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My goal this week is not to spend a dime at the grocery store. This of course means I’ll be doing a lot of bartering with my neighbors. Last night I showed up on my neighbor Francisco’s doorstep and asked if he wanted to barter with me. Francisco is a vegan, so I wasn’t sure Read More >>
This morning Mrs. Hillbilly stopped by to do a little bartering. She was looking for some vegetables, and I was looking for some sour cream and nuts. To me it was the perfect trade. I’m a heavy on Hubbard squash and tomatoes right now, so I was more than happy to get a few heirloom Read More >>
As I was sorting through my recent boxes of free chicken scraps, there was more watermelon, strawberries and lettuce {I’ll show you the pictures on Tuesday} than my family could eat. Since my counters are already pretty full with free produce from the garden, I decided to see if I could barter any of the Read More >>
Yesterday afternoon my neighbor Girly Girl sent me a text. GG: Do you have any beets? My friend wants to pickle some and she will trade you for some of the jars of pickled beets for beets. Mavis: I will only trade beets for candy. When do you want them? GG: Tomorrow? She has candy. Mavis: Read More >>
Amber and her daughter stopped by this afternoon to learn how to can jam. I was shocked when I had heard Amber had never canned before, so I offered to teach her how. As Amber and I worked in the kitchen preserving, her daughter picked vegetables in the garden. Not only did Amber’s daughter pick Read More >>
