Say It With Seeds cards keep on giving

The design on the front of the card is made of organic seeds. Soon after it is “planted,” the seeds sprout. The recycled handmade paper is 100 percent biodegradable.

Say It With Seeds cards come in three patterns on pink, green, and blue paper. The pattern on pink paper is made of butterfly-attracting flower seeds, including zinnia, cosmos, and butterfly weed.

The pattern on green paper is made of herb seeds, including chives, basil, parsley, dill, and summer savory. The pattern on blue paper is made of greens seeds, including lettuce, radicchio, arugula, mustard, and endive.

Say It With Seeds cards are made in Cincinnati’s Price Hill by a nonprofit organization called Imago, which has an education center, nature preserve, and 23-acre forest.

Imago’s environmental education programs are especially oriented toward Cincinnati school children who don’t otherwise have much exposure to nature. It is currently running summer camps for Cincinnati-area children.

The Say It With Seeds card is the first product that Imago has created for sale. MOON is stocking the cards because they are consistent with the store’s mission of offering a retail outlet for locally made natural and organic products.

Imago is part of the Enright Ridge Urban EcoVillage. Enright Avenue is a one-half mile long dead-end street off West 8th Street in Price Hill.

Most of the 80-some households along Enright have joined the EcoVillage. The residents of Enright have formed the EcoVillage in order to promote sustainable urban living.

The top priority of the EcoVillage is currently food security. The EcoVillage residents have extensive shared gardens to grow produce during the summer.

In the back yards along Enright, chickens roam free-range. To grow winter produce, the EcoVillage bought and restored a nearby abandoned greenhouse.

The EcoVillage has also made energy security a top priority. To reduce the cost of improving the century-old frame houses, the EcoVillage residents share contractors.

The old houses have been weatherized. Insulation, roofing, and window frames have been improved. Decorative features collect rainwater, which is used to water the gardens. Some homes have solar panels.

Enright Ridge Urban EcoVillage offers tours on the fourth Saturday of the month between 9 and 11 a.m. The tour starts at Imago, 700 Enright Ave.

For more information, visit www.imagoearth.org and www.enrightecovillage.org.

Say It With Seeds cards are available at MOON Co-op, Oxford’s consumer-owned full-service grocery featuring natural, local, organic, sustainable, and Earth-friendly products. Kate Currie scones and Traders Point dairy products are available year-round at MOON Co-op. The store, located at 512 S. Locust St. in Oxford, is open to the public every day. www.mooncoop.coop.