Perfect Daily Grind: How can producers use green coffee to barter for other goods and services?
Across the Bean Belt, the vast majority of coffee farmers sell their coffee (either as cherry or parchment) in exchange for income. After...
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Helen Chandler-Wilde
- Nov 21, 2022
Bloomberg: Rent Crisis Leaves Brits Paying for Rooms With Household Work
Lodgers walk dogs, clean floors and cook meals to keep a roof over their head. by Helen Chandler-Wilde Johanna Lundström, 57, can’t...
Liz Hoggard
- Nov 20, 2022
Daily Mail: Whether you're after a retro gem or need a bargain in these cash-stretched times...
...sharpen your elbows, says Liz Hoggard, and get ready to barter at the place to be – a car-boot sale. by Liz Hoggard Liz Hoggard talks...
Debra Kamin
- Oct 30, 2022
NYT: ‘Fast Furniture’ Is Cheap. And Americans Are Throwing It in the Trash.
The mass-produced furniture that sold furiously during the pandemic could soon be clogging landfills. by Debra Kamin Consumers in the...
Rachel Hellman
- Aug 16, 2022
Seven Days: Bartering Helps Vermonters Cope With Inflation While Building 'Networks of Trust'
Kaitlin Nelson wanted to throw a housewarming barbecue at her new home in Belvidere. The thing was, she had no outdoor furniture and...
DÉBORA REY
- Aug 10, 2022
ABC News: Bartering increases in Argentina as inflation keeps soaring
With a monthly inflation rate of 7.4% in July, the highest number in two decades, Argentina is cementing its position among the countries...
Geri Weis-Corbley
- Jul 23, 2022
GN Network: Dutch Are Reducing Waste By Fixing Broken Objects With Online Local Barter Network
Finding someone who can fix a broken piece of furniture, mend clothing, or repair a family treasure has become easier thanks to a new...
Backyard Farming Supply
- Jul 2, 2022
PR Newswire: Bartering for a Better Future: Why the Barter System is Making a Comeback
Even though it's a gardening supply company, Backyard Farming Supply is focused on staying current on relevant economic trends; one of...
Andrew M. Kaikati and Jack G. Kaikati
- Jun 26, 2022
WSJ: Let's Make a Deal - Sluggish Economy Gives New Life to Barter
The growing role of barter in the marketplace By Andrew M. Kaikati and Jack G. Kaikati Bartering has been declared dead in the U.S. more...
Erica Lamberg
- Jun 23, 2022
Real Simple: How to Barter Your Skills to Save Money
Are you a pet whisperer? A pro at fixing things? An expert baker? See what those talents can get you. by Erica Lamberg...
Shen Lu and Natasha Khan
- Apr 15, 2022
WSJ: Shanghai’s Lockdown Knocks Out E-Commerce, Leaving Group Buying and Bartering
As grocery delivery is thrown into disarray, one neighbor gets three oranges in return for lending out his cat by Shen Lu and Natasha...
Kateryna Choursina
- Mar 15, 2022
Ukraine Food Exporter Forced to Barter as War Cuts Off Cash
Astarta isn’t getting paid for its sugar, grains and milk: CEO Government promises aid to help sowing in Europe’s breadbasket by Kateryna...
Erica Pandey
- Mar 12, 2022
Axios: How to simplify your life — and get rid of your stuff
by Erica Pandey We're filling our lives with so much junk that the U.S. now has more self-storage facilities than McDonald's, Wendy's,...
Jaime Alexis Stathis
- Jan 31, 2022
WIRED: How to (Ethically) Get Rid of Your Unwanted Stuff
With so many extensive online selling and donation resources, there's no need to get bogged down. by Jaime Stathis IF WE HAVE stuff we...
BBC News (World)
- Jan 4, 2022
BBC: China - Xi'an residents in lockdown trade goods for food amid shortage
People quarantined in the Chinese city of Xi'an are bartering supplies amid continuing worries over food shortages. Videos and photos on...
Robert Reich
- Dec 27, 2021
How to Overcome the Tyranny of Stuff
A Holiday Thought on the Possibilities and Virtues of a Recycled Economy by Robert Reich What if we were all more intentional about...
Veronica Dagher
- Nov 18, 2021
WSJ: An Antidote to Inflation? ‘Buy Nothing’ Groups Gain Popularity
These groups are having a moment, adding some two million participants in the past year as prices rise and concerns grow over waste by...
Carmen Reinicke
- Oct 30, 2021
CNBC: From Buy Nothing to Freecycle, gifting groups help bolster budgets and build community
By Carmen Reinicke When Sherose Badruddin, 38, joined her local Buy Nothing group in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, five years ago, she did...
Laura Klairmont
- Oct 15, 2021
CNN Hero's offer of rice inspired people in Bali to collect nearly 500 tons of plastic for recycling
By Laura Klairmont, CNN "I got to thinking, inside the challenge there is an opportunity," he said. So, he started a program where local...
Stacey Vanek Smith
- Aug 23, 2021
NPR Audio: How To Trade-up From A Bobby Pin To A House
By Stacey Vanek Smith Like many in May 2020, Demi Skipper was looking for a distraction in the middle of quarantine. As she was racking...
Verónica Dalto
- Aug 17, 2021
LPL Media: Argentinians fall back on barter economy to scrimp amid financial crisis
By Verónica Dalto Buenos Aires, Aug 18 - Kid trousers for some milk, a jumper for diapers, two kid joggers for three packets of sugar, a...
José Rodríguez Jr.
- Aug 8, 2021
Jalopnik: You Can Buy A Toyota Hilux With Corn In Brazil
By José Rodríguez Jr. Just bartering your way to a new truck, down there in Brazil. Toyota Brazil says it will now let soy and corn...
Gillian Tett
- Jul 5, 2021
Harvard Business Review: The Data Economy Is a Barter Economy
By Gillian Tett What is the best way for businesses to use data in a way that feels ethical to consumers and does not spark a regulatory...
Cheryl Robinson
- Jun 28, 2021
Forbes: Don’t Underestimate The Power Of Bartering
How This Founder Created A Share For Share Community by Cheryl Robinson, Forbes Contributor Starting a business can seem daunting,...
Shira Ovide
- Jun 21, 2021
The New York Times: The Inequality of the GoFundMe Economy
By Shira Ovide Online charity drives help some in need, but don’t expect them to fill the gaps in the social safety net....
Neelam Tailor
- May 11, 2021
The Guardian: Trading up - one woman’s quest to swap a hairpin for a house
By Neelam Tailor Demi Skipper would like a new house, but she’s not buying one. Instead she’s planning a daring strategy of trades – and...
Erika Beras
- Apr 3, 2021
Marketplace: Even pre-pandemic, 1 in 3 U.S. families who needed diapers could not afford them.
By Erika Beras https://t.co/160E68SiH5
Jamie Lafferty
- Mar 19, 2021
Outside: How the Galápagos Adapted to the Pandemic
By Jamie Lafferty Oranges for dental work, milk for English lessons—when COVID-19’s initial lockdown dried up tourism dollars and supply...
Veronica Irwin
- Mar 9, 2021
SF Weekly: Barter Bread Doesn’t Want Your Money
By Veronica Irwin Instead of selling their homemade baked goods, this couple barters their loaves to build community in isolating times....
Luke Fortney
- Feb 24, 2021
EATER: New Yorkers Are Bartering With This Harlem Pizza Maker for His Roman-Style Pies
By Luke Fortney At Unregular Pizza, a new way to order Italian-style pies... https://ny.eater.com/2021/2/24/22297003/unregular-pizza-pop-...
Sheryl Nance-Nash
- Jan 22, 2021
Money: Old-Fashioned Bartering Is Back. Here's a Guide to Smart Swapping
By Sheryl Nance-Nash The pandemic has put many households’ finances in jeopardy. While tough times call for creativity, that doesn’t...
Maria Hollenhorst
- Jan 8, 2021
Marketplace: “It’s turned from one need to another”
by Maria Hollenhorst “My Economy” tells the story of the new economic normal through the eyes of people trying to make it, because we...
Dudi Fatimer
- Dec 24, 2020
Jerusalem Post: Learning to barter in the COVID-19 financial crisis
by Dudi Fatimer The pandemic has had a great host of economic repercussions, which have led to the blossoming of a number of online...
Adam Taylor
- Dec 18, 2020
WaPo: Remote Pacific islands escaped the coronavirus this year. It devastated their economies anyway
by Adam Taylor Some Pacific island nations are leaning into their isolation as the pandemic rages, looking to family farming and even...
Adi Dovrat-Meseritz
- Nov 12, 2020
Haaretz: Hard Coronavirus Times in Israel Spur a Rise in Bartering – and the Black Market
by Adi Dovrat-Meseritz More Israelis are swapping goods and services through Facebook groups or under the counter and their resentment of...
Suzanne Bearner
- Nov 3, 2020
The Guardian: A barter way of life: Covid crisis fuels swapping of goods and skills
By Suzanne Bearner Empty shop shelves drove many people to exchange items such as toilet rolls and yeast, but some have carried on...
Inara Verzemnieks
- Oct 24, 2020
CNN: Bootstrapping Through the Pandemic
It’s been exactly four years since Shannon Benjamin planted a filing cabinet on the curb outside her house in Bay City, Michigan, and filled
Neil Jerome Morales
- Sep 30, 2020
Reuters: Gadgets for groceries: coronavirus sparks Philippines online barter trade
By Neil Jerome Morales https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-philippines-barter-tr-idUSKBN26N09L
Josh C. Kline
- Sep 9, 2020
HaveNeed Accepted to World Economic Forum's UpLink Platform
With the long-awaited launch of have|need (https://haveneed.org) approaching this fall, we were very pleased and honored to have been...
Josh C. Kline
- Sep 6, 2020
BBC: Covid lockdown sees rise of 'barter classes' in Indian villages
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/business-54005481 #barter #trade #community #coronavirus #COVID #haveneed
Jessica Jones
- Aug 25, 2020
BBC: Could bartering become the new buying in a changed world?
By Jessica Jones Amid economic uncertainty – and a desire to connect as we distance – bartering is experiencing an unprecedented rise....
AC Shilton
- Aug 2, 2020
New York Times: Can't Find It at the Store? Try Bartering for It.
By A.C. Shilton https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/03/smarter-living/coronavirus-how-to-trade-barter.html
Josh C. Kline
- Jul 21, 2020
AARP: Toilet Paper for Tomatoes: Bartering Culture Gains Steam
By Michelle R. Davis https://www.aarp.org/home-family/friends-family/info-2020/bartering-goods-coronavirus.html #barter #trade #community...
Josh C. Kline
- Jul 16, 2020
UNAIDS: Fostering an economy of kindness through traditional bartering in Fiji
https://www.unaids.org/en/resources/presscentre/featurestories/2020/july/20200717_bartering_fiji #barter #trade #community #coronavirus...
Josh C. Kline
- Jul 16, 2020
Civil Beat: The Pandemic Is Changing How Hawaii Gets Its Food
By Brittany Lyte https://www.civilbeat.org/2020/07/the-pandemic-is-transforming-how-people-in-hawaii-get-their-food/ #barter #trade...
Josh C. Kline
- Jul 6, 2020
Reuters: As Lebanon crisis spirals, families barter for food on Facebook
Reporting by Dala Osseiran and Alaa Kanaan, editing by Ed Osmond https://www.reuters.com/article/us-lebanon-crisis-bartering/as-lebanon-c...
Josh C. Kline
- Jul 2, 2020
Nigeria Trade: Community uses barter system to pay for food
https://www.trtworld.com/video/bigger-than-five/nigeria-trade-community-uses-barter-system-to-pay-for-food/5d1c5c5bb9fa6764a9a56d64...
Josh C. Kline
- Jun 24, 2020
Marketplace: In this online barter group, community is a hot commodity
By Maria Hollenhorst https://www.marketplace.org/2020/06/25/online-barter-group-community-hot-commodity/ #barter #community #coronavirus...
Josh C. Kline
- Jun 21, 2020
iNews: how lockdown has led to the rise of bartering and sharing
From food to flowers. toys to tarot readings, communities have been coming together to share their good and expertise By Susie Bearne...
Josh C. Kline
- Jun 20, 2020
Al Jazeera: In pricey Napa Valley, cash-strapped residents barter to get by
By Michele Mitchell The wine-making region's bartering culture could gain popularity throughout the country as lockdowns strain finances....
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