CHS Pics | Backyard Barter on Capitol Hill

IMG_5943IMG_5994Wednesday night in the August evening sun, local gardeners, crafters, bakers, and makers showed up at Capitol Hill’s Miller Community Center to trade their creations.

“It was quite the haul!,” one satisfied trader proclaimed on the Backyard Barter Facebook page. “Roasted Roma’s, aioli, bread, pickles, 2 bags of sung old cherry tomatoes, coconut milk kefir, canned cherries, chutneys, raspberry jams, new potatoes, coriander seeds,mojito mint sprigs and purple basil!”

To learn more about the events and find out about future Backyard Barter meet-ups, check out facebook.com/BackyardBarter.

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Backyard Barter comes to Capitol Hill for crafty swaps and creative trades

Wednesday, 19th Ave’s Miller Community Center will host the August session of Seattle’s Backyard Barter:

We are pleased to announce our first Capitol Hill barter venue : Miller Community Center. This is a Wednesday evening barter, and if weather permits we will be holding the barter in the courtyard. Come join us!

It’s relatively late notice but you should consider dropping by Wednesday night if you’re interested in alternative economies — or homemade ice cream. The barter events give home and hobby crafters an opportunity to trade their creations for the works of others. We visited this Capitol Hill barter session in 2012. We saw mead traded for bagels and Lucky Charms ice cream swapped for a small press book. Good deal. What do you make?

The August Backyard Barter begins at 6 PM. If the weather continues to be gorgeous, organizers plan to hold the swap in the Miller Community Center courtyard at 330 19th Ave E.