Several vendors, volunteers and residents braved gray skies on Earth Day to celebrate Columbia’s 2012 Earth Day Festival. Mustard Seed set up a stall on Elm Street with items such as jewelry, t-shirts and recycled sari journals. Despite a few showers, the crowds remained full throughout the festival. The Earth Day Festival is an annual… Continue reading »
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19
Fashion Friday { 30 Ways/30 Days
30 Ways/30 Days has Begun! 30 Ways/30 Days is a contest created by Sseko Designs. This is the second annual contest. The contest began on August 15 and will run until September 13th. Check out our blog post on how to win free straps for a year! The overarching idea is to wear the Sseko sandals… Continue reading »
Jul
22
Fashion Friday { Unique Batik Style
This week’s Fashion Friday is celebrating our vendor, Unique Batik. Unique Batik works with batik artists, sewers, and beaders in Ghana and Guatemala. These artisans create everything from necklaces and earrings to small and large handbags. The artisans use any material possible including bamboo, plastic bags, and telephone wire to make their amazingly unique products. Today,… Continue reading »
Apr
27
Spring Shop Hop 2011!
Celebrate Spring, by shopping at your favorite stores downtown including Mustard Seed, this Friday from 5-8! Come on out to the Seed for special sales, just in time for the summer coming up! To celebrate our recently expanded line of children’s clothing, we will be offering 10-50% off all children’s clothing and toys! We also… Continue reading »
Apr
26
Global Sounds Music Festival!
Come visit our booth! Come on out to Peace Park on April 30th from 1-11 PM to celebrate music from around the world! It’s a 100% FREE event, and you won’t be disappointed! The three central themes (beyond the awesome music) of this event are sustainability, social justice and cultural awareness. It’s a minimal-waste event!… Continue reading »
Apr
06
Rain Barrel Art Review!
There are countless ways to go green in today’s world. Water conservation is definitely a prominent matter for keeping our eco system thriving, especially with the wildly unpredictable weather here in Missouri. The Missouri Clean Water AmeriCorps Members have recently started to make rain barrels available to the local communities. With the irregular patterns of rain we… Continue reading »
Mar
23
shop {for Japan
Here at the Seed we are all about transforming consumers buying power. We love that we can do that on a daily basis - providing a creative and innovative selection of fair trade products. As a business, we have also committed to reflecting a deliberate interest in the local and global impact of our decisions. This weekend… Continue reading »
Mar
21
the power of {story}
This weekend was a busy one for us! I spent most of it on Saturday at the Women’s Leadership Conference. Mustard Seed was happy to be a sponsor of the event and also be participating in two of the breakout sessions. We were especially thrilled that Liz Bohannon, founder of the beloved Sseko Sandals, was… Continue reading »
Mar
19
Weekend at the Seed…
Hi folks! We are kicking off a busy weekend here at the Seed! Today (Saturday) we will be open in-store from 10-6 as usual. We had some great new products come in this week and are excited to have them out for the weekend! We are also sponsors of the Women’s Leadership Conference taking place today! … Continue reading »