Bartering items for soaps

[paillo]

I don't get to do that many farmers' markets, but second all the lovely trades mentioned above. I especially love trading for unusual plants, food (I traded for some awesome organically raised local trout last time), and handmade soap dishes and local pottery!

 

[Ruthie]

I guess I need to get busy!! I've traded pork fat for soap, but that is all so far....

 

[funkymomma]

I have swapped soaps, salves and lip balm for honeycomb still full of honey. It is a pain in the rear to get the honey out and melt the wax, but the wax smells so amazing in my products that it is worth it.

 

[marghewitt]

I have swapped soaps, salves and lip balm for honeycomb still full of honey. It is a pain in the rear to get the honey out and melt the wax, but the wax smells so amazing in my products that it is worth it.

Why not just trade for beeswax and a jar of honey?

(It's easy for me to say that cause I have access to dozens of bee hives)

 

[siobhan1011]

I set up a local swap and barter page on Facebook at the beginning of last month. I thought it would be a good idea as there is so much squeezing of our poor pockets these days.

 

[Moonshea Botanicals]

Lol I just bartered my mechanical aptitude for a stick blender. My mom wants shelves under the kitchen sink, I wanna soap soon. She said yes!

 

[Badger]

Woohoo!! Getting closer every day!

 

[Moonshea Botanicals]

Woohoo!! Getting closer every day!

Lol I still need a scale. But, yes I am one step closer.

 

[Moonshea Botanicals]

Soapy score

Look what I convinced my mom to get! And she decided that the scale is more important. So I will be getting a scale instead of the stick blender for now.

 

[Badger]

Well, if you were really desperate you could mix by hand, but I am not sure I recommend it... the stick blender I got was under $20 from Amazon but I have heard bad things about it since I got it. It has held up for me so far, but I am careful with it also. I am trying to make it last as long as I can!!

 

[Moonshea Botanicals]

Soapy score part 2

From Target! YAY!