Best Barter-- 1 male alpaca for 8 pounds of carrots!

I do that as well-- but I love barter because I get so many cool things. Today I got a big box of books in exchange for some blueberries and strawberries. Right now I am looking for a new spinning wheel, some more hens, a weiner pig (female) and a female collie pup. Sooner or later I will get them. I also traded some excess fencing and conduit for cow manure for the compost pile recently. this being such a rural area, all we do is tell the mail lady when we're looking for something and sooner or later you get it. bartering is great

They are so cool-- they're not too big, they're friendly and the wool is very valuable and warm. I spin my own yarn from the wool all winter, and I sell the yarn and also blankets. My three girls were very happy to finally have a male around, and I can't wait for the babies to come early next summer. Alpaca babies are so cute.I am already working on getting more chickens, and a pig for the farm. I put three chickens in the freezer the other day, so I want to replace them. I am having one for dinner tomorrow. I have a big sign outside the farm that says barter welcome, and I am always getting good things, but this is the first alpaca. I am hoping for a collie puppy (female) to breed and also for a horse at some point

Here in the Philippines,barter is still practice in remote areas,bu in big cities your products has a right price to possess.A horse is a very expensive barter and that is if you can have it.A horse here cost you 75,000 pesos already and that is still young to be taken good care of.I have a piggery and poultry and all are going to the market when time for it to be sold out.I also have eggs from the chicken and turkey,as well as ducks and geese.The eggs of ducks are made into balut,a kind of delicacy cooked from unhatched eggs of 10 days.

that sounds cool. I know in Mexico people set up barter clubs so they can trade things because everything is expensive. I barter al kinds of things, andit's a real hobby that savs me a lot of money. We have adump here where you pay 5.00 and you can take all th wood and pallets tyou want, so I always have wood fo farm projects. at the hazardous waste dump you can get up to fifty gallns of free pint a year- they blend together paint people drop off, so if you aren't picky abou color i's good. I migt be gettin 4 sheep next week-- The guy wants a wooden storage shed in exchange, and I have one I uilt of scrap lumber that he likes. I toldhim I will pain it and mke amatching wooden tool carrier fo his truck.

in ourarea, caigslist always has tonsof free and barter items-- and dump prices are so high people leave free things bytheir mailboxes all the time. I get tons of good stuff that way

I live on a ten acre farm, and the alpacas have about 4 acres to roam on and a big building to live in. I have 3 girls right now, and now the male to keep them company. Considering the amount of adult activity they've been enjoying all day, I'll have 3 crias by next summer at least LOL. I am trying to get another girl, a few sheep and some more chickens -- and a pig. My alpacas are being bred or fiber, as I spin wool and weave-- alpaca wool is valuable when it's spun-- a 4 ounce ball here sells for 15-30 dollars depending on thickness and color. barter is great! I barter excess firewood for manure for the compost pile, woven blankets for cookware, all kinds of things.

wow- that sounds interesting! I agree barter is going to become even more popular. I also bartered some mint today for some fantastic cherry tomatoes, and some blueberries and blackberries for some paperback books. I keep up a sign here at the farm saying barter welcome, so I get all kinds of stuff