Home Remedy For Diaper Rash
Posted By TipNut On July 24, 2007 @ 12:59 pm In Beauty & Health | No Comments
In the sunburn remedies [1] post I mentioned a tip about boiling lettuce and using that water as treatment for relief.
This same remedy (boiled lettuce water) is a home treatment for diaper rash that was passed on to me, but requires just a few lettuce leaves:
* Boil a few washed & cleaned dark green lettuce leaves in water (amount to cover leaves) and boil for about 5 minutes.
* Strain the leaves and pour the water into a sterilized container. Allow to cool then apply to the diaper rash after each diaper change.
* The rash should show signs of healing the next day.
I know some poor burning bottoms don’t seem to respond to various creams and lotions, try this remedy to see if it helps.
Don’t Miss These Tips:
* Sunburn Relief Home Remedies – Over 50 Soothing Treatments [1]
* Athlete’s Foot Home Remedy [2]
* Poison Ivy Home Remedy For Itch Relief [3]
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5 Homemade Foot Soak Recipes
Posted By TipNut On February 1, 2007 @ 7:08 am In Beauty & Health | 6 Comments
Who doesn’t enjoy a nice, soothing foot soak? Ahhhhhh…
Recipe Directions:
Unless otherwise noted, mix together all ingredients thoroughly then store in an airtight container.
* Use 2 to 3 tablespoons per gallon of water used in soak.
Water temperature is at personal preference, but I find the hottest water my feet will comfortably tolerate gives the most relief and comfort.
Foot Soak Recipes
Recipe #1
1 part Epsom salts
1 part Baking soda
drops of choice essential oils (optional)
Chamomile Tea Foot Soak – Recipe #2
4 bags chamomile tea
1/8 cup dried parsley
4 drops essential oil of choice
* Steep ingredients in 1 gallon of hot water for 10 minutes before soaking feet.
Recipe #3
2 cups Kosher salt
1 cup Epsom salts
drops essential oil of choice (optional)
Recipe #4
1 1/4 cups Epsom salts
1 1/4 cups Kosher salt
1/4 cup baking soda
1/4 cup cornstarch
Recipe #5
1 cup lemon juice
3 TBS olive oil
1/4 cup milk
* Mix together well in a small bowl then add to 1 gallon of water and soak feet.
Tips
Single Ingredient Ideas:
* 1 cup honey per gallon of water
* 1/2 cup Epsom salts per gallon of water
* 2 cups brewed coffee per gallon of water
Essential Oil Ideas: peppermint, lavender, lemon, orange, eucalyptus, mint
You can also add marbles to the bottom of the basin to rub your feet over while soaking, quite soothing!
When your garden is in full bloom, add as many flower petals as you like to your favorite recipe for a special, pampered experience.
Don’t Miss These Tips:
* Homemade Foot Powder Recipes [1]
* Homemade Foot Therapy Scrub [2]
* Homemade Sea Salt Scrub Recipes [3]
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5 Homemade Garlic Syrup Recipes
Posted By TipNut On December 18, 2006 @ 7:22 am In Beauty & Health, Food, Food Tips, Recipes | 1 Comment
Garlic is eaten regularly by many for a variety of reasons, they believe garlic helps reduce cholesterol, fights coughs, colds and infections, ridding worms (!), calms the hysterical, cancer prevention, asthma treatments and respiratory ailments, vampire protection as well as develops courage if you’re a Roman Gladiator (hehe). And many more.
Instead of eating raw cloves of garlic, some prefer taking Garlic Syrup daily. This stuff can get pretty pricey to buy in the herbal/natural remedy stores, so for DIY’ers and frugalites, here are several different ways you can make your own Garlic Syrup.
Homemade Garlic Syrup Recipes
Recipe #1
1 pint water (boiling hot)
3/4 cup honey
2 ounces garlic cloves
1 TBS white vinegar
Directions:
* Peel and crush garlic and put in sterile glass jar.
* Pour hot boiling water over the garlic.
* Refrigerate overnight. The next day strain the water and add the vinegar and honey to water.
* Refrigerate and take up to 1 TBS three times daily.
Recipe #2
3 bulbs garlic (peeled)
2 cups water
1 cup cider vinegar
1/4 cup honey
Directions:
* Add garlic and water to a non-aluminum saucepan and simmer until the water reduces to 1 cup (garlic should now be soft).
* Remove garlic and place in a sterile jar or airtight container.
* Add both the honey and the cider vinegar to the water in the saucepan and boil until syrupy. Pour over garlic, seal and refrigerate overnight.
* Refrigerate and take up to one teaspoon daily.
Recipe #3
4 bulbs garlic (approximately 50 cloves)
1 quart apple cider vinegar
Directions:
* Peel and chop garlic. Place in a sterilized quart jar, cover with vinegar.
* Refrigerate.
* Shake jar daily.
* Take 1 tablespoon up to 3 times a day (adult). Sweeten as you like if needed.
Recipe #4
8 ounces garlic (peeled & minced)
Olive oil
Directions:
* Put garlic in a sterile jar and cover with olive oil. Seal and refrigerate. Strain and use as needed–1 teaspoon per.
*Olive oil is also purported to help with cholesterol
Recipe #5
1 pound garlic cloves (peeled and crushed)
apple cider vinegar
distilled water
1 cup glycerine
1 cup honey
Directions:
* Add garlic cloves to a sterilized 2 quart jar. Fill jar 3/4 full with equal parts vinegar & water. Seal and refrigerate for 4 days, shaking jar 3 times daily.
* After four days, add the glycerine and shake well to mix thoroughly. Set aside another day, shaking 3 times throughout the day.
* The next day strain through cheesecloth to remove all garlic. Return mixture to jar and add the honey, mix well.
* Store in refrigerator.
Make sure you have bunches of fresh parsley on hand to chew regularly if you use this, your breath will be nasty. Cases of breath mints too. Your family will thank you .
Important
It’s always a good idea to run home or herbal remedies by a doctor first. You never know if an ingredient can conflict with current medications or health issues.
Added: I happened across an article about garlic and oil, it should be refrigerated and consumed within a week [1] to prevent danger of botulism. Another article discusses adding acidity to the oil as well (such as vinegar): Preservation of vegetables in oil and vinegar [2].
Don’t Miss These Tips:
* Lavender Vinegar Recipes [3]
* Homemade Lemon Syrup Recipe [4]
* Homemade Herbal Conditioning Hair Rinse [5]
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[4] Homemade Lemon Syrup Recipe: http://tipnut.com/homemade-lemon-syrup-recipe/
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All future updates will occur on the replacement page which is now situated at
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which will open if you click on the link.
The hand cream recipes on this page have come from many sources and have taken several years to gather, I acknowledge the original source of those that I know, I apologise for those cases where I have not attributed the name for those that I don’t know. In all cases the fragrance is optional, the water used was de-ionised.
The quantities of the ingredients are not ‘cast in stone’ you can (and should) experiment, but make small batches and small adjustments at any one time. The quantities for the recipes, that I have myself worked up, are to produce a nominal 100 gm quantity and should be scaled up according to need.
The first recipe is for the hand creme on the previous page that I used to sell. The method used is common to most of the recipes on this page.
26 gm Beeswax
50 gm FGMO
2 gm Borax
22 ml Water
1 drop fragrance I use a large saucepan part full of water with a wire grid in it’s base and two tall glass jars to contain the ingredients. In one I melt the oil and beeswax and in the other I put the water and borax these are heated to around 70° C. The jars themselves are only ever filled to about 40% capacity. The exact temperature is not critical as long as both liquids are at the same temperature, the wax is fully melted and the borax fully dissolved. Add the water phase to the oil/wax mixture while stirring briskly using a domestic power whisk. A white cream forms, The first stirring benefits from being about 10 minutes, then stir intermittently until the mixture cools to 40° C or below and any fragrance oil can then be stirred in. Pour the cream into your pre-labeled jars (this avoids tilting the jar and wetting the interior of the top part of the jar and the inside surface of the lid.
Another version that I used to make was called ‘skin creme’, this was similar, but had different ingredients and quantities.
16 gm Beeswax
18 gm Anhydrous lanolin
30 ml FGMO
1 gm Borax
35 ml Water
1 drop fragrance The method used was identical to the recipe above except that the lanolin was included in the oil phase.
Cosmetic cream was another that I used to manufacture and was of much looser consistency.
16 gm Beeswax
50 ml FGMO
3 gm Borax
31 ml Water
1 drop fragrance Again the method was as the first recipe, if such a cream is to be used for removing make-up... Try substituting witch hazel for some of the water.
Witch hazel occurs in this recipe that carried the title ‘face cream’.
27 gm Beeswax
33 ml Olive oil
8 ml Glycerine
8 ml Witch hazel
5 ml Water
19 gm Grated soap The soap in this recipe can provide the fragrance and acts to emulsify the mixture. Include the soap, glycerine and witch hazel in the water phase. (I used ‘Lux soap flakes’ as my soap ingredient).
Massage cream... Although called a cream, this product was more of grease. The ingredients were 8 gm Beeswax + 32 ml FGMO + 60 gm Anhydrous lanolin (wool fat). These were simply melted together and whisked to combine. Adjusting the amount of FGMO up or down will alter the consistency.
I have a recipe from Ettamarie Peterson
She makes a solid hand lotion just by mixing warm olive oil and melted beeswax, she uses a ratio of 3 beeswax to 4 olive oil.
Rick Green uses a similar recipe and adds coconut oil and ‘essence of lavender’, he sells this under the title ‘Bee Balm’.
The following recipe was published in an American Magazine “Country Living” where it was offered as a ‘gardener’s hand cream’. I have metricated the original quantities so that anyone can understand them.
240 ml Grated beeswax
(why measured by volume is beyond me!)
120 ml Jojoba oil
30 ml Aloe vera gel
30 ml Vitamin E oil
120 ml Sweet almond oil
9 drops Peppermint essential oil
9 drops Orange essential oil Combine the grated beeswax, Jojoba oil, and aloe vera gel in the top of a double boiler or in a glass measure in a microwave oven. Melt (about 45 seconds in a microwave oven or up to 3 minutes in a double boiler). Remove from the source of heat and whisk until cool, adding vitamin E oil, almond oil, and essential oils as it begins to thicken. Spoon cream into a jar, cover, and store 1 to 2 days in a cool, dark place.
I also offer this American skin cream recipe that has not been tested by myself.
70 gm Beeswax
115 gm Anhydrous lanolin
160 ml Baby oil
180 ml Water
5 gm Borax (sodium borate)
5 drops Fragrant essential oil Method... Use the method of the first recipe.
Emollient lotion, Another untested American recipe...
80 gm Beeswax
150 gm FGMO
20 gm Isopropyl miristate
100 gm PEG 400 mono stearate
50 gm Lanolin
20 gm Stearic acid
1.5 gm Propylparaben
1.5 gm Methylparaben
7 gm Borax
570 ml Water
9 drops Fragrance Method... Use the method of the first recipe.
A Hand lotion recipe that contains beeswax and honey...
16 gm Beeswax
64 ml FGMO
20 gm Honey
30 ml Glycerine (glycerol)
15 gm soap flakes
5 drops of lemon juice Method... Melt the beeswax and FGMO at about 70° C and stir together in one water bath whilst raising the honey, soap and glycerine to 39° C in another water bath. allow the wax and oil mixture to cool to 39° C and combine the two mixtures. When combined, but only partially whisked add the lemon juice, then finish the whisking. (this recipe may benefit from an addition of about 20 gm of lanolin.)
A soft soothing cream that has many purposes can be made as follows...
20 gm Beeswax
20 ml Olive oil, Jojoba or FGMO
20 ml Coconut oil
20 ml Glycerine
19 ml Water
1 gm Borax Method... Use the method of the first recipe. One experiment that I have intended to try and have never gotten around to, would be to substitute 20 grams of soap flakes for the 1 gram of borax.
Aloe vera can be liquidised in a food mixer and the Juice strained out. This liquid can be used to replace some of the aqueous components in any of the above recipes. Coconut oil or olive oil can be used to substitute the FGMO where it occurs. If coconut oil is used then no other fragrance should be added.
Using an electric beater or whisk is essential, no amount of hand stirring can produce the smoothness that makes these creams so luxurious.
Work accurately... Use electronic scales and check them against known weights, use photographic measuring cylinders to calibrate the cups and scoops used for volumetric measures. Strike off excess powder from spoons with a knife to ensure consistency every time you use them. Keep records and seek the opinions of others as to the way the products feel and work.
Homemade Lip Salve Recipes
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By Chelsea Fitzgerald
eHow Contributing Writer
A beautiful smile transforms your entire face.
A beautiful smile can transform your entire face, and lip color can enhance your beautiful smile. But applying color to your lips is useless if your lips are chapped or not smooth and healthy. The following homemade lip salve and lip balm recipes will ensure you have a smooth, beautiful smile.
Methods
1. Ideally, a lip salve should heal, soothe and smooth your lips. It helps to protect them from harsh weather conditions, such as extreme hot or cold temperatures, or wind. Lip balms or salves can also heal areas that result from bad habits, such as chewing on your lips when you are nervous.
Lip salves can be easily and inexpensively made at home by melting common items found in every household, such as petroleum jelly, beeswax and solid shortenings like Crisco. According to the All Free Crafts website, you should only use beeswax that contains cosmetic or food-grade ingredients. Do not overheat these substances in your microwave or double boiler; they only need to be melted.
For a simple and deliciously flavored lip balm, melt a small amount of solid vegetable shortening in the microwave or double boiler. Add a bit of flavored drink mix such as Kool-Aid; some good flavors to try are cherry, raspberry or watermelon.
Cocoa powder added to equal parts of melted petroleum jelly and solid shortening makes a wonderful chocolate-flavored lip gloss.
Cranberry-flavored lip salve can be created by microwaving 1 tbsp. sweet almond oil, approximately 8-10 cranberries and 1 tsp. honey. Do not overheat; microwave only until the mixture starts to boil. Crush the berries, stir to release the color and then drain through a tea strainer or cheesecloth.
To store your homemade lip salve, you can use old lip gloss pots, containers or tubes. Make sure they are clean and sterile before storing your new lip salve. Wash them with hot, soapy water, rinse and dry. Sterilize them by wiping them out with a cotton ball dipped in rubbing alcohol, then rinse and dry again.
Recycling
2. We all have old tubes of lipsticks in our makeup drawers. Often the color is not just right, or the shade is too dark or light. Remove the lipstick from its tube with a toothpick or small utensil, and combine it with other shades you have. You may have to experiment to find just the right color combination.
When you have achieved the perfect shade, place 1/2 tsp. lipstick, 1 tsp. beeswax and 1/2 tsp. petroleum jelly in a small, microwave-safe dish. Microwave for just a few seconds to melt the ingredients, then stir well and add to a prepared container. For extra smoothing benefits, you can also add in a couple drops of Vitamin E, squeezed from the capsule. Adding 4-6 drops of peppermint oil can add a refreshing scent and flavor.
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There is a link here for every Bee subject ever invented any where in the world.
Hundreds and maybe thousands of pages.
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Free Recipes on how to make massage oils and buttersCherry Massage Butter
6 Tablespoons Shea Butter
1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
2 Tablespoons Coconut Oil
2 Tablespoons Avocado Oil
1/2 Teaspoon Soap Crafters Cherry Flavoring
Melt all ingredients on stove in a small pot making sure they reach 180 degrees. Take off the heat. Allow to cool off until just warm. Add the flavoring and mix well.
Pour into the 4 ounce Soap Crafters Salve Jar . In a few hours at room temperature, it will be ready for someone to give you a wonderful massage!
Icy Massage Oil
8 ounces of Almond Oil
1 teaspoon of Soap Crafters Mint Flavoring
Just add the grapeseed oil to the Soap Crafters 8 ounce lotion bottle , add the flavoring and shake to mix. Almond oil is the preferred massage oil base for professional massage therapists. The Mint Flavoring gives a coolness on the skin that is wonderful for a hot summer day massage.
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2 Tablespoons Bee’s Wax
3 Tablespoons Cocoa Butter
3 Tablespoons Shea Butter
2 Tablespoons Jojoba Oil
1 Tablespoon Vitamin E
1 Tablespoon Honey Powder (some grocery stores will order it for you)
2 Tablespoons Activated Charcoal Powder (look in vitamin store)
3 Tablespoons Kaolin Clay
Optional : Herbal Extracts, Essential Oils - depending on what you’re using the salve for
8 1/2 ounce clear jars
Black Salve is touted to do everything these days, including curing cancer. I will be staying off the cancer topic, but this is the old fashioned salve everyone used to have in the house. What it does best is absorb toxins. The common use for it is to put a glob of it on a bee sting, slivers or a cut. It sucks out the poisons! No home should be without it.
First Step:
Put Bees wax, cocoa butter and shea butter in a small pot and heat. You want to keep it at 180 Circulon 3 Quart Covered Saucepan degree for at least 15 minutes. This is easier than it sounds. Just heat it on medium high until it is melted. Turn off the burner and let it sit. It should still be over 180 in 15 minutes. :)
Second Step:
Add the rest of the ingredients and stir until well blended. The easy place to buy Activated Charcoal is in your local health food store or herbal medicine store. You’ll probably have to open a lot of capsules, but it is the stuff you need for this.
Third Step:
Feel free to add any relevant herbal extracts to the formula just before you spoon it in. You want to make sure it is very cooled off before adding any extracts, essential oils, or fragrance.
Fourth Step:
Once it is smooth, spoon into 1/2 ounce jars. Give a jar to everyone you know. They will thank you for it!
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A LITTLE BEEWAX INFO
Beeswax is a byproduct of honey production. It makes wonderful lip balms, hand lotions, hand creams, moisturizers, in cosmetics, wood finishes, waxes, leather polishes; waterproofing products, and dental molds.
It is impervious to water and unaffected by mildew. It has a melting point of 143 to 148 degrees F. and should only be heated using a double boiler as it is flammable when subjected to fire and flames. It is pliable at 100 degrees F.
Beeswax is produced by the (female) worker honeybees. The wax is secreted from wax glands on the underside of the bee’s abdomen and is molded into six-sided cells which are filled with honey, then capped with more wax. When honey is harvested, the top layer of wax that covers the cells, the cappings, must be removed from each hexagon-shaped cell.
Bees use their wax to “glue” together the wooden frames in their hive, and that must be scraped off so the frames can be separated. The beeswax, which contains some honey, bee parts, and other impurities, must be melted and filtered or strained.
Most beeswax is gold or yellow but can also be in shades of orange, brown, etc. The color of the wax is in most part determined by the type of plants the bees collect nectar from. Beeswax has a delightful, light fragrance of honey, flower nectar and pollen.
Beeswax makes superior, slow burning candles. Beeswax burns more beautifully than any other wax. It exudes a faint, natural fragrance of honey and pollen. When candles are made with the proper size of wicking, they are smokeless, dripless, and burn with a bright flame.
If you wonder why beeswax is so expensive, consider this: It has been estimated that bees must fly 150,000 miles to produce one pound of wax. Bees must eat about six pounds of honey to secrete a pound of wax. For every 100 pounds of honey a beekeeper harvests, only one to two pounds of beeswax are produced.
BEESWAX RECIPES
Moisturing Vitamin E Cream
4 oz. sweet almond oil
1 oz. beeswax
2 oz. water
10 drops Vitamin E oil
10 drops lavender essential oil
Melt the oil and the wax in a double boiler, Remove from heat, add water, and stir thoroughly.
Add your Vitamin E, essential oil and stir continuously until cool. This cream is very moisturizing and emollient.
It is nice for rough, dry, or chapped complexions and should help promote healthy looking skin.
After you have added the essential oil and the cream is still warm enough to pour, carefully pour it into Salve Jars or Metal Tins, we offer both below.
Antiseptic Balm ( Use instead of antiseptic ointment, this is far superior! )
Ingredients:
2 ounces Beeswax
3 ounces Sweet Almond Oil
1 ounce Jojoba Oil
20 drops Wheatgerm Oil
20 drops Myrrh Essential Oil
20 drops Tea Tree Essential Oil
( Makes enough to fill 4 each 1 ounce salve jars or 1 ounce metal tins )
A rule of thumb is 2 parts oil to one part beeswax. Simply heat the Sweet Almond and Jojoba oil in a saucepan and add Beeswax. If you want a thin consistency ( such as a cream or Vaseline ) add only a little bit of Beeswax. Want it thicker like wax? Just add more Beeswax.
Allow the base to cool down to see what the consistency is like. If it’s too thick, add more Sweet Almond oil and reheat, too thin?, add more Beeswax.
As the base is cooling add the essential oils to enhance the healing effect of the balm. These essential oils can be found in our Essential Oil List.
After you have added the essential oil and the lip balm is still warm enough to pour, carefully pour it into Salve Jars or Metal Tins, we offer both below.
Herbal Salve
Make different Herbal Salves simply by changing/mixing differnet essential oils!
Ingredients:
2 ounces Beeswax
3 ounces Sweet Almond Oil
1 ounce Jojoba Oil
1/2 oz. Canola oil
40 drops total essential oil of your preference
( Makes enough to fill 4 each 1 ounce salve jars or 1 ounce metal tins )
Simply heat the Sweet Almond, Canola oil and Jojoba oil in a saucepan and add Beeswax. If you want a thin consistency ( such as a cream or Vaseline ) add only a little bit of Beeswax. Want it thicker like wax? Just add more Beeswax.
Allow the base to cool down to see what the consistency is like. If it’s too thick, add more Sweet Almond oil and reheat, too thin?, add more Beeswax.
As the base is cooling add the essential oils to enhance the healing effect of the balm. These essential oils can be found in our Essential Oil List.
After you have added the essential oil and the lip balm is still warm enough to pour, carefully pour it into Salve Jars or Metal Tins, we offer both below.
Use Bayleaf Essential oil for relieving rheumatism.
Use Bergamot Essential oil for colds, bronchitis systems, i.e. chest rub.
Use Caraway Essential oil for antiseptic quality.
Use Cardamon Essential oil for aphrodisiac quality. Use Clary Sage Essential oil for anti-ainflammatory, aphrodisiac and scalp problems
Use Cedar Essential oil for relieving Chronic anxiety and stress.
Use Citronella Essential oil for making a insect repellent salve.
Use Eucalyptus Essential oil for chest rub, relieves congestion, eases breathing.
Use Frankincense Essential oil for asthma and other respiratory problems.
Use Gardenia Essential oil for chest rub, said to relieve flu conditions, fever, hypertension and palpitations.
Use Juniper Essential oil for emotionally cleansing effect. Calms the nerves.
Use Orange Essential oil for a lighter body lotion, said to relax, relieve sexual apprehension, and is antiseptic and antibactericidal.
Use Patchouli Essential oil for antiseptic, aphrodisiac qualities.
Use Rosemary Essential oil for relieving tired muscles.
Use Tea Tree Essential oil for Antiseptic, antifungal, antiviral qualities.
Itch Relief Salve ( Good for posion ivy, posion oak )
1 pint Sweet Olive Oil
2 ounces Beeswax
1 tablespoon Chickweed Powder
1 tablespoon Comfrey Powder
Put chickweed and comfrey powder into sweet olive oil and simmer 3 hours. Strain and add beeswax. Pour into salve jars or tins.
Coconut Butter Body Moisturizer ( Good for wind and sunburned skin )
Ingredients
2 tablespoons beeswax
2 teaspoons distilled water
4 oz. cocoa butter
4 tablespoons sweet almond
2 tablespoons coconut oil
Melt the beeswax over low heat with the water. Spoon in cocoa butter and blend. Gradually blend in oils. Pour into glass jar.
The lotion will thicken as it cools.
Vaseline Type Jelly
This makes a great vaseline type jelly.
1 ounce (weight) beeswax
1/2 cup baby oil
Melt the beeswax in a microwave or a double boiler. Stir in the baby oil.
Remove the mixture from the heat and stir until cool.
Skin Cream ( by Elaine White )
2 1/2 ounces (weight) beeswax
4 ounces (weight) lanolin
2/3 cup baby or mineral oil
3/4 cup water
1 teaspoon borax (sodium borate, CP)
Fragrant oil (optional)
Melt the oil, lanolin and beeswax to 160 degrees F. Heat the borax and water in a separate container to 160 degrees F. Be sure the beeswax is melted and the borax is dissolved. Add the water mixture to the oil mixture while stirring.
When a white cream forms, stir slowly until the mixture cools to 100 degrees F. Pour the cream into small, wide-mouth jars.
Pain Releif Salve
1 tablespoon Chickweed powder
1 tablespoon Wormwood Powder
10 drops Tea Tree oil
2 pints Sweet Olive Oil
3 ounces Beeswax
Mix together chickweed, wormwood powder, add the mixed herbs to sweet olive oil and simmer 3 hours. Strain and add beeswax and Tea Tree Oil. Pour into salve containers.
HAND CREAM
2 ounces beeswax
1 cup sweet almond oil
1 cup water
10 drops essential oil (if desired, for fragrance)
Heat beeswax and sweet almond oil until the wax melts. In another container, heat water until warm. Both mixtures should be warm, but not so hot as to be uncomfortable to the touch.
Place warm water in a blender. Cover the blender, leaving open the small opening in the cover. With the blender running on high speed, slowly pour in the beeswax-oil mixture in a thin stream. When most of the oil has been added, the mixture should begin to thicken.
At this point, add the essential oil. Continue to add oil and blend until the mixture is sufficiently thickened. Turn off the blender. You should have a thick cream. Spoon into salve jars or metal tins.
Body Lotion
This is a great recipe that does not spoil easily without the aid of refrigeration. It makes about 2 cups of lotion.
1 cup of aloe vera gel
1 teaspoon of lanolin 1 teaspoon of pure vitamin E oil
1/3 cup of coconut oil
1/2 ounce of beeswax
3/4 cup of almond oil
Up to 1 and 1/2 teapoons of essential oil of your choice or more to prolong scent
Place aloe vera gel, lanolin and vitamin E oil in a blender or food processor. Place coconut oil and beeswax in a 2 cup Pyrex measuring cup, microwave on high for 30 second and stir. Repeat in ten second blocks until fully melted.
Stir in almond oil, reheating if necessary. Run blender at low to medium speed, then pour in melted oils in a thin stream. As the oils is blended in the cream will turn white and the blender’s motor will begin to grind. As soon as you have a mayonaise-like consistency, stop motor, add essential oils and pulse blend. do not overblend Transfer cream to glass jars while still warm because it thickens quickly.
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4 ounces sweet olive oil
3 to 4 ounces beeswax
1 ounce cocoa butter
15 drops vitamin e oil
25 drops lavender oil
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3 ounces sweet almond oil
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1/3 cup coconut oil or cocoa butter
1 Teaspoon lanolin
1/2 ounce grated beeswax
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1/2 cup aloe vera gel
1 - 2 drops rose blend EO
5 drops Vitamin E oil
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2 teaspoons beeswax
2 tablespoons, sweet almond oil or coconut oil
5 drops essential oil (such as orange, lemon, grapefruit, tangerine, coconut or mint)
2 drops vitamin E capsule
(optional: to tint, up to 1/4 teaspoon lipstick)
Melt the oil and beeswax together. Remove from heat. If coloring, stir in the lipstick. When the mixture has cooled to lukewarm, stir in essential oil and the vitamin E. Transfer to a small container.
Stir occasionally while cooling . If a thicker gloss is desired, increase the amount of beeswax. (Experiment with other additions such as baking chocolate, crushed peppermint candy, cocoa butter, vanilla bean, oil of cinnamon, oil of camphor or eucalyptus for soothing chapped lips, wheat germ oil, etc.
Add oil-based ingredients to the oil phase, and water-soluble ingredients to the water phase.) This is a great way to use up leftover or too-dark lipstick.
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1 pint turpentine (odorless, if you can find it)
1 pint boiled linseed oil
Melt wax. Remove wax from heat source, then stir in turpentine and oil. Before applying to bare wood, warm the mixture to achieve better penetration. Apply with a soft cloth, let dry, then buff with a wool cloth. Old coats can be removed with an organic solvent such as turpentine. This can also be used on leather. (Another wood finish can be made with 1 pound beeswax and 1 pint turpentine, omitting the linseed oil.)
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1 pint turpentine
2 cups water
1 ounce Ivory soap flakes
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Add soap and stir until dissolved. Add it to the wax/turpentine, stirring briskly until an emulsion forms.
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MB001 Moringa: Natures Medicinal Cabinet
Moringa may provide the boost in energy, nutrition and health you’ve been seeking. It’s a remarkable tree whose leaves, pods and flowers have seven times the Vitamin C found in oranges, four times the Vitamin A of carrots, three times the iron of spinach, four times as much calcium as milk and three times the potassium of bananas. And its medicinal properties are no less impressive. Besides providing a natural energy boost, people also report their immune system strengthened, skin condition restored, blood pressure controlled, headaches and migraines handled, diabetes sugar level managed, inflammations and arthritis pains reduced, tumors restricted and ulcers healed. Excited laboratory researchers have already confirmed many of these results, and work is continuing.
Moringa also has a well-documented detoxifying effect. Universities around the world have studied Moringa’s ability to purify water—attaching itself to harmful material and bacteria, and allowing them to be expelled as waste. The evidence points to this same process going on inside your body.
The result is long-lasting energy without hyperactivity...a nerve system at rest...a blood system not under pressure...a gland and hormone system in balance.
This book has everything you need to know—Moringa’s medicinal properties, nutritional content, where to get it, the best way to grow it, and how to prepare Moringa for best results.
Sanford Hoist raises a small plantation of Moringa trees at his home in Sherman Oaks, California. He is best known for his books on health and life improvement, including LifeCycle—which provides a healthy and natural approach to life. He was a ranger with the U.S. Forest Service before graduating from MIT and UCLA, then built a successful career in computer systems. He a single father of two wonderful daughters, and is currently chairman of LifeWorks Institute, a nonprofit organization dedicated to life improvement.
“Scientifically speaking, Moringa sounds like magic. It can rebuild weak bones, enrich anemic blood and enable a malnourished mother tonurse her starving baby. Doctors use it to treat diabetes in West Africa and high blood pressure in India .... And it’s not only good for you, it’s delicious.”
Los Angeles Times
CONTENTS
1. A Remarkable Discovery
2. Medicinal Properties
3. Helping the World’s Needy
4. How to Prepare and Use Moringa
5. How to Plant, Grow and Harvest
6. Botanical Information
7. Research and Websites Around the World . .
Definitions
Bibliography
Index
MB001 Moringa: Natures Medicinal Cabinet $9.95
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Low Viability Seeds For Research Only: These seeds have dropped below our minimum germination standards and are offered at a reduced price for research purposes such as water purification, etc.
NW32RS Bulk Package of 1,000 Low Viability Moringa seeds $50.00
[There you are a tree nursery for $50.00, rare and useful.
granny]
MALUNGGAY DESCRIPTION
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MORINGA, MALUNGGAY, SAJINA
Moringa is the English name. It is called Malunggay in Philippines and Sajina in Indian Subcontinent and South East Asia. It grows very wildly in hot tropical climate.
Moringa is a wonderful herb known all over the world— but only recently in the U.S. It may provide the boost in energy, nutrition and health youíve been seeking. This book reveals Moringaís nutritional content, medicinal properties, where to get it, the best results.
Moringa is a remarkable discovery, which can make a tremendous difference in your health and quality of life. Mounting scientific evidence shows what has been known for thousands of years by people in the tropical parts of the world: Moringa is natureís medicine cabinet.
It is best known as an excellent source of nutrition and a natural energy booster. Loaded with nutrients, vitamins and amino acids, it replenishes your body and provides what you need to get through a hectic weekday or active weekend.
As the candles multiply on top of your birthday cake, you may find yourself slowing down and saying, ìI just donít feel eighteen any more.î Moringa gives back some of the energy you thought was lost.
Yet this is not a sugar-based energy. Itís not something, which makes you hyper for some period of intense activity then leaves you drained. In fact, Moringa is also relaxing...it helps to reduce blood pressure and assure a good nightís sleep. How does it contribute more energy and greater relaxation at the same time?
The answer seems to be Moringaís well-documented detoxifying effect. University laboratories around the world have studied Moringaís ability to purify water...attaching itself to harmful material and bacteria, and allowing them to be expelled as waste. The evidence points to this same process going on inside your body.
It produces long-lasting energy without hyperactivity... a nerve system at rest... a blood system not under pressure...a gland and hormone system in balance.
Other health benefits identified by people who use Moringa continue this same pattern: immune system strengthened, skin condition restored, blood pressure controlled, headaches and migraines handled, diabetes sugar level managed, inflammations and arthritis pains reduced, tumors restricted and ulcers healed.
A body thatís not fighting damaging internal elements is better able to use the nutrients, which come into it to build healthy skin, bone and muscles, as well as the all-important hormones, which keep your body in balance.
And Moringa is loaded with nutrients. Each ounce of Moringa contains seven times the Vitamin C found in oranges, four times the Vitamin A of carrots, three times the iron of spinach, four times as much calcium as milk and three times the potassium of bananas.
One of the best attributes of Moringa is that it is also quite tasty and a welcome addition to your kitchen. The leaves, pods and flowers of this versatile tree are all edible, each with its own flavor. They can be served fresh with meals, or be reduced to powder and used as a food supplement.
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Cephalophora ( Fragrant Pineapples )
Christmas Cherry ( Solanum )
Cirsium
Cladanthus
Commelina
Cosmidium
Crossandra
Cyperus ( Umbrella Plant )
Datura/Brugmansia
Dichondra
Dowingia
Emilia
Euphorbia
Fatsia ( Aralia )
Gardenia
Gomphocarpus ( Cottonbush, Hairy Balls )
Heliophila
Heliotrope
Humulus ( Hops )
Impatiens
Petunias
Trees, Shrubs & Foliage
Acacia
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Mountain Valley Seed offers a wide range of flower, vegetable, herb, and other seeds in economical bulk packaging. Our very low wholesale pricing and broad selection make us a great seed source for growers, greenhouses and nurseries, or hobbyists.
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Seed catalog of rare and unusual plants, flowers, trees, vegetables, and more.
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Plumeria & Tropicals - Exotic Plants | Cuttings | Seeds
Importer, grower and retailer of exotic plumeria cuttings, seeds and rooted plants. Also import worldwide varieties of Adenium, Cordyline, Ti plants and other Exotic Tropical Plants.
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Our specialist price-lists offer seeds from over 35,000 different flowering plants, with over 4,000 items in stock for immediate dispatch. B and T World Seeds, seeds for the environment, science, industry and private collections.
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Virtual Seeds Tobacco Seeds for the Home Gardener
The most popular varieties of tobacco seeds for the home gardener can be found here, plus gardening tips and links to help you be successful in your garden project. If you can grow tomatoes, you can grow tobacco! Legal in all 50 states for personal use.
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Specializing in unique and quality seeds for garden annuals, perennials, shrubs, trees and tropicals. We carry an assortment of unique and hard to find varieties, including many heirloom flower seeds.
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Sustainable Seed Company
Sustainable Seed co. sells the finest quality heirloom vegetable, herb, grain and flower seed. It is dedicated to supporting the small family seed farmer. It acquires all its seed from these farmers who grow in a sustainable organic fashion.
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Backyard Heirloom Seeds and Herbs
Northwest cold climate heirloom seeds -buy a bulk variety set of 75 packs for only $50. Seeds will grow well in most southern and northern gardens.Non gmo non Hybrid vegetable tomato and herb seeds. The best savings at @ .67 cent a pack
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We supply wild seeds of over 1500 various plants, mainly of Central European, East Asian, Mediterranean and Indian origin and some tropical rare species of other continents, as well as, dried herbs, roots, bark and other herbal products.
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New Hope Seed Company
The New Hope Seed Company is a small family owned and operated organization working to preserve and protect heirloom and open-pollinated vegetable, tobacco and field crop varieties. Specializing in rare, hard to find tobacco seeds.
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This site provides complete lists of Sweet Pea varieties available from two independent on-line suppliers, with direct links to their sites that give more details and further links to all known specialist suppliers.
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Knapp`s Fresh Vegies
Many varieties of Tomatoes, Hot Peppers, Squash, and Sunflower seeds. Also a killer hot pepper sauce.
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One Stop Poppy Shoppe
We have Poppies! Over 50 Poppy seed varieties available in this store! This is the store for serious poppy collectors to buy seeds of hard to find Poppy garden flower varieties. For sale is the largest collection of poppy flower seeds available anyw...
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Producer of tropical seeds on Reunion island, mail order world wide
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Garden Seeds Discount, Top quality seeds at the lowest price on the web. Vegetable seeds, garden seeds, From Asparagus Seeds to watermelon seed. Fast and resonable shipping cost.
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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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The Victory Heirloom Vegetable Seed Company
Victory Heirloom Seeds offers a wide variety of rare open-pollinated and heirloom vegetables, heirloom herbs, and heirloom flower seeds. The on-line seed catalog is maintained to reflect seeds available in stock. Open-pollinated, heirloom seeds only.
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Professional quality sweet pea seed for exhibition and garden. Integrated shopping cart and secure online payment systems.
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U.K. Online vegetable seeds at affordable prices
Moreveg are U.K. online vegetable seeds sellers. We sell seeds in seed in realistic quantities so you do not waste money buying seed in quantities you do not need.
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Unusual Flower and Vegetable Seed
A wide range of rare and unusual flower seed, ornamental grasses and vegetables from a UK nursery. Come and see us at all the large flower shows including RHS Chelsea and Hampton Court.
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Sprout your own fresh organic greens in a square foot of counter space. Seeds, sprouters, information.
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Online on line catalogue for flower and vegetables Seeds, Bearded Iris Rhizomes/Bulbs, Sowing and Gardening Tools, Garden Art and Decor and so much more!
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Plumeria, frangipani, and tropical plants for home and garden
The Plumeria Gallery is a State Certified Nursery located in Naples, Florida. We grow over 1,000 named varieties of Plumeria and a wide variety of tropical plants for home and garden..
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The Plant Attraction! Rare & Common Tropical Plants & Seeds
The Plant Attraction ~ In Living Color is a registered nursery in Florida that offers the most unique tropical plants & seeds. Rare to common house plants, from all over the world....Mother Natures finest!
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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
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
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[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
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.)
Do you have any thoughts? Are our designs offensive to logic and common sense? Do you have any ideas for DIY gardening tools? Let us know!
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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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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).
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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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