Successful Swaps

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January/February 1979
By the Mother Earth News editors 
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I finished the gates In two hours and in exchange - the yard boss gave me the tires and wheels, throw In a fantastic brush guard for my truck, and said he still felt held come out ahead. I'm supposed to go see him the next time I need anything!

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Glenn N. Willis, Jr. Perris, Calif.

When our order arrived from the seed company last February we (easily!) forgot the snow still covering the ground and started looking forward to spring and our garden just wearin' to be planted. There were several things we hadn't ordered but still wanted to try growing and - rather than buy a whole seed packet of each "experimental" vegetable we came up with the following idea:

Ali our neighbors and friends were invited to our home one Sunday afternoon and asked to bring with them any old, saved, or spareseeds ... and swap!

It was a huge success! Everyone visited, traded seeds, and shared gardening know-how ... and we all enjoyed a touch of spring In the middle of winter.

Of course, not all the seeds we received sprouted. But of all the variety planted in our garden that season, the only things the wild critters bothered were some soybeans we'd gotten at the I 'seed swap" ... and they'd already "paid" for themselves anyway.

Lynn Nuttall Spencer, W. Va.

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