love to barter. Covid has slowed that right down for me, but I have great hopes for this spring.
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Very true. It's been a very long time though haha. I'd like to figure out what I could barter with now.
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@karenjanicki This might give you some ideas about what to barter with and how.
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Thank you! I appreciate it :)
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@RustBeltCowgirl Thank you for the link. I too would love to barter but don't know what I'd barter with. Hopefully that site will open my eyes to the possibilities right in front of me.😊
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I’d barter when making a purchase to pay a lower price.
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@JennyT I barter when I have too much of one thing and think others might want it. Plants are one of my hot bartering items.
Home cooked meals, trips to town, so many things. Just look and see what a person might need and what they might have extra of that you want.
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I barter sometimes. As I have bees I barter with honey or bees wax. With fellow Beekeepers I have bartered a queen in autum for a new split the next year.
As @Denise Grant plants or seeds are great for bartering too.
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@Jens I would barter for bees or honey!~
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@Jens I would love to barter for bees, beeswax and honey. I'd love to have some bees myself one day. That's one of my hopes and dreams, when we move, to have some bees. 😊
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