Posted on 07/24/2009 3:37:21 AM PDT by nw_arizona_granny
Weekly Roundup - Living On Nothing Edition Category: Roundups | Comments(15)
Did you hear about the guy that lives on nothing? No seriously, he lives on zero dollars a day. Meet Daniel Suelo, who lives in a cave outside Moab, Utah. Suelo has no mortgage, no car payment, no debt of any kind. He also has no home, no car, no television, and absolutely no “creature comforts.” But he does have a lot of creatures, as in the mice and bugs that scurry about the cave floor he’s called home for the last three years.
To us, Suelo probably sounds a little extreme. Actually, he probably sounds very extreme. After all, I suspect most of you reading this are doing so under the protection of some sort of man-made shelter, and with some amount of money on your person, and probably a few needs for money, too. And who doesn’t need money unless they have completely unplugged from the grid? Still, it’s an amusing story about a guy who rejects all forms of consumerism as we know it.
The Frugal Roundup
How to Brew Your Own Beer and Maybe Save Some Money. A fantastic introduction to home brewing, something I’ve never done myself, but always been interested in trying. (@Generation X Finance)
Contentment: A Great Financial Principle. If I had to name one required emotion for living a frugal lifestyle it would be contentment. Once you are content with your belongings and your lot in life you can ignore forces attempting to separate you from your money. (@Personal Finance by the Book)
Use Energy Star Appliances to Save On Utility Costs. I enjoyed this post because it included actual numbers, and actual total savings, from someone who upgraded to new, energy star appliances. (@The Digerati Life)
Over-Saving for Retirement? Is it possible to “over-save” for retirement? Yes, I think so. At some point I like the idea of putting some money aside in taxable investments outside of retirement funds, to be accessed prior to traditional retirement age. (@The Simple Dollar)
40 Things to Teach My Kids Before They Leave Home. A great list of both practical and philosophical lessons to teach your kids before they reach the age where they know everything. I think that now happens around 13 years-old. (@My Supercharged Life)
Index Fund Investing Overview. If you are looking for a place to invest with high diversification and relatively low fees (for broader index funds with low turnover), index funds are a great place to start. (@Money Smart Life)
5 Reasons To Line Dry Your Laundry. My wife and I may soon be installing a clothesline in our backyard. In many neighborhoods they are frowned upon - one of the reasons I don’t like living in a neighborhood. I digress. One of our neighbors recently put up a clothesline, and we might just follow his lead. (@Simple Mom)
A Few Others I Enjoyed
* 4 Quick Tips for Getting Out of a Rut * Young and Cash Rich * Embracing Simple Style * First Trading Experience With OptionsHouse * The Exponential Power of Delayed Consumption * How Much Emergency Fund is Enough? * 50 Questions that Will Free Your Mind * Save Money On Car Insurance
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New Hope Seed Company
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Magic-Plants - Herbal Entheogens
You will find here ethnobotanical things from all over the world, as well as, dried herbs, roots, bark and other herbal products and incense. We hope our assortment will come up to your expectations and we would be pleased about your order.
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[A long list, but take a look at the uses some of these plants have in other parts of the world.
We plant a tree and say look at my pretty tree, but never know that is is people and animal feed, same with so many of our flowers and other plants.
granny]
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We have a few of the following seeds available on a limited basis. These seeds are left over from seed trials and special orders. We are making them available to the general public on a first order, first served basis.
* Seeds will be shipped within 48 hours of receiving order.
* This list changes very often, please keep checking back in to see seeds available.
Currently Available Seeds:
Important Note: Most of the seeds on this page will benefit greatly from using the CAPE Smoke Seed Germination Primer that we use in our own greenhouses. We find we receive significantly better germination results when we use this primer on Musa, palms, tropical, wildflower and other types of seeds.
We recommend you use CAPE Primer for all types of palm seeds.
Tropical, Unusual, Plants, Shrubs, Trees and Vines
Monkey Puzzle Tree
Family Jewels
Soap Nut Tree
African Iris
African Fern Pine
White Fragrant Trumpet Vine
Wooden Chime Tree
Rainforest Laurel
Naranjilla Juice Plant
Giant Golden Grandilla Passion Fruit
Kolomikta Kiwi
Tea Tree Plant Melaleuca alternifolia
Nikau Palm
Varigated Sky Flower
Firecracker Plant
Sacred Water Lily
Dahk Tree
Sausage Tree
Mescal Bean Plant
Bael Tree
Tea Plant Camellia sinensis
Himalaya Screw Pine
Wild Tamarind
Black Pepper Vine
Bottle Tree
Kurrajong Bottle Tree
Dwarf Catura Coffee
Philodendron lundii
Wild Passionflower, Fragrant Grandadilla
Mesquite
Golden Dewdrop
Fragrant Black Sage
Lobster Claw Heliconia
Orange Peacock Heliconia
Glory Lily
Heliconia Griggsiana
Rainbow Heliconia
Kahli Ginger
Mayan Gold Heliconia
Elephant Apple Tree
Sago Palm
Calabash Tree
Snakeskin Lily
Physic Nut Tree
Sugarbush Protea
Giant Woolly Beard Protea
Black Bearded Protea
Ray Flowered Protea
King Protea
New Zealand Flax
Variegated New Zealand Flax
Bronze New Zealand Flax
Ocotillo Plant
Gaultheria Phillyreifolia
Gmelina Asiatica
Perfume Tree
Elephant Ear Fig
Andes Sweet Pea
Chilean Bellflower
Gourd Tree
Chilean Cranberry
Silk Floss Tree
Iriartea Gigantea Palm
Nodding Pincushion
Colville’s Glory Tree
Seed Packet #Z2800
Bunya-Bunya ( False Monkey Puzzle Tree ) Araucaria bidwilli
A very popular indoor houseplant. This Australian conifer has a very unique look which invites you to grow it indoors. It is very slow growing but worth the waiting. The branches become whorled and contorted. The branches are laden with numerous sharp, wedge shaped leaflets. Handsome new growth is pale green.It is sometimes called “Monkey Puzzle tree” because of the Aboriginal myth that monkeys climbed up this tree - over the sharp pointed leaves - and then became puzzled about how to climb back down.
A. bidwillii was a sacred tree for the Aboriginal people. The vernacular name is Bunya, Bonye, Bunyi or Bunya-bunya, from various tribes or European variations of the Australian Aboriginal name for the tree; it is also often called Bunya Pine (though this is inaccurate as it is not a pine). It is also commonly referred to as the False Monkey Puzzle, despite its obvious physical differences from the Monkey Puzzle tree (Araucaria araucana). The seeds are edible, and are similar to pine nuts, and have been an important food resource for Australian Aboriginal people; groves of the trees were often under particular tribal ownership. They are eaten both raw and cooked. Traditionally they were also ground and made into a paste, which was eaten directly or cooked in hot coals to make bread.
Price per pack: $5.95
3 very large seeds
Z2001 Sago Palm ( Cycas revoluta )
One of the most primitive living seed plants, they are also very unusual and popular ornamentals. A rugged trunk, topped with whorled feathery leaves has lead to the common name “Sago Palm”, however it is actually related to conifer and Ginko trees - all cone bearing plants which trace their origins back to the ancient flora of the early Mesozoic era. Often called “living fossils”, Cycads have changed very little in the last 200 million years.
Regardless of age or size, Cycas revoluta is one of the easiest plants to grow, indoors or out, by beginner or expert. This subtropical adapts to a wide range of temperatures from 15 to 110 degrees F (-11 to 42 degrees C), accepts full sun or bright interior light, thrives with attention, and tolerates neglect. In addition, Cycads are extremely long-lived. A 220 year old specimen of Encephalartos, a relative of Cycas revoluta, is on display at the Royal Botanic Garden, Kew England; the restoration of the famous Palm House required it to be temporarily transplanted to a holding area for more than a year; the move was successful and is an example of the durability of these ancient “living fossils”.
This is an excellent opportunity to raise these expensive plants yourself for less than a buck a plant.
These are fresh seeds that will germinate in a few months. If kept in the refrigerator, these seeds will remain viable for over a year.
Excellent container plant or outside garden plant for warm climates.
10 large seeds per pack. Price per pack: $7.95
50 large seeds per pack. Price per pack: $31.95
Seed Packet #1A137
Physic Nut Tree Jatropha curcas
Physic nut is a drought resistant shrub that grows up to 15’ tall with spreading branches.
The black thin shelled seeds are toxic; they contain the toxalbumin curcin and this make them fatally toxic. Caution is advised when using physic nut! However, they also contain a high percentage of oil used for candles, soap and bio-diesel production. The fruit contains 3 large black, oily seeds.
Physic nut has insecticidal - and fungicidal properties. It has yellow-green flowers and large (pale) green leaves. It is a drought resistant shrub with a smooth gray bark. Barbados nut has latex that contains an alkaloid (jatrophine) which shows anticancerous properties.
In Suriname’s traditional medicine, the leaves of this plant are used against stomachache, diagnosed in children: boiled leaves for conditions of the gums and throat; tea of the leaves for stoppage of urine, constipation, backache and inflammation of ovaries. We do not recommend the use of this plant for medicinal purposes, it can be very toxic.
Hardiness: USDA zone 9 - 11. Culture: full sun, well drained soils but grows on almost any soil. Does not need much water; is resistant to drought and can withstand short, light frost.
5 seeds per pack: $5.95
FA49 Andes Sweet Pea Lathyrus subandinus
Gorgeous. From the cold snow covered regions of the Andes comes this bushy climber to 3’ with large blue and white flowers. Extremly popular and easily grown.
5-8 seeds per pack: $3.95
RHM086 Gourd Tree Crescentia alata
Very appealing ornamental tree to 20’ with spreading, arching branches that produces a gourd fruit similar to the Calabash tree. Flowering is nocturnal and occurs on the branches and trunk throughout mst of the year. Abundant 2” leaflets are winged.
5 seeds per pack: $3.95
RHM027 Calabash Tree Crescentia cujete
Tropical, ( but will tolerate a little frost ), spreading tree to 25’ with value as a landscape tree. It’s hanging fruits are the gourds that are used to make the Maraca and can get very large. Purple flowers abound year long and bloom at night. Fruits take about six months to ripen.
5 seeds per pack $2.95
3240 Chilean Cranberry Ugni molinae
Botanically its in the Myrtaceae ( Myrtle ) family and is not related to the cranberry ( which the small red berries resemble ). The delicious 3/4” fruits have a wild strawbery taste. Although this fruit is relatively unknown to most of the civilized world it is expected to make a commercial impact in the future. It had been introduced to England in 1844 and became a favorite fruit of Queen Victoria. The processed fruits are beginning to enter the world markets. It is a handsome shrubby tree to 7’ laden with small oval leaves, glossy and spicy scented when crushed. It develops small profuse pink tinged blossoms which have the fragrance of strawberries. Hardy to zone 8, once established it is drought resistant and can tolerate some frost. Makes an excellant ornamental tree and may be pruned to desired height. Requires bright light and well draining acid soil.
10 seeds per pack: $3.95
RHM088 Silk Floss Tree Chorisia speciosus
This South American tree has a brilliant display of pink, lily-like flowers. It blooms best during the month of October, adding a touch of color at a time when most blooms are fading.
Spectacular 5-6 inch purple flowers. Native to Brazil and Argentina. Hardy in Zone 9b
Mainly evergreen but will go deciduous briefly when they flower. Oval shaped medium sized tree growing to 30 to 60 ft tall and 20 to 40 ft wide. Fast rate of growth when young then slows down. Beautiful flowering tree in fall with showy pink to rosy colored blossoms. Trunk is stout, green in color and usually is armed with thick, heavy spines.
Leaves are palmately compound with long petiole. Five leaflets per leaf. Fruit is a large pod appearing in spring. Pod opens and emits cotton like material. Used as a background tree, for naturalizing, accent, and specimen. Prefers a well drained soil and likes summer water. Is considered to be half hardy. Trunk is usually enlarged at base. Cotton is used as stuffing material like pillows. Tree may go deciduous in autumn or when temp goes below 27 degrees F.
5 seeds per pack. $3.95
Seed Packet # Z2101
Black Pepper Vine (Piper Nigrum)
A vigorous tropical vine with glossy green leaves grown for commercial production of pepper. Can be grown on trellises or used as a basket plant. A low germinating seed, we ship 10 seeds to a pack.
Price per pack: $4.50
1A326 Colville Glory Tree ( Colvillea racemosa)
This is a rare, beautiful, flowering tree. Grown outside in zone 10 and higher, but a good tub specimen when young, provides flowers in fall and winter. It grows up right. It has fine leaves like a fern. It is related to the Royal Poinciana. Beautiful cluster of orange flowers!
Price per pack of 5 seeds: $2.95
Seed Packet # 2743
Seed Name: New Zealand Flax ( Phormium tenax)
Native to New Zealand, Phormium tenax grows large tufts of broad, sword-shaped, stiffly ascending leaves. It does best in temperate climates and is a perfect companion for palms, bamboos and tree ferns. It is extremely tolerant of wind and can take coastal exposure as well as severe freezes.
Price per pack of 15 seeds: $2.95
Seed Packet # 2745
Seed Name: Variegated New Zealand Flax ( Phormium tenax variegatum)
The Variegated New Zealand Flax has cream-colored and green striped leaves. Native to New Zealand, Phormium tenax grows large tufts of broad, sword-shaped, stiffly ascending leaves. It does best in temperate climates and is a perfect companion for palms, bamboos and tree ferns. It is extremely tolerant of wind and can take coastal exposure as well as severe freezes.
Price per pack of 15 seeds: $2.95
Seed Packet # 1A314
Seed Name: Bronze New Zealand Flax ( Phormium tenax atropurpureum )
This is the red foliage form of the species. Grows to 6-8 feet tall with large upright 3-4 inch wide reddish-purple foliage. Orange-red flowers form on tall stalks in late spring. Considered the toughest of the New Zealand Flax as it will tolerate inland heat and colder temperatures than most of the hybrids. Can tolerate fairly dry conditions (Coastal) but looks best with occasional to regular irrigation. Cold hardy to 10-15 F. Possibly root hardy below these temperatures but with severe foliage damage unless protected. br> 0.12g pack of over 20 seeds: $2.75
RHM072 Gaultheria Phillyreifolia
Rare. From the Mexican desert. An upright xerophytic shrub with thin stems reaching 25’. The trunk is covered with needles and small oval leaflets. Brilliant red flowers occur in racemes at the tips of the branches.
Price per pack of 5-10 seeds: $2.95
RHM073 Gmelina Asiatica
From Sri Lanka, this tropical, fast growing spiny shrub has an upright habit and is known for producing bright yellow bell shaped pendulous flowers that are in racemes 2” long. It can grow to 7’ and may require seasonal pruning. Ideal for Zone 10. The roots and leaves have been used in India from remote times. Note: If you are not familiar with the seed you will be surprised by their appearance. They are pear shaped and look like they have been cut in half and then hollowed out. When viewing the hollow cavity the distinct impression is that this seed cannot possibly grow. There is a small fleshy embryo within the wall of the seed coat. Plant the seeds as you would any other seed, instructions are on seed packets.
Price per pack of 5 seeds: $2.95
Seed Packet # Z1508
Seed Name: Family Jewels Plant ( Asclepias physocarpa )
A wonderful tender shrub from South Africa with small white flowers tinged with pink which are followed by large inflated seed pods. The soft spined seed pods lend the name “Family Jewels Plant”, we’ll just let it go at that.
Also known as Balloon Cotton Plant and Swan Plant. A delightful garden plant with beautiful foliage for zones 7-10, but can be grown as annual as far north as zone 5. Can reach 5-6 feet tall and spread 2 feet wide.
This is one of our best selling seeds, better hurry before supplies on these run out!
10 seeds per pack. Price per pack: $4.95
Seed Packet #Z1530
Ritha ( Soap Nut Tree ) Sapindus detergens/Sapindus mukorossi
Ritha, or soap nut tree is a beautiful, tropical, large-leaved deciduous tree of the Asian continent. It can be grown in warm to tropical climates, small trees can be grown inside in large tubs. Better known as soap-nut tree in inter-continental trade, it is an important trees of tropical and sub-tropical regions of the Indian subcontinent. Scientific name of the species being Sapindus mukorossi, it belongs to the main plant order Sapindaceae and family Sapindeae. The species is indigenous to India and China and widely cultivated in upper reaches of the Indo-Gangetic plains, Shivaliks and sub-Himalayan tracts at altitudes varying from 200m to 1500m above mean sea level. The species flourishes well in deep clayey loam soil and does best in areas experiencing nearly 150 to 200 cm of annual rainfall.
The bole (main trunk) of ritha is straight and cylindrical, nearly 4 to 5 m in height. The canopy comprising side branches and foliage constitutes an umbrella-like hemispherical top measuring 4 to 6 m in diameter. The tree can reach an overall height of 20 to 25 m and a girth of about 3 to 5 m at breast height in nearly 60 to 80 years of its existence. Ritha is thus an excellent avenue tree and it is grown even in tea gardens at places.
The bark of ritha is shinning grey and fairly smooth when the plant is young. It is dark grey when the plant approaches maturity. Ritha leaves are alternate and peripenate compound. The rachis is nearly 30 to 50 cm long and bears 5 to 10 pairs of leaflefts. An individual leaflet is about 7 to 15 cm long and 2 to 5 cm wide. It is acuminate and lanciolate in shape. The size of leaflets towards the tip of the rachis is smaller.
Ritha flowers during May - June. The flowers are small and greenish white, polygamous and mostly bisexual in terminal thyrses or compound cymose panicles. These are sub-sessile; numerous in number and at times occur in lose panicles at the end of branches.
The fruit of ritha appear in July-August and ripen by November-December. These are solitary globose i.e. round nuts of 2 to 2.5 cm diameter, fleshy and saponaceous. The seed is enclosed in a black, smooth and hard globose endocarp. The fruit is collected during winter months for seed and or sale in the market as soapnut.
The dried ritha fruit is most valuable part of the plant. Its fleshy portion contains saponin, which is a good substitute for washing soap and is as such used in preparation of quality shampoos, detergents, etc. In fact the skin of the fruit is highly valued by the rural folks as a natural produced shampoo for washing their hair. They also use these for washing woollen clothes. That perhaps is the reason that some scientists have given the species the alternate as Sapindus detergens also.
Ritha foliage is useful as fodder for cattle, especially during grass famines. The fruit is of considerable importance for its medicinal value as well. As per ayurveda, Unani and Tibetan systems of medication, it is useful in treating a number of human maladies like bad cold, facial pimples, irregularity in salivation, chlorisis, epilepsy, constipitation, nausea, etc. It is also used as expectorant and enthelmintic in small doses. It is now gathered that the Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, has recently developed a contraceptive cream out of ritha fruit. The same is being marketed under the trade name “Consap”.
The ritha wood is light yellow in colour. It is close-grained, quite compact, rather hard, weighing nearly 28 to 30 kg per cubic foot. Although there is little documentary evidence to suggest conversion of ritha tree into timber, this otherwise is very useful shady and fruit giving tree. The wood is utilised for modest rural building construction, oil and sugar presses, agricultural implements, etc. Note: We recommend CAPE seed germination primer be used for these seeds.
5 seeds. Price per pack: $5.95
Seed Packet #2003 African Iris
Dietes vegta
Very popular warm climate iris. White flowering with some blue tinge and yellow on outer petals. Dark green sword type leaves arranged fan-like from creeping root stalk. Grow indoors in sunny locationNote: We recommend CAPE seed germination primer be used for these seeds.
10 seeds per pack: $3.95
RHM071 Ocotillo Plant ( Fouquieria splendans )
Rare. From the Mexican desert. An upright xerophytic shrub with thin stems reaching 25’. The trunk is covered with needles and small oval leaflets. Brilliant red flowers occur in racemes at the tips of the branches.
Price per pack of 5-10 seeds: $2.95
Seed Packet #2004 African Fern Pine
Podocarpus gracilior
A graceful, sub-tropical tree from Kenya. Numerous thin, leathery leaflets on willowy branches. Can be grown indoors in sunny location and can be pruned to desirable size. Note: We recommend CAPE seed germination primer be used for these seeds.
5 seeds per pack: $3.95
Seed Packet #Z1512
Rainforest Laurel Cordia alliodora
Also known as Bocote, the Rainforest Laurel is a tropical hardwood that grows from Mexico to Argentina. It is also known as capá prieto. The species frequently serves as shade for coffee trees and farm animals. The wood is easy to work and the dark colored heartwood is a favorite of woodworkers for fine carpentry.
Sought for its great beauty and ease of working, bocote is in great demand for boat decking, fine cabinetry, fine furniture, decorative and figured veneer, moldings, inlay work, joinery, and turnery. Bocote is sometimes used as a substitute for mahogany, teak, or walnut.
It also makes a fine tub plant and conversation piece when young and can be grown inside in cool climates. Note: We recommend CAPE seed germination primer be used for these seeds.
5 seeds. Price per pack: $3.95
Seed Packet #Z1511
Cardamom Spice Plant Elettaria cardamomum
Cardamom is a rather typical looking ginger plant except that it is huge, standing as much as 12’ tall. Thick, fleshy rhizomes give rise to erect shoots that bear two rows of linear-lance-shaped leaves each about 2’ long. The leaves are smooth and dark green above, silky and paler beneath. They taper to an acute point. The fruits are thin-walled, smooth-skinned, oblong, greenish capsules about 3/4” long. Each contains 15-20 aromatic reddish brown seeds. It is a tropical plant and needs zone 10 or higher to grow outside, but can be sucessfully grown in hothouses.
It is called the Queen of Spices and considered one of the most exotic and highly prized spices. Indian cardamom has a history as old as human civilization. Cardamom oil is a precious ingredient in food preparations, perfumery, health foods medicines and beverages. India, a traditional exporter of cardamom to the Middle East countries where it goes mostly into the preparation of ‘Gahwa’ - a strong cardamom - coffee concoction without which no day is complete or no hospitality hearty for an Arab. Indian cardamom enjoys a premium preference in the Middle East, by Japanese and Russians who relish it for its distinct enriching properties. This Queen of Spices is from the High Ranges of Kerala. Note: We recommend CAPE seed germination primer be used for these seeds.
5 seeds. Price per pack: $3.95
Seed Packet #Z1509
Naranjilla Juice Plant Solanum quitoense
The Naranjilla is a tomato relative native to the northern part of South America and it’s cultivated usually at high elevations, between three and seven thousand feet. The plant can grow to heights of six to ten feet with very large spiny leaves, often measuring 18 inches long, and five to eight inches wide or bigger. The dark green leaves have purple veins on the upper surface and whitish or purplish on the lower surface.
It can be grown in tubs on patios and in greenhouses, where the size of the plant is controled by the size of the container it is grown in.
All parts of the plant are very pubescent and contain many thorns. The globular shaped fruit usually measure an inch and a half to two and a half inches diameter at maturity. They are bright orange and covered with short brittle hairs, which can be easily removed by rubbing. When cut open, the fruit resembles a tomato with green, acid pulp and many small seeds. A delicious and refreshing green colored juice is prepared from the fruits and the fruits can be made into drinks, or used in preserves and pies.
Production of the naranjilla is pretty much year round, although more fruits are produced during the summer months because of better growing conditions. Most plants begin to bear at six to twelve months of age and continued production can be expected for three to four years, before the plants begin to decline.
5 seeds. Price per pack: $3.95
Seed Packet #Z1610
Giant Golden Grandilla Passion Fruit Passiflora edulis flavacarpa
A must for tropical fruit growers! This vigorous, fast growing tropical vine will produce loads of sweet fragrance flowers, followed by large, golden passiflora fruits with a delicious sweet/tart taste.
This is the preferred variety of Passion Fruit that produces more and larger fruit than Passiflora edulis.
Note: We recommend CAPE seed germination primer be used for these seeds.
15 seeds. Price per pack: $5.95
Seed Packet #Z1615
Kolomikta Kiwi Actinidia kolomikta
This seed packet should produce a mix of male/female plants. A Deciduous, Ornamental Vine that takes full sun to partial shade. Hardy for zones 3-8, grows 15 to 25 feet on a fence or trellis. Grown mostly for its beautiful foliage, the male vine matures with leaves having green, creamy white and rosy red markings on them. Can be prune to size as desired. The female bears fruit that is small, very sweet, and has up to 16 times as much vitamin C per unit weight as oranges.
Price per pack: $5.95
15cc pack, 50 plus seeds.
RHM084 Chilean Bellflower Lapageria rosea
This is the national flower of Chile. To many it is considered the most beautiful flower in our Flora. The intense red of the bellflower is a sharp contrast to the dark green foliage. It is a lush vining plant to 15’. Aside from fabulous flowers it produces edible red berries which are always in demand in the growing regions. For zone 10, or greenhouse - hardy to 40F. The seeds are the size of a rice grain.
5 seeds per pack: $3.95
Seed Packet #Z1700
Tea Tree Plant Melaleuca alternifolia
For thousands of years the native Aborigines of Australia have used the leaves of the Tea Tree to cure various ailments. Early in this century, doctors and scientists began to realize that the natural oil contained in the leaves has amazing healing properties. Over the last 75 years, considerable research has been done, and Tea Tree oil is finally being recognized as an extremely effective curative for a wide range of common medical conditions. Today Tea Tree oil is also a valuable ingredient in many and varied household products from skin care to oral care to cleaning products. The oil is extracted from the leaves and twigs of the shrub. Native to Australia, all the oil is produced there.
Tea tree was named by Captain Cook’s crew, who brewed the small, dark leaves and drank it as a tea substitute. Its astounding healing properties were used by the Aborigines. During World War II medics recognized its powerful germicidal and antiseptic effects. The essential oil has as spicy, hot nutmeg-like, medicinal smell and is a powerful, non-irritating antiseptic that kills bacteria, fungi and virus 12 times as effectively as carbolic. In aromatherapy, it is used for cuts, burns, acne, stings, blisters, herpes and nappy rash. It is very effective in treating yeast and fungal infections.
Hardy to USDA Zone 8, it is a large shrub growing 18 feet tall when mature. Needs full sun, but will tolerate partial shade, and can handle moderate to wet soils. Native to New South Wales, Queensland. It has Citrus scented foliage, does well in poorly drained soils, suitable for hedges, low maintenance. Cannot ship to PR
Note: We recommend CAPE seed germination primer be used for these seeds.
Price per pack: $5.95
1/32 Teaspoon pack, several hundred tiny seeds.
Seed Packet #Z1620
Varigated Sky Flower Duranta ellisii var.
A delightful version of the popular sky flower duranta in a variegated foliage form. Beautiful lavender blue flowers on small perennial evergreen shrubs for deep south lawns or for warm greenhouses.
Price per pack: $4.95
10 seeds per pack.
Seed Packet#Z1955
Sacred Water Lily Nelumbo nucifera
This giant tropical lily produces pads up to 3 ft. in diameter and large, fragrant pink flowers. The seed and rhizome are edible. Can be grown in cooler climates if covered/protected from freezing. The hard seed coat must be filed or nicked, then soaked in warm water for about 15 days until the seed begins to sprout. The sprouting seed then must be anchored to the bottom of the pool. As a novelty, the sprouting seed can be left in a glass of common tap water, and it will begin to grow roots and pads.
5 seeds $4.50
Seed Packet #Z2706
Firecracker Plant Crossandra infundibiliformis
These are tropical, evergreen, shrubby plants from India and Malaya. They have oval, deep green leaves, about 2 inches long and compact spikes of lilac, red or yellow, funnel-shaped flowers with prominent bracts said to resemble a firecracker going off. A small shrubby plant suitable for patios and large containers.
Price per pack: $3.95
10 seeds per pack.
Seed Packet #Z1970
Dhak Tree ( Flame of Forest ) Butea frondosa
A small to medium size tree native to India with a most unusual twisted and gnarled trunk. Has fibrous light brown bark. The flowers from this tree are breathtaking flaming orange to vermillon red with black calyces, each shaped like a parrot’s beak. The flowers form a gorgeous canopy on the upper portion of the tree, giving the appearance of flame from a distance. The large green leaves are used as plates in India, the bark is used for tanning and the gum from the tree is used as a stimulant. Root fibers are made into rope and the flowers yeild a dye.
Also makes an attractive houseplant when young. Zone 10 outside, but it will tolerate a little frost.
Pack of 5 seeds $5.95
Seed Packet #Z1960
Sausage Tree Kigelia pinnata
A wonderful houseplant specimen that can be grown in tubs. Excellent foliage plant with large, compound, pinnate, rough, dark green leaves. Evergreen and fast growing. Outside in zone 10 or higher, it will grow to 30 ft. or more and produce large gourd shaped fruits full of seeds, thus the name.
Pack of 10 seeds $5.95
Seed Packet#Z1935
Mescal Bean Tree Sophora secundiflora
An evergreen tree growing to 35 ft. with fragrant violet flowers. A popular ornamental plant that produces bright red beans used in necklace making. The seeds are poisonous if ingested and were often used in making a hallucinogenic liquor used by Native Indians in a ritual called the Red Bean Dance.
Pack of 10 seeds $5.95
Seed Packet #Z2600
Tea Plant Camellia sinensis
This is the tea produced commercially around the world. The tender, young leaves are used in the process of tea production. Can be grown in tubs inside, or in cool greenhouses, outdoors in warm climates. Prefers moist, well drained, humus rich, slightly acidic ( 5.5-6.5 )soil. We recommend maintaining a 2-3 inch deep mulch of shredded bark or leaves around base of plant.
Hardy to zone 7. To make green tea, pick only the top 3 leaves from new growing tips, spread and dry in the shade for 6-8 hours, then in an open pot, heat ( simmer ) the leaves, stirring frequently for about an hour.
For black tea, you must ferment the leaves.
5 seeds per pack. Price per pack: $3.95
Seed Packet #Z2455
Pandanus furcatus - Himalaya Screw Pine
A nicely shaped, moderate to large sized Pandanus from the hills of Northeastern India. This species usually produces a fairly tall, solitary trunk with a crown of spiraling, large, robust, green leaves. It only branches sparingly and therefore keeps its neat, palmlike appearance. The trunk is supported by numerous large stilt roots. This species ascends high up into the foothills of the Himalayas, to an amazing 1500m (5000ft), making it probably the worlds most cold hardy Screw Pine, able to withstand cold winters and the occasional frost. We think this is a very exciting plant.
5 seeds per pack. Price per pack: $5.95
Seed Packet # Z2416
Bottle Tree Brachychiton acerifolius
Attractive bottle tree plant with swollen base and leaves arranged in snowflake pattern. 10 seeds per pack.
Price per pack: $4.50
RHM103 Kurrajong Bottle Tree Brachychiton populneus
Attractive bottle tree plant that makes a wonderful, care free patio plant or can be raised outside as a lawn plant for zones 9b and highter. 5 seeds per pack.
Price per pack: $3.50
Seed Packet # Z2315
Seed Name: Dwarf Catura Coffee (Coffee arabica
This is the gourmet cafe coffee variety. Grows only 24-30” tall and a mature plant is loaded with beans. Can be grown inside as a houseplant, needs tropical warmth outside.
$4.50
25 seeds per pack.
Seed Packet #2014Z
Seed Name: Sao Paulo PhilodendronPhilodendron lundii
A close relative of the Philodendron Selloum plant, this one has slightly larger, lacier leaves than the P. Selloum and handles both the cold and heat better. An excellent houseplant specimen, and for gardens outdoors. Seeds are from Brazilian stock. Note: We recommend CAPE seed germination primer be used for these seeds.
Price per pack: $3.95
10 seeds
Seed Packet #2015Z
Seed Name: Fragrant GranadillaPassiflora alata
Also known as wild passion fruit, wingstem passionflower. A robust climber with sparsely branched, 4-winged stems and light green leaves. In Spring, it bears claret purple and white to bright carmine red, bowl shaped, fragrant flowers 5 inches wide, followed by ovoid to pear shaped yellow fruit. Grows to 20 ft. if trellised or trained. Minimum 40 degree temperature. Note: We recommend CAPE seed germination primer be used for these seeds.
Price per pack: $3.95
10 seeds
Seed Packet #2016Z
Seed Name: Golden Honey Mesquite Prosopis glandulosa
Prosopis glandulosa or honey mesquite is an Arizona native tree. It is valued for wood and often used for cooking. It displays yellow blossoms and bean pods that are valuable to wildlife. This is an excellent desert species for low-maintenance desert windbreaks and re-vegetation. Growth rate is faster when supplemental water is used. Note: We recommend CAPE seed germination primer be used for these seeds.
2g pack of about 20 seeds $3.95
Seed Packet #1A081
Seed Name: Golden Dewdrop Duranta Repens
Duranta repens (also known as golden dewdrop for its small yellow berries) is one of the finest flowering shrubs for Gulf Coast gardens. Ideal for a sunny location, Duranta launches into vigorous growth as spring temperatures reach the 80s, producing arching clusters of small purple flowers in waves from June well into November. D. repens is evergreen in a mild winter, but even if killed to the ground can be expected to revive in spring well into zone 8. Note: We recommend CAPE seed germination primer be used for these seeds.
Price per pack: $3.95
10 seeds
Seed Packet #2143
Fragrant Black Sage Salvia Mellifera
Black Sage is a native California beach sage that has highly aromatic pebbled leaves and flowers in late winter. Use in culinary and as a fragrant ornamental.
Black Sage is a three foot evergreen shrub with white to light blue flowers in March to July. This sage is native to sunny dry slopes in the coast ranges from San Jose to Baja. It likes sun, tolerates some shade.. Salvia mellifera is native on gravel-sand to adobe clay in full sun to part-shade. Its limitation seems to be rainfall. It needs about 15” of rainfall. It gets between 12-40” in its range, with the lower number being compensated for with fog drip. Important butterfly and hummingbird plant. Quail love the seed.
Price per pack: $2.95
15 seeds
RHM075 Rainbow Heliconia Heliconia spathocircinata
Produces upright bracts - yellow at the base, shading pink to red above. Grows to 8’. Full sun to 70% shade. Note: We recommend CAPE seed germination primer be used for these seeds.
Price per pack: $3.95
5 seeds
RHM076 Kahli Ginger Hedychium gardnerianum
Its produces sweet, fragrant yellow blooms on terminal spikes. It is used in leis and in perfumery. The stalks are 6’-7’ and develop spreading clumps. Note: We recommend CAPE seed germination primer be used for these seeds.
Price per pack: $3.95
10 seeds
RHM080 Heliconia Griggsiana
Grows from 9’ to 30’ with banana-like leaves and pendulous Lobster-Claw type inflorescence. Bracts are red and pink with a purple keel. Takes full sun to 40% shade. Note: We recommend CAPE seed germination primer be used for these seeds.
Price per pack: $3.95
5 seeds
RHM079 Mayan Gold Heliconia champneiana
Its long upright bracts are orange to bright red. Develops large, upright banana-like leaves which have a maroon mid rib. Matures at 10’-12’. Grow in full sun or 40% shade. Note: We recommend CAPE seed germination primer be used for these seeds.
Price per pack: $3.95
10 seeds
Seed Packet #2158
Lobster Claw Heliconia Heliconia latispatha
Banana type leathery leaves to 6’. This short variety produces colorful upright “lobster - claw” bracts usually bright red with some yellow and green. Provide warmth and high humidity. Full sun up to 40% shade. Note: We recommend CAPE seed germination primer be used for these seeds.
Price per pack: $2.95
10 seeds
Seed Packet #2159
Orange Peacock Heliconia Heliconia latispatha distans
A small growing 2-5 feet helionia. This heliconia has bright flowers that are yelow-gold blending to red on the tips of the bracts. Flowers usually have 3-7 bracts, with yellow-green flowers peeking out. Note: We recommend CAPE seed germination primer be used for these seeds.
Price per pack: $2.95
10 seeds
RHM081 Iriartea Gigantea Palm
A tall stilt-root palm. It develops numerous strong stilt type roots reaching more than 5’ in length supporting a trunk that may ascend to 90’. This is an extremely uncommon palm from the tropics. The seeds are fast germinating. 3 Large marble size seeds to a packet.
3 seeds per pack $3.95
RHM082 Nodding Pincushion Shrub Leucospermum cordifolium
Proteaceae family. One of the finest South African flowering shrubs. The flower heads are 4” across with individual tube shaped flowers curled like ribbons from which glossy “pins” emerge to cover this dome shaped “pin cushion”. The flowering is variously pink/salmon/orange; leaves are 1/2” and 3” long. Mature hgt 5’. Requires full sun, deep, well- drained acid soil. Avoid high humidity and wet soil.
5 seeds per pack: $3.95
RHM077 Perfume Tree Fagrea berteriana
Shrubby tropical tree known for its extremely fragrant tube flowers which change in color from white to orange. Flowers often strung in leis. Very small seeds. Note: We recommend CAPE seed germination primer be used for these seeds.
Price per pack: $3.95
5-8 seeds
RHM078 Elephant Ear Fig Ficus auriculata
A beautiful fig tree with very large oval leaves to 15”. The leaves are bright red when they are developing and exceptionally attractive - the decorative 2 1/2” fruits develop in clusters ( not edible ). This fast growing tree grows to 25’ and develop a spreading canopy of 25’ but can be kept pruned to a much smaller height. Makes a sensational indoor specimen. The seeds are extremely small and are broadcast on the surface of the soil to germinate. Note: We recommend CAPE seed germination primer be used for these seeds.
Price per pack: $3.95
5-8 seeds
Seed Packet #2166
Elephant Apple Tree, Chulta Dillenia indica
Originally from Indonesia, this evergreen tropical tree is also growing in Suriname, up to 60 feet tall. Chulta is a spreading tree and has beautiful white fragrant flowers, toothed leaves and globose fruits with small brown seeds. The greenish-yellow fruit, which has a thick protective covering, is edible; unripe fruits are cooked to make pickle and chutney.The juicy pulp is aromatic but very acid.
Hardiness: USDA zone 9 B - 11. Culture: full sun / light shade, moist soil, pH 5.5 - 7.0. Elephant apple tree can be used as a ornamental tree, flowers are ornamental and very fragrant. Protect from frost or plant in frost free areas.
Price per pack: $3.50
10 seeds $3.50
RHM030 Spiral Ginger Costus guaniensis
This ginger has a short spiraling stem to 4’ with glossy oval leaves ascending, alternately, in a step ladder formation to its top. Its conical inflorescence has red bracts with red flowers and a white lip slightly ruffled.
5 or
Seed Packet #2154
Ray Flowered Protea Protea exima
Flowerhead 5” across rose to red color with spoon shape bracts. Compact shrub to 7’ with dense oval leaves. May be grown in alkaline soil. 5 seeds per pack.
$3.95 per pack
Seed Packet #2150
Sugarbush Protea Protea repens
Its nectar was used by S. African colonists as a sweetener. The flower bracts are cream with the upper portions pink with the width to 3” and 5” hgt. This laurel leaved favorite grows to 9’. 5 seeds per pack.
$3.95 per pack
BM20 Glory Lily ( Gloriosa rothschildiana )
Native toSouth Africa and India, the name means “full of glory”, appropriate for such showy exotics. These tender perennials form sizeable clumps and will grow 4 to 6 feet in a season. Vines are light weight, so do not require stout supports. Easy to grow and excellent for summer decks, and inside in sunrooms and greenhouses where there is sufficient room for vining plants. Hardiness: 9-11, elsewhere lift in fall and store indoors or grow as houseplant, height: 4-6 feet, vining, color: flashy yellow and ruby flowers with wavy, swept-back petals.
Price per pack of 5 seeds: $3.95
Seed Packet #2156
King Protea Protea cynaroides
Outstanding flowers are up to 12” across with dark pink bracts. Only 5’ tall - the leaves are 5” leathery.
$3.95 per pack
Seed Packet #2152
Giant Woolly Beard Protea Protea magnifica
Exquisite flower - 8” across with colors range soft pink, deep rose, strong red - the apex tinged black with small downy white flowers. May take to 4 years to flower. 5 seeds per pack.
$3.95 per pack
Seed Packet #2153
Black Bearded Protea Protea lepidocarpodendron
Heavy black fur on the bract tips with bracts pale green, tan, and cream. The bracts are 5” tall, 2 1/2 “ across. Height 5’. 5 seeds per pack.
$3.95 per pack
I love baskets, and have seen some gorgeous ones made out of plastic grocery bags. <<<
They work for door mats and I made ‘straw’ type sun hats with the bags, also house slippers all crocheted.
Wire is fun to work with, stays where you stopped, until you are ready to continue.
Think how pretty a copper wire basket would be, crocheted in a lacy pattern, I have seen the magneto wires, as thin as thread.
Mary’s daughter one year, decided she had seen me in straw hats long enough, so Ann made me a beautiful hat to wear.
She took a white Clorox plastic jug, 1 gallon size, cut the top off leaving the sides as long as possible.
She then cut the sides in about half inch strips, or spokes, still attached to the bottom of the jug.
She then took long strips of fine nylon net in a pretty blue color and wove it in the spokes, not packed tight, but solid.
As I recall her strips must have been about 8 inches wide, for they pretty well hid the plastic.
Then a pretty long thin scarf was put across the bottom of the jug, which is now the crown of the hat and fed down to be tied under the chin, leaving the woven net going out as a brim.
It was beautiful.
A fun Easter Parade hat.
If you want to crochet baskets, look at the oldest sheets with a pattern, rip into about 1 inch strips and crochet away.
You can go smaller, of course and use a smaller needle.
Mary and I were always looking for a way to use something one more time, before it was used up forever.
Many old clothes, will make a yarn, that when woven or crocheted, will not seen to be as rotten or used up, as they were before we made yarn of them.
She used the woven tags that are on sheets and in some clothing, as a base for darning, esp for Bill’s shirt pockets, for once she repaired a shirt, it did not rip out there again.
Granny—I bet those flat “rocks” like I sent you would make great mats! They’re flat and smooth...it would jsut take A LOT of them! LOL<<<<
Maybe, would they be too slippery to step onto as a bath mat?
You could use the flat ones or slightly rounded for exercising the feet.
After that , I would meet him, picture Santa and still be at a loss to remember his name. I do use association for my neighbors names.<<<<
That would be my luck and then he would wonder what I wanted, since I thought he was Santa.
It does not do for me to use word association, my mind moves faster than my brain.
I think of words as a game to be played with, lifting them out and putting them in a different spot.
Prepare to Pay More for Poultry: Chicken Farms Crushed by Snow<<<
No need for us to pay more, send the bill to al gore, it is he who caused mother nature to fight back against his global warming lies and she has proved her point....very strongly.
Sorry that you are expecting more snow.
We will soon be like Valenzuela, the only part of the chicken that working folks can afford are the feet, for soup making.
Lip Balm Recipe
2 ounces almond oil
1 ounce cocoa butter
1.5 ounces shea butter
1 tsp scent
1.5 ounces beeswax (or candelilla wax)
Melt and mix ingredients (check out edible flavors)
Pour into containers
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Bath Fizzes Recipe
1. Mix one part citric acid and two and one quarter parts baking soda.
2. Prepare molds by layering bottoms with dried flowers.
3. Moisten mixture by spraying witch hazel and essential oils (from separate containers) at the same time.
4. As soon as mixture holds its shape, pack into the molds.
5. Allow to dry overnight, then remove from molds
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Deluxe Bath Fizzes Recipe
16 oz baking soda
8 oz arrowroot powder
2 oz sea salt
4 oz citric acid
2 oz almond oil
6 oz water
1 tablespoon fragrance
Mix dry ingredients in one bowl. Combine the oil, water, and fragrance in a separate container. Stir liquid ingredients into dry carefully. Pack into molds. Bath fizzes from this recipe will hold more intricate mold designs.
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Basic Soap Recipe Ingredients
24 oz. olive oil (or use any oil or mixture of oils)
24 oz. coconut oil (or use lanolin, shea butter, or cocoa butter)
38 oz. palm oil (or use palm kernal oil, animal fat, or vegetable shortening)
12 oz. lye
32 oz water
1. While preheating the fats and oils, start your lye solution by mixing lye and water in a heatproof container.
2. Weigh out the preheated fats and oils and mix together.
3. Prepare your mold or molds.
4. When all ingredients are around 98 degrees F, pour your lye solution slowly into your mixture of oils and fats and stir steadily. As soon as tracing occurs (when the mixture thickens and you start to see the traces of stirring marks left in the mixture), pour into molds.
5. Keep undisturbed in a warm place for 24 hours.
6. Remove from mold, cut, and cure for 4 weeks.
[More instructions then these will be needed, for the lye can be very dangerous if spilled on you or the fumes are breathed.....granny]
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Foaming Bath Oil Recipe
4 oz liquid glycerin soap base
1 tablespoon vegetable glycerin
4 oz castor oil
4 oz apricot oil
20 drops essential oil
Mix ingredients well, and pour into container. The oils will separate into three layers after settling.
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Bubble Bath Recipe
16 oz liquid glycerin soap base
2 oz vegetable glycerin
1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
1/8 oz scent
7 drops FD & C dye
Mix well until sugar is dissolved; heat is not necessary. Pour into containers.
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Lotion Bar Recipe
4 oz almond oil
4 oz coconut oil
4 oz cocoa butter
4 oz beeswax (or candelilla wax)
Melt and mix ingredients, then pour into containers.
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Solid Perfume Recipe
1 teaspoon jojoba oil
20 drops essential oil
1/2 teaspoon beeswax (or candelilla wax)
Melt and mix ingredients in a double-boiler, then pour into a compact or lip balm container.
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Massage Candle Recipe
2 oz soy container (C3) wax
1 oz aloe vera oil
1 oz shea butter
1/4 oz essential oil
Cotton-core wicks
Set up wick in candle container (tin, jar, etc). Melt soy wax and oils together on a double boiler. Add scent and stir gently. Allow liquid to cool slightly, and then pour into containers. Trim wick to ¼ inch, and allow to harden overnight. When using, light the candle to melt wax and burn for approximately fifteen minutes to let the wax pool. Extinguish the flame. The oil is now ready for use.
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Reed Diffuser Recipe
Two parts dipropylene glycol
One part perfumer’s alcohol
One part scent
Mix ingredients and pour in container. Place reeds in container, and allow scent to wick overnight. Turn reeds over the next day. Flip reeds as needed to release scent.
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Liquid Detergent Recipe
32 oz water
16 oz grated bar soap
16 oz borax
16 oz washing soda
Bring water to a boil and stir in grated soap. Keep on low heat until soap is melted. Pour soap water into a large (2+ gallon) container and add the borax and washing soda, stirring until dissolved.
Add to 2 gallons of water, and stir until mixed. You can also add 5-7 drops of essential oil per gallon once the mixture is cool. Cover container and use 1/4 cup for each load of laundry. Stir before each use, as detergent will gel.
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Powdered Detergent Recipe
2 cups finely grated bar soap
1 cup washing soda
1 cup borax
Mix well and store in airtight container. Use 2 tablespoons for each load of laundry.
Homemade Hand Balm Tutorial
Posted By TipNut On December 11, 2009 @ 1:09 pm In Beauty & Health | No Comments
Homemade Hand Balm Tutorial & Recipe By ambersambry.blogspot.com
Today’s feature is from Amber’s Ambry with this Hand Balm Tutorial [1]:
The recipe I use calls for a blend of beeswax, solid butters and liquid oils and is a modified version of a recipe I found online. The most important thing about the recipe is to maintain even amounts of liquid oils and solid butters. You can tweak the beeswax and starch amounts according to your personal taste, but you must use equal amounts of oils and butters for them to properly solidify. Anyway, if you do a quick search for “solid lotion bar” or “solid hand balm” it should bring up a slew of different recipes for you to choose from. I will share my favorite here…
The tutorial includes a recipe (ingredients include beeswax, liquid oils, solid butters, starch and fragrance oils) that makes 12 mini-muffin sized balms and the tutorial includes plenty of pictures and instructions that walk you through the process. You’ll also find a neat tip at the bottom that shows you how to seal the tins with shrink bands.
Please visit the site above for all the details, this is a lovely homemade gift idea!
Don’t Miss These Tips:
* Homemade Lip Balm: Recipe [2]
* Homemade Chocolate Lip Gloss & Lip Balm Recipes [3]
* Recycle Makeup Compacts Into Perfume Carriers [4]
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[1] Hand Balm Tutorial: http://ambersambry.blogspot.com/2009/03/hand-balm-tutorial.html
[2] Homemade Lip Balm: Recipe: http://tipnut.com/homemade-lip-balm/
[3] Homemade Chocolate Lip Gloss & Lip Balm Recipes: http://tipnut.com/homemade-chocolate-lip-gloss/
[4] Recycle Makeup Compacts Into Perfume Carriers: http://tipnut.com/recycle-makeup-compacts-into-perfume-carriers/
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These 3 googles are interesting, in they show how many folks are making and selling lotions, soap, etc.
They contain a few recipes, but lots of ideas, recipe searches will be below:
[granny]
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Links to interesting bath recipes/companies:
http://www.airnyc.org/info/How-to-Make-Soap-at-Home-30304.html
>>>Beware - Aspartame Has Been Renamed ‘AminoSweet’ and Is Being Marketed as a ‘Natural’ Sweetener!
February 12, 2010
By Ethan Huff, citizen journalist
NaturalNews
In response to growing awareness about the dangers of artificial sweeteners, what does the manufacturer of one of the world’s most notable artificial sweeteners do? Why, rename it and begin marketing it as natural, of course. This is precisely the strategy of Ajinomoto, maker of aspartame, which hopes to pull the wool over the eyes of the public with its rebranded version of aspartame, called “AminoSweet”.
Over 25 years ago, aspartame was first introduced into the European food supply. Today, it is an everyday component of most diet beverages, sugar-free desserts, and chewing gums in countries worldwide. But the tides have been turning as the general public is waking up to the truth about artificial sweeteners like aspartame and the harm they cause to health. The latest aspartame marketing scheme is a desperate effort to indoctrinate the public into accepting the chemical sweetener as natural and safe, despite evidence to the contrary.
Aspartame was an accidental discovery by James Schlatter, a chemist who had been trying to produce an anti-ulcer pharmaceutical drug for G.D. Searle & Company back in 1965. Upon mixing aspartic acid and phenylalanine, two naturally-occurring amino acids, he discovered that the new compound had a sweet taste. The company merely changed its FDA approval application from drug to food additive and, voila, aspartame was born.
G.D. Searle & Company first patented aspartame in 1970. An internal memo released in the same year urged company executives to work on getting the FDA into the “habit of saying yes” and of encouraging a “subconscious spirit of participation” in getting the chemical approved.
G.D. Searle & Company submitted its first petition to the FDA in 1973 and fought for years to gain FDA approval, submitting its own safety studies that many believed were inadequate and deceptive. Despite numerous objections, including one from its own scientists, the company was able to convince the FDA to approve aspartame for commercial use in a few products in 1974, igniting a blaze of controversy.
In 1976, then FDA Commissioner Alexander Schmidt wrote a letter to Sen. Ted Kennedy expressing concern over the “questionable integrity of the basic safety data submitted for aspartame safety”. FDA Chief Counsel Richard Merrill believed that a grand jury should investigate G.D. Searle & Company for lying about the safety of aspartame in its reports and for concealing evidence proving the chemical is unsafe for consumption.
Despite the myriad of evidence gained over the years showing that aspartame is a dangerous toxin, it has remained on the global market with the exception of a few countries that have banned it. In fact, it continued to gain approval for use in new types of food despite evidence showing that it causes neurological brain damage, cancerous tumors, and endocrine disruption, among other things.
The details of aspartame’s history are lengthy, but the point remains that the carcinogen was illegitimately approved as a food additive through heavy-handed prodding by a powerful corporation with its own interests in mind. Practically all drugs and food additives are approved by the FDA not because science shows they are safe but because companies essentially lobby the FDA with monetary payoffs and complete the agency’s multi-million dollar approval process.
Changing aspartame’s name to something that is “appealing and memorable”, in Ajinomoto’s own words, may hoodwink some but hopefully most will reject this clever marketing tactic as nothing more than a desperate attempt to preserve the company’s multi-billion dollar cash cow. Do not be deceived.
Sources
Ajinomoto brands aspartame ‘AminoSweet’ - http://www.foodbev.com/news/ajinomoto-brands-aspartame-aminosweet
Aspartame History Highlights - Janet Starr Hull http://www.sweetpoison.com/articles/0908/aspartame_history.html
FDA’s approval of aspartame under scrutiny - The Globe and Mail (Canada) http://www.wnho.net/fdas_approval_of_aspartame_under_scrutiny.pdf
An Overdue Ban On A Dangerous Sweetener - Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/samuel-s-epstein/an-overdue-ban-on-a-dange_b_250249.html
http://www.naturalnews.com/028151_aspartame_sweeteners.html
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LOL YOur clorox hat sounds wonderful!
As for the rocks, they are slippery! Can’t imagine having a rug made of rocks in the house, but whatever floats your boat! Might not be a bad idea for outside. Hmmmm....
SEED SWAP
Here’s a swap that any adventurous HOMEGROWNer can appreciate. Sign up here to be partnered up with another person who wants to swap seeds. It will be up to each person to specify their growing zone, so we don’t get anything that’s impossible to grow in our region (ie: I don’t think okra grows very well in VT...?)
Flower, fruit and vegetable seeds welcome! Any growing information - full sun, grows well in containers, trellising, etc. - is greatly appreciated with your swap, too.
Sign up by Friday Feb. 19th at 1pm ET
Swap partners will be assigned Friday Feb. 19th by 5pm ET
If you don’t hear from your assigned partner by Tuesday Feb.23rd at 5pm ET, let me know and I’ll re-assign you (and that unresponsive swapper will be eliminated from the next two swaps).
Enjoy!!
[Several Members already on list, you may need to join.
granny]
Has several photos:
DIY Soil blocks
Ready for seeds!
It’s seed sowing time and we thought we’d try something besides the typical seed-starting trays, newspaper pots or cow pots. Soil blocks are, essentially, compressed planting mix that do not require a vessel in which to sit. Commercially available soil blockers are great, but they’re pricey for a small-scale gardener. With soil blocks, once the seed has germinated and a root system has been established, you simply make a larger soil block with a divot that matches the smaller block and “pot up”. Potting up eliminates much of the shock a plant experiences when it’s transplanted.
Our point here is not to come up with the ultimate soil block maker, but to show that DIY means figuring out what works for you without needing to buy a fancy gadget. So, after digging around in the recycling bin, we tried making soil blocks using takeout containers and a ballpoint pen. (Photo instructions here)
Keep in mind that these round blocks can dry out very quickly, so it’s important to mist them daily and bottom water them regularly. The advantage of square soil blocks is that you can align them squarely (duh) and maintain the moisture content a bit better. So, we tried again using an ice cube tray and food storage containers. The ice cube tray worked well for a one-seed mini soil block and the larger container for “potting up”. (Photo instructions here.)
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What would it take to grow all the food needed for all Manhattanites - on Manhattan
Island?
A research project conducted by The Why Factory, MVRDV.
By Winy Maas, Ulf Hackauf, Pirjo Haikola, Bas Kalmeijer, Tihamer Hazarja Salij.
Animation: WielandandGouwens
How much food do I consume? How much land is needed to grow it? Could we grow our
food in the city? Could we feed all Manhattanites by growing food on Manhattan island?
Columbia South Carolina’s New Farmers
Robbie McClam of City Roots is also a man of many trades. An architect and builder,
McClam once headed the Columbia Development Corporation. Now he’s turned his attention
to farming.
All the municipal government and planning experience has come in handy. When he
wanted to start City Roots, he discovered the city’s industrial zoning classification
didn’t allow farms, so he worked with the city’s planning department and City Council
to change the zoning ordinance. Future urban farmers of Columbia: Thank Robbie McClam.
A Community of Gardeners - a new documentary currently in production
An outdoor classroom, an oasis of peace in an inner-city neighborhood, a link to
an immigrant’s homeland: the roles of seven Washington, D.C. community gardens
are as varied as the gardeners themselves. Meet them and visit their plots in “A
Community of Gardeners,” a new documentary currently in production.
Farming in the City radio show - discussion from Backyard Bounty at the University
of Guelph
In November 2009, a panel discussion on urban agriculture was hosted by Backyard
Bounty and the University of Guelph. The event was called Opportunities for Action:
An Urban Agriculture Symposium and Deconstructing Dinner partner station CFRU recorded
the panel. This episode hears from two of the panelists who both share innovative
urban agriculture projects: the Carrot City exhibition - a collection of conceptual
and realized ideas for sustainable urban food production, and the Diggable Communities
Collaborative - a community garden initiative that demonstrates the importance of
partnerships and the ways in which regional health authorities and local governments
can support and implement local food system and urban agriculture planning.
Third Millennium Farming (3MF) - Insect Farming in Cities
The purpose of this living document is to add clarity and factual depth to a concept
called micro-farming; where the remarkable ability of micro-organisms and insects
to rapidly reproduce is harnessed for the production of food.
Third Millennium Farming (3MF) is about using species of micro-organisms (algae
and plankton) that are much better converters of sunlight into plant biomass than
even our fastest growing crops, and similarly using species of micro-livestock (insects)
that are much better converters of plant biomass into edible meat than even our
fastest growing livestock.
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More on these stories here:
City Farmer News [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103052560566&s=1304&e=001YA3n0CTBZFAf5_CFi2Q-Ptw3ta3AHKz1s4O8Gcf_BMhhuxwAGQ3kA6vwWV7sEErjdfTRdjcRayXYc1zkT6ovZsgCmEMEtIU8F5XSoTKBO979mFC12WdfCA==]
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Michael Levenston
City Farmer - Canada’s Office of Urban Agriculture
Vancouver - Home of the Winter Olympics!
Changing aspartame’s name to something that is “appealing and memorable”, in Ajinomoto’s own words, may hoodwink some but hopefully most will reject this clever marketing tactic as nothing more than a desperate attempt to preserve the company’s multi-billion dollar cash cow. Do not be deceived.<<<
LOL, I am safe, hate the stuff.
If only they did not hide it in so many foods.
When I buy food, I want full calorie, full flavor.
Would drink half and half, if I could afford it.
It helps that I never had a weight problem....
As for the rocks, they are slippery! Can’t imagine having a rug made of rocks in the house, <<<
Maybe, something like window screen for a base, make it of a size to fit in the shower, then the feet would get a massage, while you took a shower......and that would be good for you.
For the shower, a frame to fit the area, rocks placed in it and no glue used, should work.
Marbles would work just as well for an instant massage in the shower, if you can keep them confined.......LOL, maybe rocks would be cheaper.
Yeah, that’s just what I need in my already slippery shower! Marbles! Maybe I can use the ones that fell out of my head... Now, if I could just FIND them! Think I’ll stick with the flooring that’s already there and get hubby to massage my feet!
Have a great day! :)
Weekly Harvest Newsletter
Sustainable Agriculture News Briefs - February 17, 2010
Weekly sustainable agriculture news and resources gleaned from the Internet by NCAT staff for the ATTRA - National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service Web site. The Weekly Harvest Newsletter is also available online (http://attra.ncat.org/newsletter/archives.html#wh).
Share The Harvest: Please forward this newsletter to friends and colleagues who might be interested in the latest sustainable agriculture news, funding opportunities, and events.
News & Resources
* Organic Pasture Rule Released
* Agroforestry Planning Tools Available
* USDA Food Atlas Provides Information on Access to Healthy, Local Foods
* North Dakota Extension Releases Organic Crop Budgets
* Community Food Security Coalition Requests Applicants for Program
* Video Gives Tips on Converting Equipment for No-Till Use
Funding Opportunities
* Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program
* Strategic Agricultural Initiative Program
* Outreach Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Competitive Grants Program
Coming Events
* Sustainable Farming Association of Minnesota Conference
* Fresh, Local Food in Underserved Communities Webinar
* Missouri Spring Forage Conference
* The Drake Forum
News & Resources
Organic Pasture Rule Released
http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB/.cmd/ad/.ar/sa.retrievecontent/.c/6_2_1UH/.ce/7_2_5JM/.p/5_2_4TQ/.d/1/_th/J_2_9D/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?PC_7_2_5JM_contentid=2010/02/0059.xml&PC_7_2_5JM_parentnav=LATEST_RELEASES&PC_7_2_5JM_navid=NE
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced details of the final regulation regarding access to pasture for organic livestock operations. This rule amends the National Organic Program (NOP) regulations to clarify the use of pasture in raising organic ruminants. This final rule is the culmination of a process that was initiated in 2005 when the National Organic Standards Board recommended that ruminants obtain a minimum 30 percent dry matter intake for at least 120 days. The final rule becomes effective 120 days after publication, June 17, 2010. Operations which are already certified organic will have one year to implement the provisions.
Agroforestry Planning Tools Available
http://agebb.missouri.edu/mac/agopp/mac3.htm
The University of Missouri Center for Agroforestry is launching an online Chestnut Financial Decision Model and an upgraded Black Walnut Financial Decision Model. These interactive tools will help those thinking about planting trees make decisions about spacing, fertilizing, buying equipment, harvesting, etc. Each decision made in the Excel file changes the long-term profitability. Potential growers can see how each decision affects their bottom line - or doesn’t affect it as much as they might have thought.
Related ATTRA Publication: Agroforestry Overview
http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/agroforestry.html
USDA Food Atlas Provides Information on Access to Healthy, Local Foods
http://www.ers.usda.gov/FoodAtlas/
Your Food Environment Atlas, a new ERS online tool, allows users to map and compare counties across the United States on the ability of their residents to access healthful food. The tool covers numerous indicators that include health, demographic, and food access characteristics (e.g., proximity and concentration of grocery stores). It also includes data on local foods and farms that sell directly to the consumer.
North Dakota Extension Releases Organic Crop Budgets
http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/news/newsreleases/2010/feb-8-2010/organic-crop-budgets-for-2010-available-from-ndsu
The North Dakota State University Extension Service is offering projected organic crop budgets (http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/ecguides.html) for south-central North Dakota. While these budgets are area-specific, the information in the 13-page Extension publication may be of value to organic producers in other parts of the state, as well as conventional farmers interested in organic production, according to Andy Swenson, NDSU Extension farm management specialist. The organic crop budgets included in the publication are for spring wheat, durum, feed barley, corn, oil sunflowers, soybeans, oats, flax, field peas, millet, buckwheat, lentils, rye and green manure.
Community Food Security Coalition Requests Applicants for Program
http://www.foodsecurity.org/uploads/WM_CFS_RequestForApplications.pdf
CFSC is launching a unique mentoring opportunity for three community food organizations interested in receiving training and technical assistance for utilizing Whole Measures for Community Food Systems to evaluate their work’s impact. Training and technical assistance will be provided at no cost to participating communities thanks to the support of the Community Food Projects (CFP) Competitive Grants Program. Interested groups should apply by March 5.
Video Gives Tips on Converting Equipment for No-Till Use
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/CropNews/2010/0211hanna.htm
A few pointers will help adjust a planter for no-till farming systems. Instructions for getting optimum results from your planter in a no-till system are contained on a DVD created by members of the Iowa Learning Farm team. The DVD is available from the Iowa Learning Farm (http://www.extension.iastate.edu/ilf/) for free and can also be seen on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KAf-wf6WZ8) in a series of videos.
Related ATTRA Publication: Conservation Tillage
http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/conservationtillage.html
More Breaking News (http://attra.ncat.org/news/)
Funding Opportunities
Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program
http://www.nifa.usda.gov/funding/rfas/bfrdp.html
The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announces the availability of funds and requests applications for the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) for fiscal year (FY) 2010. The BFRDP provides resources to support the development of educational outreach curricula, workshops, educational teams, training, and technical assistance programs to assist beginning farmers and ranchers (includes beginning forest landowners, hereafter) in the United States and its territories with entering, establishing, building and managing successful farm and ranch enterprises.
Proposals are due April 6, 2010.
Strategic Agricultural Initiative Program
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=51344
EPA Region 2 is seeking applications from eligible organizations that will promote the transition to reduced-risk pest management practices in agriculture to protect human health and the environment. The SAI program focuses financial resources primarily on minor agricultural crop production. The program aims to demonstrate region specific pest management practices/technologies and integrated crop management systems to replace pesticide options that have been removed via Agency regulatory actions.
Proposals are due April 12, 2010.
Outreach Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Competitive Grants Program
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=KTvQLyVF3F51Q10TMtjxq1DgRnyGGtqfN2bp2XZhJHLHTBvHcPmh!368786711?oppId=51155&mode=VIEW
The Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Competitive Grants Program (OASDFR) provides funds to organizations to conduct outreach and technical assistance to encourage and assist socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers to own and operate farms and ranches and to participate in agricultural programs. The OASDFR will support a wide range of outreach and assistance activities in farm management, financial management, marketing, application and bidding procedures, and other areas.
Proposals are due March 1, 2010.
More Funding Opportunities (http://attra.ncat.org/funding/)
Coming Events
Sustainable Farming Association of Minnesota Conference
http://sfa-mn.org/conference.php
February 20, 2010
Northfield, Minnesota
Mark your calendars for the Sustainable Farming Association of Minnesota’s 19th Annual Conference on Saturday, February 20, 2010. The event is being held at St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN.
Fresh, Local Food in Underserved Communities Webinar
http://nplanonline.org/news/register-nplans-next-webinar-fresh-local-foods-underserved-communities
February 23, 2010
Through this webinar, sponsored by the National Policy & Legal Analysis Network to Prevent Childhood Obesity (NPLAN), participants will learn about ways to bring healthy foods to communities, outside of the traditional full-service grocery store. It will also provide mini-trainings on two of NPLAN’s model policy tools: Model Produce Cart Ordinance (coming soon!) and Land Use Protections for Farmers’ Markets.
Missouri Spring Forage Conference
http://agebb.missouri.edu/sfc/2010/program.htm
February 23, 2010
Springfield, Missouri
Don’t miss the 26th Annual Southwest Missouri Spring Forage Conference covering issues and topics affecting today’s graziers. Join other livestock producers for lunch, presentations and view the latest in products and exhibits on forage related information!
The Drake Forum
http://www.law.drake.edu/centers/agLaw/?pageID=beginningFarmers
March 4-5, 2010
Washington, D.C.
This two day national policy conference will identify innovative policies and projects at the federal, state, and local levels to support new and beginning farmers. To be held in Washington DC on March 4 and 5, 2010, the conference will feature national keynote speakers and regional voices on panel discussions.
More Events (http://attra.ncat.org/calendar)
New & Updated Publications
Paddock Design, Fencing, and Water Systems for Controlled Grazing
http://attra.ncat.org/calendar/new_pubs.php/2010/02/16/paddock_design_fencing_and_water_systems_1
Raising Dairy Heifers on Pasture
http://attra.ncat.org/calendar/new_pubs.php/2010/02/16/raising_dairy_heifers_on_pasture
Aquaculture Enterprises: Considerations and Strategies
http://attra.ncat.org/calendar/new_pubs.php/2009/11/18/aquaculture_enterprises_considerations_a_1
Question of the Week
What information can you give me on natural or organic methods for controlling parasites in my laying hens?
http://attra.ncat.org/calendar/question.php/2010/02/16/what_information_can_you_give_me_on_natu
DIY Biodiesel Webinar Now Available
The second installment of ATTRA’s farm-scale biodiesel production webinar series,DIY Biodiesel: Keeping It Safe, Keeping It Legal is now available for viewing. (http://attra.ncat.org/video/)
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Maalox Total Relief and Maalox Liquid Products: Medication Use Errors
Audience: Consumers, Healthcare professionals
FDA notified consumers and healthcare professionals about reports of serious medication errors involving consumers who used Maalox Total Relief when they had intended to use a Maalox liquid antacid product. Maalox Total Relief and the traditional Maalox products are both liquid medications available without a prescription, but are not interchangeable and are intended to treat different medical conditions. Maalox Total Relief is an upset stomach reliever and anti-diarrheal medication, while traditional Maalox liquid products Maalox Advanced Regular Strength and Maalox Advanced Maximum Strength are antacids.
Maalox Total Relief is not appropriate for individuals who want to use an antacid, since it contains the active ingredient bismuth subsalicylate which is chemically related to aspirin and may cause serious adverse effects such as bleeding. Maalox Total Relief should not be used in people who have or have a history of gastrointestinal ulcers or a bleeding disorder. It also should not be taken by children and teens if they are recovering from a viral infection, nor by individuals who are taking certain medications including: oral antidiabetic drugs (OADs), anticoagulation (thinning the blood) drugs such as warfarin (Coumadin) and clopidogrel (Plavix), non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS), and other anti-inflammatory drugs.
The Drug Safety Communication contains additional information for consumers and healthcare professionals, as well as product label photos.
Read the complete MedWatch 2010 Safety summary, including links to the Drug Safety Communication and FDA news release, at:
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Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agents (ESAs): Procrit, Epogen and Aranesp: Drug Safety Communication
Audience: Oncological and nephrological healthcare professionals and patients
FDA and Amgen notified healthcare professionals and patients that all ESAs must be used under a REMS risk management program. As part of the risk management program, a Medication Guide explaining the risks and benefits of ESAs must be provided to all patients receiving an ESA. Under the ESA APPRISE Oncology program, Amgen will ensure that only those hospitals and healthcare professionals who have enrolled and completed training in the program will prescribe and dispense ESAs to patients with cancer. Amgen is also required to oversee and monitor the program to ensure that hospitals and healthcare professionals are fully compliant with all aspects of the program. FDA is requiring a REMS because studies show that ESAs can increase the risk of tumor growth and shorten survival in patients with cancer who use these products. Studies also show that ESAs can increase the risk of heart attack, heart failure, stroke or blood clots in patients who use these drugs for other conditions.
Read the complete MedWatch 2010 Safety summary including links to the Drug Safety Communication and current Prescribing Information for these products, at:
hubby to massage my feet!<<<
LOL, been too long since Bill worked on mine, I had forgotten how useful a husband could be.
You are going to have a wonderful Spring day, soon.
NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Information and Public Affairs
Washington, DC 20207
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 17, 2010
Release # 10-139
Firm’s Recall Hotline: (866) 695-3551
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
Allreds Design Recalls Baby Bracelets and Pacifier Clips Due to Risk of Lead Exposure
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of Product: Allreds Design Baby Bracelets and Pacifier Clips
Units: About 900
Manufacturer: Allreds Design (doing business as Hidden Hollow Beads), of Fort Duchesne, Utah
Hazard: The recalled bracelets and pacifier clip clasps contain high levels of lead. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects.
Incidents/Injuries: Allreds Design received one report of a 10-month-old child who was treated by a physician for elevated lead levels.
Description: This recall includes Allreds Design brand baby bracelets and pacifier clips. The bracelets are sold in sizes 0-6 months, 1-4 years, and 4-8 years of age. The baby bracelets and pacifier clips have crystal and plastic beads in various colors with a metal clasp.
Sold by: Resale stores and other consignment retailers nationwide from June 2008 through December 2008 for about $5.
Manufactured in: United States
Remedy: Consumers should immediately take these recalled bracelets and pacifier clips away from children and contact Allreds Design for instructions on how to receive a replacement bracelet or pacifier clip.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, please contact Allreds Design toll-free at (866) 695-3551 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.
Note: Hidden Hollow Beads was alerted to this hazard by Jefferson County’s Health Department in Missouri.
To see this recall on CPSC’s web site, including pictures of the recalled products, please go to:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10139.html
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