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I found a small seed company that offers heirloom, non GMO seeds at Seeds Now.com or Seed Survivalist.com. Their seeds are organic but they are not yet certified and can not advertise them as such. With more interest in seeds, order early.

I just planted a tomato plant for spring and in the process broke off a sucker limb. So I placed it in a glass of water and let it root and planted it. It's doing great. Two plants for the price of one.

Does cooking in aluminum foil count? You can combine potatoes, onion, carrots, any meat and any other vegetables you like along with salt, pepper and any additional seasonings and wrap in aluminum foil. They can be cooked in coals or on top of a grate. The juices from the meat help flavor the vegetables. The great part is no clean up of pans! I also do them on the grill and in the oven.

This is beginning to look like two separate things-

-Using premade manufactured items in different ways

-making your own from natural elements "from scratch"

Very basic Patterns for:

Cloth menstrual pads

sling

basic apron

bras

panties

mens underwear-briefs and boxers

nightgown

fabric slippers

cloth diapers

Beginner instructions how to knit and patterns for garner stitch

hat

mittens

slippers

socks

baby layette items

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A chapter on things unique to urban survival if you live in an apt. or condo:

what you can grow and how ( pots, balconies, interior rooms, and pest control)

using alternative cooking methods including a solar oven

how to scavange and reuse materials found in the city

wild food crafting in the city for flowers, bulbs, trees, groundcovers, clover, pine needles or anything likely to be found that is edible (most books have things that only grow out of town in fields)

How to trap& kill, dress and cook birds and small animals found in city parks

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Some of the basic info from LeLeche on breast feeding and how to overcome problems in breast feeding

If you need inexpensive gifts for co-workers, go to the site

Make stuff.com - it has lots of ideas.

Also do a search for mixes in a cup on line. There are lots of single cup mixes for microwave goodies for the office like chocolate cake, soups, etc. These can even be packaged in paper holiday cups since they are single use, which is really inexpensive. These sold well at a craft day at church too. Just package the mix in a zip lock down in the cup, wrap with cello and ribbon and attach the directions to the ribbon. You can be as elaborate with the container and packaging as your budget allows.