On days when she is not volunteering, Jan Powell, 74, of Kansas City, can be found nestled in her cozy living room with skeins of yellow, red and white yarn.

Good luck getting me out of the house when I'm in my comfy clothes and I've got all my fave snacks. View Entire Post › ...

Salted fish is traded for fur and feed grains. A block of wood is whittled into a toy horse and sold at an artisan market.