Folks frequently request a medicinal plant that will do well "indoors" by which they generally mean on a windowsill inside the house.  Well, here we have compiled three plants that do very well indeed in just these conditions, and we propose to send them to you, or to your chosen recipient, as a threesome.  These can be potted up to quart size pots and will thrive even when you are gone on vacation and cannot water them.  They are:

Bowiea (Bowiea volubilis)
Life Plant (Bryophyllum pinnatum)
Cape Aloe (Aloe ferox)

Certified organic potted plants

Shipping costs $14.90 via priority mail

Family: Lamiaceae
Culinary Basils coming from Africa,the Mediterranean and the Orient.  These are excellent in soup, stir-fry, in Asian cookery, and then make incomperable PESTO.    Basils prefer full sun, rich soil, and plenty of water.  They give fast results, with first harvest at 70 days.  Sow in early spring indoors or in the greenhouse for an early start, or sow directly in the spring or summer garden.  Thin or transplant to 1 to 2 feet apart.  Average germ time 6 days.

4 pkts, organic  (Price shown is a discount.)

Further ruminations on Basil:  Basils fall loosely into 2 categories:  culinary and tea.  Holy basil, also known as tulsi, is clearly of the tea basil type (actually tulsi is not in this basil set--it is its own separate little 3 packet set, which see here http://www.horizonherbs.com/product.asp?specific=jposdsc8).  We have recently also developed a collection of African tea basils which you can see here http://www.horizonherbs.com/product.asp?specific=2533  These are used in indigenous culture as healing herbs for treating diverse maladies (including depression), and also for burnt offerings and smudge.  Culinary basils, such as Genovese (which is pretty much the pinnacle), Greek (which has the most concentrated true basil aroma), and ranging through the famously turgid "lettuce leaf" and ending up out on the edge with Thai, which has a spicy taste and very attractive shape and color to foliage, well, they all have their own attractions, especially on the dinner plate I might add to this rediculously long sentence.   

If you order a DVD only you can choose combination or custom shipping. We can ship your DVD using Media mail (US shipments only). This will cut your shipping charges in half, slower shipping time (up to 2 weeks).

This is a live lecture (PLANETARY HERBS, SANTA CRUZ, 2010) augmented by video and still shots of Zanzibar.  Richo at his best--very entertaining.

"The apprentices immediately bent down to harvest some seeds from this plant which they understood was entirely new to me.  After all, hadn't the strange white mganga just asked Salimbum to show him the plant for the first time?  As they busied themselves, I secretly reached into my back pocket and removed three cleaned seeds from the very plant they were working on, palmed them, and with an exclamation that sounded sort of like "THWAP!" I flourished the seeds in my open palm above the plant, as if I'd just manifested them, drawing them up out of the plant, or created them spontaneously from antimatter.  The apprentices drew back with fear in their eyes..." 

Produced by HERB TV, this is a substantial upgrade over previous videos of Richo's world.  One part herbal travelogue, one part stories, a lot of african botanizing, some standup comedy and a dash of spirituality. 

(1 hour and 45 minutes, runs in standard DVD player or computer)

In response to many requests here's a collection of our top edible flowers, a full packet each or Bean, Scarlet Emperor; Borage; Calendula, wild; Nasturtium, jewels; Love in the Mist; Shungiku; Violet, Heartsease.  7 packets, Organic (price marked is a discount)

In honor of the first nations peoples and the crops they grew, we offer these seeds.  The Anasazi sweet corn came originally from a sealed pot of corn found in a cave, and the yellow crooknecks were selected and developed by the eastern tribes.  We plant the corn in rows and plant the beans under the corn so they can climb up.  We plant the squash in hills nearby.  We plant the sunflowers at the back because they tower and we don't want them to block the sun to the corn.  But these crops can be planted many ways, and they are full of original energy, and they taste good when you eat them.  Wholesome.  Give thanks to the original inhabitants of this land.  Their way was a good way.

Four Sisters Seed Collection:  1 full size pkt each of Bean, Scarlet Empress; Corn, Anasazi Sweet; Squash, Yellow Crookneck; Sunflower, Fat Mama.  All organic

Hoedown Seed Collection, Organic
"Good Simple Food"
100% Certified Organic Vegetable Seeds
Germ-tested, fat and viable
Open-Pollinated (seed saver friendly)
Vacuum packed to last at least 3 years (store in fridge)
Easy to grow.  Contains one packet each:
Beans, provider Bush (30 seeds/pkt)
Beets, Pronto Red (100 seeds/pkt)
Carrots, Chantanay Sweet Redcore (300 seeds/pkt)
Corn, True Gold Sweet (150 seeds/pkt)
Cucumbers, Marketmore (30 seeds/pkt)
Greens, Mixed Cooking (3 g packet of Chard, Fordhook giant; Kale, mixed; Spinach, revolution.)
Greens, Mixed Salad (3 g packet of Mizuna; Lettuces, leaf mixed; Arugala, roquette.)
Onoins, Valencia keepers (100 seeds/pkt)
Peas, Cascadia pod (50 seeds/pkt)
Squash, Summer bush zucchini (30 seeds/pkt)
Squash, Winter honeyboat delicata(30 seeds/pkt)
Tomatoes, Crimson sprinter, medium red (80 seeds/pkt)
Organic

Need nore information on hoedown?  Click here http://www.horizonherbs.com/pilot.asp?pg=organic_vegetable_seeds

Horizon Herbs Gift Certificate

We stand prepared to send a paper gift certificate to the recipient of your choice. 

Directions: 

1) Put your name and address on the "bill to" side of order form and put the recipient's name and address on the "ship to" side.

2) Proceed to "check out" and use the "customer comments" field to indicate how much money you would like to apply to your friend's gift certificate, and type in any message you want to move along with the certificate.

3) We will charge exactly the amount you indicate to your card, and we will send your friend an envelope in the mail containing a nicely decorated gift certificate with your message on it. 

4) Its nice to keep our relations personal, so if you have any trouble or wish to confirm, just e-mail us at hhcustserv@budget.net or give us a call at (541) 846-6704.

5) The $1.00 charge you see on your downloadable invoice is just for show.  We'll invoice the proper amount and send you a copy for your records.

Have a great day.

Richo

Generous packets of 10 select culinary herbs that are sure to delight your mother.  We have carefully chosen the most desireable organic seeds for your mom.  Set consists of:

Basil, Sweet Lettuce Leaf
Coriander
Dill
Marjoram, Sweet
Oregano, Greek
Parsley, Italian
Sage, Garden
Savory, Summer
Tarragon, Mexican
Thyme, English Broadleaf

10 pkts/$19.95, 100% organically grown

1 full size seed packet each of Beans, Provider; Celery, Utah; Epazote; Onions, Valencia; Pepper, Chili Hidalgo; Tomato, Crimson Sprinter.

Neem Oil Soap

"Gentle Yet Potent"

"Good for bathing mice, but never tested on bunnies!"

Have you ever had a bar of soap last so long that you had time to develop a personal relationship with it?  Well, that's how we felt with our sample bar of neem oil soap, as it sudzed us multiple times, there in the bathtub, with the light of a single bulb streaming in through the window from the cat porch, cutting through the darkness in just the same way as the soap cut through the dirt on our garden soiled bodies.  Formulated by Richo and handmade by Bunny's Bath, the neem oil soap bar has proven its excellence, and we are excited to share it with you (not the one we already used, for goodness sakes, we have lots of them in stock now, and we will send you a new one!)  The soap emits a gentle fragrance of circulation-stimulating essential oil of rosemary.  It is further preserved with a water extract of rosemary.  The base oil is organic sunflower seed oil, and the active ingredient is neem oil, introduced at just the right dosage, and by a special unpatented and entirely secret process the neem is added in such a way that it is not saponified and therefore delivers its potency in an unchanged state. An excellent antifungal soap for whole body and hair use.   Literally erases athlete's foot.  Get yourself hot and wet, lather up, allow the soap to work on affected areas for 3 minutes, then rinse with clear hot water and follow up with cold water.  Pat dry.  An excellent shampoo soap for ridding the hair of lice and nits (neem is a potent antiparasitic).  An excellent shampoo bar for dogs and cats.  Neem kills fleas.  In every case, wet the hair/fur with warm water, lather up richly, then let sit for at least 3 minutes, then rinse with warm water.  Wash those fleas right out of your life, and send them on their way!!  We've been designing and living on the edge of manufacturing this soap for about a decade, and we've finally done it.  And, we've priced this large and sturdy bar for quick sales and happy customers.  Enjoy!  5 oz bar