Plantable Paper

I have an obsession with paper. I even found a way to decorate things with little tiny strips of it. So when I discovered Greenfield Paper I just had to find some reason to buy something from them, more specifically I wanted some of their paper with seeds embedded in it. This so neatly combined two of my obsessions – paper and growing things.

I am very frugal at heart and so could not justify spending money on this product just because I wanted to hold it in my hands, I had to find a purpose for it. It took a little while but I figured out what I could use it for – Christmas cards. So this year a very select few (they weren’t cheap cards) got cards for Christmas this year that come spring they could plant and enjoy though the summer.

I of course kept one for myself.

The company offers so much more than seed embedded greeting cards. They have tree free paper including a kind made of recycled blue jeans. They do paper made of recycled junk mail. They have sketch books and stationary and wrapping paper. All in all a very cool website.

http://www.greenfieldpaper.com/

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Sharon R. Feb 20, 2009, 11:18am EST

I received one of these cards from someone about a year ago. Unfortunately I planted the paper in with my wildflower mix so don't know exactly what came of it... Other than I had one flower come up that was totally different than any of the others, and couldn't find it in any of my plant books - was that from this paper???? As I took no photos I will never know.

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alicia h. Feb 20, 2009, 11:34am EST

thanks!

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Alex In Wonderland Feb 21, 2009, 12:56pm EST

That is so awesome! I hate cards because they waste paper, people usually throw them away (and they almost always get junked after the person passes away because they hold no sentimental value for anyone else) and 1 card could equal 1 extra cheap gift.
I am going to check out the site and save it to my favorites.

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Alex In Wonderland Feb 21, 2009, 1:10pm EST

Since you like paper so much, do you have any tips on how to put junk mail (and old papers that I no longer need) to good use?
I have SOOO much. I like to keep it for crafts and found one use- twisting up a couple pieces of paper and tying them up with another twisted up piece to make paper "logs" for fires. But otherwise I am out of creative ideas.

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Kate S. Feb 22, 2009, 11:25am EST

Alex - I can't think of any projects off hand to use junk mail for, I know that shredded paper is good for storing delicate items like ornaments and glasses, though not necessarily so good for shipping since it compacts so easily making breakage likely. I also know that there is a website where you can get yourself removed from a lot of the junk mail lists - sort of like the no-call list for mail. GreenDimes.com. It does cost $20 to join, but they promise to reduce your junk mail by 90% and they plant 5 trees on your behalf. Also if you open your junk mail there will be some very fine print somewhere that tells you how to opt out of that particular list.

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Alex In Wonderland Feb 22, 2009, 1:04pm EST

Most of the problem is old paper- stuff from school and old bills- most of the places I have to do business with don't do paperless bills without enrolling in automatic payments (impossible). The junk mail isn't so much of a problem anymore.
I'd love to have a paper shredder. Not in our budget just yet but eventually I'm getting one! Then I wouldn't have to buy anymore shred or tissue paper for gifts.

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Kate S. Feb 23, 2009, 8:23am EST

Alex - I was thinking all day yesterday and these are the things I came up with - You can make your own paper out of the stuff you have therefor making more appealing for kid projects http://www.pioneerthinking.com/makingpaper.html.

And there is always papier mache.

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