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Garden Gifts and Other Green Gift Ideas Prepared by sisters Dr.
Astrid Newenhouse (Assistant Scientist in the Environmental Resources Center
and the Department of Biological Systems Engineering) and Dr. Sonya Newenhouse
(President, Madison Environmental Group, Inc and Community Car) Wisconsin Public Radio
-- Larry Meiller’s “Garden Talk” hosted by Lori Skelton 11/20/08 Under $10
Favorite seeds, Seed Savers Exchange, Johnny’s, seedsavers.org, 563 382-5990 johnnyseeds.com, 877-564-6697 Orchard mason bee house (make one or buy one for more money) Set of reused 5 gal plastic pails with handles for hauling tools, weeds, mulch, etc ChicoBag grocery bag
$8 Cotton rubberized or
nitrile gloves, skintight and flexible, Peanut butter mixer
crank $10, Real Goods realgoods.com LuSa organics soaps
etc http://www.lusaorganics.com 608 356-7627 Amaryllis bulb in a pot or tulip, hyacinth, and narcissus bulbs for indoors Organic maple sugar or maple cream or candy (MapleValley.coop, 800-760-1449) $10-$25 Raised bed corner brackets (metal) Lee Valley, Gardeners Supply www.leevalley.com, 800-267-8735, gardeners.com 800 427-3363 Handknit
merino/angora fair trade hat, mittens, scarf $29-$39(Fair Indigo) fairindigo.com
800-520-1806 Soil knife for weeding and transplanting GardenersEdge Gardenersedge.com 888-556-5676 Garden trugs, $13, 7 gal, or make your own from rubber trash bin gardeners supply or gardeners edge Hummingbird feeders, all kinds Gardener’s Edge Gardenersedge.com 888-556-5676 $15-50 Stainless steel water bottles, REI, Real Goods, Kleen Kanteen To-Go ware stainless steel tin for carrying food $20 Real Goods Hanging pocket shoe organizer for tools, gloves, seeds Stainless steel compost pail for kitchen counter Fresh local organic produce or gift certificate to restaurant that serves local produce A string of LED lights to decorate your house using 90% less heat and energy Floral arrangement coil, or “frogs” Good quality thermometer, simple large copper or electronic min/max thermometer $25-$50 Cultivators such as CobraHead weeder , $25 small, cobrahead.com , Cambridge WI866 962-6272 Kneeler, $35, folding, with pad, GardenersEdge Gardenersedge.com 888-556-5676 Garden rocker seat $49, Gardeners Edge Identiflyer, bird song identifier $35 Gardeners Supply gardeners.com 800 427-3363 Gift certificate to Community Car for access to hybrid cars, a truck, a mini cooper and a van Natural organic clothes, robes, baby clothes, household linens, or pillows Hand crank radio to listen to “Garden Talk” without any batteries $50+ Weather station: electronic data on temp, rainfall, windspeed, humidity CSA (Community or Compost tea service for lawn, 5 gal bubble bucket avail also Jay Anderson Bandoorganics.com Books and
Magazines Square foot Gardening Mel Batholomew $25 squarefootgardening.com The Human Powered Home by Tamara Dean, Newsociety.com $29 author has grainmill, blender, coffee grinder powered by her bicycle. Natural Home magazine naturalhomemagazine.com $15/yr, HortIdeas Newsletter $25gwill@mis.net, Growing for Market $33growingformarket.com, 800-307 8949 Ode Magazine $30 for intelligent optimists, odemagazine.com, Hand Made Gifts Trugs, rainbarrels, doggy dooley all made from rubber trash bins Floral stakes or garden stakes made from wire of campaign signs Compost window toss: flat sided pail hanging on post outside the kitchen window (no flies in house) garden trellis, mosaic stepping stones, cloth napkins or grocery bags, soothing neck wrap, pinecone peanut butter bird feeder The Gift of Time · UW Extension Publications: from your WI County Extension Office or (877) 947-7827 · Gardeners Supply, Burlington, VT (800) 427-3363, www.gardeners.com · Gardeners Edge, Piqua OH Gardenersedge.com 888-556-5676 ·
Lee
Valley, Ogdensburg, NY (800) 871-8159 www.leevalley.com · Gardens Alive!, Lawrenceburg, IN (812) 537-8650 www.gardensalive.com · Canada’s Office of Urban Ag (plans for doggy dooley) cityfarmer.org · Satara www.satara-inc.com and Hempen Goods www.hempengoods.com in Madison, WI · Maple Valley coop (syrup, sugar, cream), Cashton, WI, MapleValley.coop, 800-760-1449) ·
Community · Community Car, Madison, WI (608) 204-0400, www.communitycar.com · Madison Environmental Group, Inc. (608) 280-0800, www.madisonenvironmental.com · FullCircle Furniture www.fullcirclefurniture.com |