Currency often weakens during periods of economic unrest. These everyday staples could become valuable assets for trade and ...

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But for Cyndi Benitez, manager of the Okanogan Family Barter Faire in Washington state, her handmade soap is her currency. She exchanges it for things like tea, honey, earrings and scarves.

Did you know the Seminole Indians refused to conduct trade using paper money? When doing business with white traders, the ...

For a barter transaction to take place, two individuals negotiate to determine the relative value of their goods and services and offer them to each other in an even exchange. For example ...

Many rural Americans engage in cashless barter systems to get food and firewood for heating and cooking. They value self-sufficiency, making them wary of government intervention. By Jana ...

Rising tensions between Iran and Israel have cast a long shadow over India's basmati rice exports, with exporters warning ...

A Phoenix bar owned by an award-winning cocktail crew did the unthinkable — blended up cheeseburgers, bun and all, with ...

People of all ages showed up at the Barter Boat Trading Post on Tuesday with objects in hand and stories to share at the ...

A study in the Journal of Women’s Health found that over one quarter of menstruators in correctional facilities had to barter for menstrual hygiene products, forced to trade food and other ...

Members of the community are invited to trade objects with personal significance Tuesday during Barter Boat, a project that combines art, history and bartering. The idea is to bring something to ...