A weekly sharing of eco-shwag!
More shwag from the Living with Ed premiere gift bag! This week, it’s a bottle of Pangea Organics Massage & Body Oil. This is the Italian White Sage & Geranium scent — 4 fl. oz. of organic, paraben-free therapy.
The coolest thing (in my opinion) about this massage oil is not the oil itself, but the box it comes in. The box has seeds of Genovese “Italian” sweet basil embedded in it. Flatten the box, moisten and plant — and a couple months later, you’ll be ready to harvest from your basil garden!
To get it: You MUST make a good-faith promise to plant the box (optional: send me pics once it sprouts). All who’re willing to commit to a basil garden can simply leave a comment or send me an email by midnight on Sunday letting me know you’ll garden for massage oil. Drawing will take place on Monday morning.
Yes, absolutely I promise to garden. I grew lots of sunflowers in my friend’s SFV yard the last few years–so I have a spot!
Lisa
Comment by Lisa — January 12, 2007 @ 5:40 pm
I’d take the box if someone else wanted the massage oil…
Comment by meg — January 12, 2007 @ 5:43 pm
Cargo Cosmetics has also just released a version of this carton for its PlantLove project. The Cargo carton also contains seeds and can be planted. The carton’s also made from corn and is biodegradable. $2 from each sale goes to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Available at Sephora.
Comment by Anonymous — January 12, 2007 @ 6:34 pm
You bet I’ll plant the box! I compost as well and promise to foliar spray the basil with worm tea.
Be well and thanks
Comment by hh — January 12, 2007 @ 6:54 pm
WILL GROW BASIL FOR MASSAGE OIL. We use lots of fresh herbs and, while rosemary, lavender, bay and mints can be found just outside the door, we just buy our basil. We promise to plant it, grow it, send you a photo, and eat well.
Thanks, Siel!
Comment by s bullen — January 12, 2007 @ 7:34 pm
Basil is so yummy and when its fresh I could put it on so many foods….of course I’ll grow it, and if I remember, send in the photos
Comment by Ember — January 13, 2007 @ 7:10 am
Yes, I will grow some basil for some massage oil. Sign me up!
Thanks,
Carlos
Comment by Carlos Samano — January 13, 2007 @ 3:58 pm
Italian sweet basil…YUM! I would love to grow it and make sauce with homegrown tomatoes. I promise to send photos from seed to harvest. I’ll even send photos of the finished sauce!
Comment by Katie — January 13, 2007 @ 5:12 pm
I was just planning on getting some seeds to get an herb garden growing! This is such a cool idea for a box! Who could refuse massage oil and basil??
Comment by David — January 13, 2007 @ 7:45 pm
did i miss the drawing? if not, sign me up. i’ll plant the box and put the massage oil to good use in my bodywork practice. i’ve been looking for more organic oil options to use, so i’d love to check it out :) :)
Comment by vanessa — January 15, 2007 @ 11:45 am
Not only will I send pix of the seedlings, I’ll send you pictures of the pesto I’ll make from them! (What more could you want? :-) After cerfing around on the Living with Ed website, I found Pangea website. I totally love the seedling box idea!! It’s brilliant!
I’m enjoying tapping into the green blog scene (or any blog, for matter). Thanks for your blog Siel!
Comment by Mal — January 16, 2007 @ 7:53 am
David — You’re the lucky winner. I’ll snail mail you for your addy –
Thanks everyone for your enthusiasm! I hope you’ll still start basil gardens –
Comment by Siel — January 16, 2007 @ 9:50 pm
Yay!! :)
Comment by David — January 16, 2007 @ 10:51 pm
I will commit to planting the basil for the oil, all it takes is a digital photo….no problemo
Comment by Angelique — March 10, 2009 @ 4:49 am