Here we are in the season of giving generously. Not all of us can afford to give lavishly, but even the humble gift of seeds can create enormous abundance. We’re talking about both literal and figurative seeds here.
On the literal plane, a $3.49 packet of our Botanical Interests certified organic Dazzling Blue Kale seeds (~100 seeds) can yield an abundant and highly nutritious crop of either ‘cut & come again’ baby greens or mature leaves over an exceptionally long season. Friends of ours in Boulder are still harvesting this easy-to-grow, delicious vegetable, rich in minerals and antioxidants. How’s that for a stocking-stuffer with abundant potential?
And for under $15, you could add top bioregionally adapted varieties from MASA Seed Foundation like Bright Lights Swiss Chard, Out-Red-Geous Romaine Lettuce and Genovese Basil, all packaged for 2026. You could even give the gift of a whole meadow of pollinator-supporting flowers in a packet from Botanical Interests.
Figuratively speaking, our books, puzzles and tools, for children as well as adults, provide the seeds for knowledge, positive and enriching experience, inspiration and action. We offer nature books and activity ‘packs’, and enchanting story books for children, such as:
Rainbow Science
Audubon’s Nature Smarts Workbook (Ages 7-9)
Backpack Explorer Kits
Nature Anatomy Activity Book
Illuminated Loupes and Mini-Microscopes
to help engage their sense of wonder and exploration, as well as stewardship, beyond their phone screens.
Grown-ups can gain similar benefits from our excellent guide books, like
Edible & Medicinal Plants of the Southern Rockies
Four Season Gardening
Grow Your Soil
Teaming with Microbes (also Teaming with Bacteria, Fungi, and more)
Herbs for Stress & Anxiety
Herbal Antivirals
and our guides to effective activism in the social and heart realms:
How to Love the World
Let’s Move the Needle
So consider giving the amazing, affordable gift of seeds, of either kind, this season.