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SEED MONEY
$16.00
handmade
recycled
community voted (422 votes)
Grow Your Green
These special coins may look like small change, but the change they make can bring pure delight. Instead of metal, they're minted from handmade paper embedded with seeds, so you can plant them in the ground and watch your investment grow.
There are four different coins with charming designs on front and back from Lea Redmond, and each one carries a different kind of seed: pennies grow non-invasive flowers such as Black-Eyed Susan, Spurred Snapdragon, and Shirley Poppy; nickles grow herbs like thyme, dill, basil and cilantro; dimes sprout root vegetables like carrot, parsnip, and turnip; quarters grow a salad mix with bibb, Black Simpson, Salad Bowl Red, radicchio, and endive. The coins look like hand-drawn versions of real money and are printed on a letterpress, which gives them a realistic, 3D texture. The front of each is emblazoned with the motto "In soil we trust," and words on the back direct the recipient to plant the coin. Plant them, gift them, drop them on the sidewalk for others to pick up, leave some with your tip at a restaurant, hide some in a vending machine coin slot—you'll spread seeds of happiness wherever you go. Made in the USA.
- Item ID: 23415
- Materials: seeds, cotton, recycled paper, letter press ink
- Coins: .7" .78" dia: 50 coins
- Planting and care instructions:
Plant coins .25" underneath soil in sunny area and keep moist for 2 weeks to encourage sprouting,then separate and space appropriately to grow wildflowers, herbs, and vegetables. Seeds will keep for 1-3 years; store in a cool dry place.
Each bag of 50 will include 20 pennies (wildflowers), 10 nickels (herbs), 10 dimes (root crops), and 10 quarters (salad greens).
Lea Redmond
Lea Redmond believes that even the smallest, subtlest experience can change the world. She is graduated from Whitman College in Walla Walla, WA where she studied philosophy, politics and environmental studies. Her honors senior thesis project was about the curious ways that artifacts and words can catch our attention and invite us to have life-changing insights. Before setting up her creative studio, Lea curated an exhibit about the history of wool in the Pacific Northwest, spread the word about Fair Trade Certified coffee, taught a bookmaking and haiku class at The Edible Schoolyard, coordinated a creek restoration project in Oregon, and even assisted a scent alchemist for a spell.
Leafcutter Designs, her creative workshop in Oakland, CA seeks to create a more playful, peaceful world by offering curious goods, surprising services, and participatory projects. She is passionate about making things that spark thinking, tell stories, and invite others to imagine. See
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Q and A
When our community voted on this product, some also shared comments - read them below:
422 votes * 58 comments
Marisa, UncommonGoods
Money doesn't grow on trees. But how about some that just... grows?
Nicole
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I love this idea:)
Rachel
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Very cute idea. I hope it will be priced reasonably to keep with the green, conservation ideals.
Jessica
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I wouldn't have liked this without the cute explanation. Without the words, the picture doesn't convey what this really is.
Johanna
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This would make wonderful Chanukah gelt. Please make before next December!
Jaime
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This is such a cute and creative gift!
Edna
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For the right price point, this is great! Consider offering multiple pouches so it can be split up, or offering different $ amounts.
Melanie
Cute idea but it would have to be very inexpensive.
ARLENE
Small gift to 'carry' and wrap. Unique way of gifting something practical that will be used with interest and delightl
Patricia
I like this product, though I'm hesitant to endorse the indiscriminate "dropping on the sidewalk" advice. Different areas have different definitions of non-invasive. Probably I'm just quibbling, but that phrase stood out to me.
Kitty
Cutest idea ever!!!
Laura
I think this is a great gift idea! My sis-in-law
Patricia S
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This is truly a unique and fun idea! Love it! Will order more than one if price is reasonable.
Rebecca
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Doubt it would get used, so cute but it becomes room junk.
TL
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Very clever
Dana Neat idea, but not very practical.
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It isn't practical.
Sarah
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What a beautiful diea and a lovely gift. I love the ideas about leaving them as tips, dropping them on sidewalks - absolutely delightful idea!
Dale
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great gift for the gardner in your life.
Vicki
Vote: Thumbs down!
Better things to waste my money on.
Ellisa
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cute idea
sylvia
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Cute idea, gift for gardeners or just anyone.
Mathew
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I was a Kickstarter backer and LOVED this idea
Amanda
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Love that it's made in the U.S. and I love puns, even the cheesy ones. :) Wordplay humor items tend to win my $ because I get a kick out of them every time I see them...
Pamela
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love it great for the gardener who has it all
Jacqueline
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What a FUN way to plant seeds! Yes, indeed, you can make your money grow. :)
Janis
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Love this!
Haley
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Clever idea, but to what purpose would it solve? You could get the same types of seeds at a nursery or garden center for less money.
Sue
Vote: Thumbs down!
Cute idea but who would plant carrots and tomatoes together? At least where I live, tomatoes have to be started indoors and transplanted outside later. Have you ever tried to transplant a carrot?
Kerri
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So fun, but would have to be relatively inexpensive to see a ROI.
monique
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Great idea. You could use them to teach kids about money and then nature.
Danielle
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Wonderful idea! Delightful :-)
Eugenie
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As a gardener I would not buy this. This is just a gimmick.
Shay
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Very cute and an awesome gift idea. Love it.
kathy
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Fun item. Unique and would be a fun gift!
Gayle
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Yes, not very practical!
Elizabeth
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I love.this!
Margaret
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Could be the perfect gift for someone...
Jennifer
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As a gardener, I absolutely love these sorts of items. I have received them as gifts on several occasions and they have added a lovely dimension to my garden.
Pam
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Love the idea..and the name!
Ingrid
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if this is at a reasonable price (below $10) I would buy several for host gifts, etc.
Janis
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This reminds me that my Father grew me a money tree and it did grow very big.I never will forget my tree.
elaine
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fun gift for gardeners, and nice table gift for a summer garden party!!1
Bethany
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As a gardener, I would love to see this in my Christmas stocking or as a little "add-on" gift! I think it's lots of fun! As others have said, I hope the price is low enough to make it feasible.
pamela
great for kids
Michelle
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Fun to see how they sprout
Sonia
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A very cute gift idea for many types of people. love it.
Kathleen
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Cute for a little gift or to include in a gift basket. GREAT submission, Buyer Katie!
Kathleen
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I would like to add...I would not leave these with a "tip", nor in a vending machine slot. Who would know what they are? And I doubt people would use these for serious gardening...but to put them together with a couple little pots for kitchen greenery...cute.
Joni
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VERY clever! Yes, I'd buy this to put into a gift bag with other items for a birthday, etc.
Katie
@Kathleen - thanks so much for the positive feedback! I am so happy you like the submission, I'll be sure to keep a hawk eye out for even more great product ideas like this one!
Elspeth
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Quite cute, but I wouldn't pay much for it.
Shannon
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Very cute idea!
sherry
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neat idea if it is priced right and comes with an explanation of what to do with it...plant in full sun? shade?
Alana
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This is a cute idea!
Karin
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What a cute idea!! Especially for kids!
Angela
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nice way to get kids involved in gardening stuff
Alison
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Such a cute idea! I love unique seed and planting ideas like the post-carden!
Debbie
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