How about tobacco seeds?
Nicotine addicts will trade for a leaf of their favorite plant.
” How about tobacco seeds? “
From the bit of reading I’ve done on the subject, tobacco plants are fairly easy to grow, but the curing process is more difficult and time, and resource, consuming...
Not saying it can’t be done, and I still may take a crack at it myself, one of these days - but it’s a bit more complicated than just picking the leaves and smoking them...
That is a good item and I have it on my list. Growing tobacco would provide a useful commodity.
Be sure to purchase non-hybrid (heirloom) seeds; otherwise, you will not be able to guarantee a second growing season.
This is true of all the seeds we purchase for SHTF times. We must be able to take a percentage of our crop to harvest seeds to sell and barter and to plant next year.