Source: Today, Monday, October 13, THE DAILY TELEGRAPH

Britons Turn To Bartering

British consumers are turning to bartering in a bid to cope with worsening economic crisis.

Families across Britain are swapping surplus food and drink, personal processions, their skills -- and even their homes -- with each other in a bid to save money.

There has been a huge increase in demand for websites which act as online marketplaces for those who want toi swap their wares.

The revolution is spreading beyond cyberspace, with a steady growth in the number of food swap schemes which encourage people with gardens, small holdings and allotments to come together to trade surplus food.