Business-to-consumer bartering can also involve nonprofit organizations
trading with consumers. For example, in 2000, Lindenwood University, a private
institution located near St. Louis, launched a "Pork-for-Tuition"
bartering program whereby the school agreed to accept full-grown hogs as
tuition payment from cash-strapped farm families struggling to put
their children through school. The hogs were subsequently slaughtered at
a nearby processing plant and served in the school cafeteria as bacon,
sausage, pork chops and ribs. The Pork-for-Tuition bartering program
served as an effective retention tool for students who were at risk of
dropping out of school.
(ref. The Wall Street Journal)
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