Seeds
Although this section of the page has been announced as '' a minuscule goldmine for
those interested in history, art, technology, and philosophy'' on the opening page of this darkest of all markets, any resource - an idea, an inspiration, a piece of knowledge or know-how, an image, a bunch of words gathered masterfully in a fist that just punches through, even a melody - can, in a fertile mind, all become seeds of unparalleled deeds and achievements.
But a resource is also something more tenable - a right kind of material, a good tool, a hard-to-come-by supplies of whatever description of materia. These are the seeds that awaits for an idea to become alive.
So, as the spring is not yet here, but is not behind the mountains either, it is a right time to think about seeds - seeds in the most direct meaning of this word.
There are quite many plants involved in traditional crafts, so are they also in boneworking, not to mention medieval household, medicine and kitchen.
Therefore we bring to your attention this rich place:
Operating from Ukraine, they have a wide array of marvelous plant seeds. Especially interesting to you could be probably not so much the hundreds of varieties of tomatoes and tobacco, but the menu of their herb seeds - madder, safflower, woad, St. John's wort, flax... But see also their berry, flower and cereal seeds! The search engine on their page can prove to be helpful.
Our own experience with Organic Seeds last spring was most satisfactory - seeds were sent in a nice padded envelope by post, rapidly and cheaply. Carefully wrapped in a page of some old magazine, containing words ''May God protect you'' and such, the small package radiated something warm, something beyond ''buy and sell''.
Needless to say, their seeds can help to make this spring brighter and warmer not only to us at receiving end, but also to the growers themselves these days...
Help yourselves!