Michael Krane, president of Green Apple Barter Services in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, says his company has brokered everything from breast implants to college tuition to a horse.

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Guy Barter, head of horticultural advisory services at the Royal Horticultural Society, said keen growers should be enjoying the extended warmth.

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With barter, you include in your income the fair market value of property or services you received.

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