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Barter for Bartletts on VeggieTrader.com
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Barter for Bartletts on VeggieTrader.com
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Though it is unlikely Philadelphia residents have anything blossoming in the garden right now, the spring planting season is just around the corner. File this one away for that summer day when you have more tomatoes than you can eat, and are really wishing for a few ripe peaches.
VeggieTrader.com is a free Web site where gardeners can barter or sell the overflow from their patch; those just looking for local produce can buy posted items available in their neighborhood. Their How It Works page has the nitty-gritty on the possible taxes, licenses and quarantine zones that traders should be aware of.
With only three weeks until the vernal equinox, tiny peat pots and seed packets are calling. Non-gardeners in search of exceptional local produce should mark March 15 on their calendars, when Greensgrow Farm opens their summer CSA to the public.
There is a similar service called Neighborhood Fruit (http://neighborhoodfruit.com) that enables people to find and share produce within their communities - they even have an iPhone app, called Find Fruit!
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