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What happened to the general store of days past? Did the evolution of society render it useless? Or was it sabotaged by loose fiscal policies and cheap credit?

Main Street is being killed by big-box chain stores. The small-town is disappearing along with jobs, wealth and the community’s heart and soul. Still, many wonder what has happened to our country’s middle class.

The Ag Trading Post is a general merchant like no other. We fill our store with products we’re proud to use in our own homes; sturdy wares from producers that mirror our own mission and values. We require 95% of our offerings to be manufactured within the USA, with a strong focus on local production.

More importantly, at the Ag Trading Post, you won’t find us accepting green “cash” as payment. No credit cards either. We believe paper “money” is debt, and debt is slavery. And so, as payment for goods and services, we exclusively accept – Value for Value.

Value comes from hard work, not from moochers who ask for favors and offer nothing in return, or from looters who steal through force or legislation backed by the end of a gun. Value comes from production and honest trade.

The Ag Trading Post is the cornerstone of the local Dallas trade economy. We provide goods and services to the public as well as our growing network of local merchants and service providers that barter using AOCS Approved Silver medallions as a private voluntary medium of exchange. Silver is an equivalent of wealth produced and whips inflation, the silent tax rotting the core of our country.

So now it’s your turn. Visit the Ag Trading Post to learn how you can trade for top-quality goods and discover how you can play an active role in restoring the American Dream by supporting the GoLocal Dallas business alliance.

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