Veggie Trader is a nifty site that helps you swap all kinds of produce (not just veggies!) with others in your area.
The concept is simple – just create an account, post what you have (veggies, fruit, nuts, seeds, starts, or other goodies), and indicate what you’d like to trade for. And you can [...]

It was a surprise to me that there are so many good alternatives to federal currency. Here’s a roundup of links that can introduce you to concepts like bartering, local currencies, and LETSystems, many of them from excellent Wikipedia pages:

Barter: simply trading goods or services without the use of money. Interesting point about [...]