You've eaten our delicious Seeds of Change® products. Now, ever resourceful, you're wondering what to do with the packaging it came in. You can recycle it. Or you can repurpose it into something new. A pasta sauce jar becomes a gift for the baker in your family. A microwavable rice pouch transforms into a seedling starter pot. A salad dressing jar is made over into home aromatherapy. However you decide to use the packaging, you'll feel satisfaction at doing your part to create a greener earth.

Seedling Starter Pouch

SEEDLING STARTER POUCH

Materials:

  • Microwavable Rice Pouch
  • Seeds
  • Potting Soil
  • Water

Choose some of your favorite organic seeds or visit our seeds website at www.seedsofchange.com to purchase organic seeds for planting. Deposit some potting soil into the bottom of a clean Microwavable Rice pouch. Insert several seeds and lightly cover them with more soil. Gently water the soil and place pouch in a sunny windowsill. Be sure to keep the soil moist and warm. When your seedlings begin to sprout to approx. 3" tall, you can transfer the seedling shoots to your garden!

Cookie Mix in a Jar

COOKIE MIX IN A JAR

  • Pasta Sauce Jar
  • 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp baking soda
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • ¼ cup white sugar
  • 1 cup Chocolate Chips or Baking M&M'S®
  • Cloth and ribbon
  • Paper for Gift Tag

Into a cleaned pasta sauce jar pour the flour, salt, and baking soda followed by a layer of your favorite chocolate chips or baking M&Ms. Be sure to pack each layer down to create colorful layers and allow room for all ingredients. Next add the brown sugar, and then the white sugar. Decorate lid with a piece of material and ribbon. Add a gift card with the following baking instructions.

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
  2. In a large bowl beat 1 egg, 1 cup butter or margarine, and 1 tsp. vanilla.
  3. Mix in contents of jar until well blended.
  4. Drop teaspoons of dough onto a greased cookie sheet.
  5. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes. Allow cookies to cool before eating.
Reed Oil Diffuser

REED OIL DIFFUSER

Materials:

  • Salad Dressing Jar
  • Bamboo Skewers or Willow Reeds (available from your local craft store)
  • Essential Oils (available from your local craft store)
  • Organic vegetable oil (safflower or sunflower work best)

Reed oil diffusers can scent your home without the dangers of lit candles. Plus, you get the benefit of aromatherapy. Fill the cleaned salad dressing bottle about halfway with the vegetable oil and add your favorite essential oil (approximately 15-20 drops or to your liking). Gently mix the oils, then stand bamboo skewers or willow reeds in the bottle. Flip the reeds occasionally to release the scent. Try decorating your diffuser with ribbons or beads for added interest.

A guide to choosing scents:

  • Lavender - restful, calming
  • Citrus - invigorating, refreshing
  • Rosemary - memory, focus
  • Peppermint - alertness
  • Jasmine - creativity, happiness