One thing I've learned while living this "homesteading" lifestyle is that we can't do it all. We may have tried it all, but not everything at the same time. For instance, I haven't raised pigs in many years and may not ever again, but I've tried it. I raised bees for three years, long enough to realize that it's not my passion. I now by local honey from a friend who does like those bees. That's where barter and trade come in.
Yesterday I took my dog to the vet-80 miles away-and picked up some meat for a friend from a butcher up there. The butcher blessed me with a box of tallow for helping to "clean out" his freezer. After dropping off the meat at my friend's house, she blessed me with a bunch of bacon and a ham or two. She also gifted me with a box of pig fat for making soap. I have it rendering on the stove right now. I'll be sending soaps to the butcher and my pig-raising friend. See how great this works?
My honey is a professional barterer. :) He is so gifted that he can help out almost anywhere there's a need. People would rather give him something than pay him and that's usually a really good thing.
So you don't have to do it all. That's what friends and community are there to help with.
Nov 28, 2012
More Bartered Blessings
One thing I've learned while living this "homesteading" lifestyle is that we can't do it all. We may have tried it all, but not everything at the same time. For instance, I haven't raised pigs in many years and may not ever again, but I've tried it. I raised bees for three years, long enough to realize that it's not my passion. I now by local honey from a friend who does like those bees. That's where barter and trade come in.
Yesterday I took my dog to the vet-80 miles away-and picked up some meat for a friend from a butcher up there. The butcher blessed me with a box of tallow for helping to "clean out" his freezer. After dropping off the meat at my friend's house, she blessed me with a bunch of bacon and a ham or two. She also gifted me with a box of pig fat for making soap. I have it rendering on the stove right now. I'll be sending soaps to the butcher and my pig-raising friend. See how great this works?
My honey is a professional barterer. :) He is so gifted that he can help out almost anywhere there's a need. People would rather give him something than pay him and that's usually a really good thing.
So you don't have to do it all. That's what friends and community are there to help with.
Yesterday I took my dog to the vet-80 miles away-and picked up some meat for a friend from a butcher up there. The butcher blessed me with a box of tallow for helping to "clean out" his freezer. After dropping off the meat at my friend's house, she blessed me with a bunch of bacon and a ham or two. She also gifted me with a box of pig fat for making soap. I have it rendering on the stove right now. I'll be sending soaps to the butcher and my pig-raising friend. See how great this works?
My honey is a professional barterer. :) He is so gifted that he can help out almost anywhere there's a need. People would rather give him something than pay him and that's usually a really good thing.
So you don't have to do it all. That's what friends and community are there to help with.
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