3 weeks till Christmas - ethical gifts flying off the shelves :)
With only three weeks till Christmas our ethical gifts are already flying off the shelves.
Christmas can be such a wasteful time, but giving gifts like seeds and artisanally produced crafts supports small independent businesses whilst also being eco-friendly.
As ever the beautiful wall calendar has been a massive hit. We stocked up more this year but are still likely to run out so grab one soon if you think you'd like one.
Below is a quick reminder of what we have on offer this year:
2022 'Growing Through the Seasons' Wall Calendar
This beautiful wall calendar features original hand cut lino prints by Isla Middleton and invaluable growing advice from her sister Bryony who is the head gardener on the beautiful Sharpham Estate.
It will guide you on a wonderful journey throughout the year from seed to harvest.
Printed using eco inks on sustainably sourced paper.
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Botanical Gift Cards
Also produced by Isla, these gift cards feature some of the illustrations from the wall calendar and perfectly compliment it, as well as being superb in their own right.
They come in a pack of four - also printed with eco inks onto sustainably sourced kraft card.
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Seed Collections
As ever we will be offering our famous seed collections again this year. We have put new varieties in them to keep them fresh and are also offering some smaller collections of four varieties as well as the usual collections of eight.
New collections include "Eat Your Greens" and "Flower Power"!
Our collections are packed in tactile glassine envelopes.
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Gift Vouchers for our online seed shop
Our seed gift vouchers make a great gift for your gardening loved ones who can then choose exactly the seeds they would like.
You can buy a voucher in advance and the recipient will receive an email on the day you specify. They can then redeem the voucher in our shop at any time.
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Online Seed-Saving course
What better gift than the gift of learning?
Saving seeds is a fascinating craft and there's never been a better time to learn.
We have had excellent feedback from our course participants so far, who have gained a really solid foundational understanding of how to save their own seeds at home.
The course is designed to demystify seed-saving to make it really accessible to people and is available to buy as a gift from the course website (in the form of a gift voucher).
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All the best
Fred and Ronja
Vital Seeds Ltd
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