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The Life Box - Cardboard box with imbedded seeds for planting
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Read the January 2010 Life Box™ Press Release (PDF) We all share the common desire to leave the Earth a better place for our children, and for future generations. The problems of pollution and environmental degradation can sometimes seem so vast that it's hard to know where to start. What can we do? We can show our children that we care about their future, and the future of their children’s children, by actively participating in clever and innovative solutions to re-green the Planet. The Life Box™ is one solution. |
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The Life Box™ was invented by Paul Stamets, mycologist, author and founder of Fungi Perfecti®, LLC. The Life Box™ suite of products builds upon the synergy of fungi and plants by infusing spores and seeds together inside of packaging materials that can be planted.
How Does The Life Box™ Work?
We have done the hard work—all you need to do is to follow our simple instructions. We have several versions of the Life Box™ in development. Our first version uses trees, and is aptly called the Tree Life Box™.
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When do I Have to Plant The Tree Life Box™?
You need to plant your Tree Life Box™ any time within one to two years of receiving. Be sure to keep the box dry while waiting to plant it.
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| Seeds sprouting on cardboard with mycorrhizal fungi |
The fungi "sprout" or germinate to form an attachment with root cells and extend into the soil with a network of fine cobweb of cells called mycelium. The mycelium mothers the seed nursery by providing nutrients and water, thus protecting the growing trees from disease, drought, and famine.
But there is more……
Each Tree Life Box™ may some day qualify for up to one ton of carbon credits!
Why?
We estimate that 1 tree in 100 will survive to 30 years. On average, a 30-year-old tree can sequester 1 ton of carbon.
So…..when you plant your trees outside in their permanent home, send us an email with the address—or better yet, the GPS coordinates—of your planted Life Box™. We will collect this data and eventually post the locations on a map of the United States. In the future, we hope to create an interactive Web site so customers can share their experiences. Stay tuned!
The Future: What's in Store for The Life Box™
The Life Box™ is a robust platform for creating guilds of plant communities. Here are a few we envision:
1) Garden Life Boxes™
2) Meadow Flower Life Boxes™
3) Grassland Life Boxes™
The Life Boxes™ can have many forms and we can make them to practically any dimension. Here are just a few of the many that are possible.
Life Boxes™ are exclusively manufactured and distributed by Planted Planet Productions (P3). If you wish us to provide a quote for up to 100 Life Boxes™, please write us at info@lifeboxcompany.com. Orders of over 100 boxes should be directed to info@planted-planet.com. Note: Only Tree Life Boxes™ are available at this time. Please be patient with us as this is a project in development.1) DVD/CD mailers
2) Pizza boxes
3) Shoe boxes
4) Sleeves for hot beverage cups
WE WELCOME YOUR COMMENTS!
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I want my grandson’s grandkids to walk through a forest that came from Life Boxes. Perhaps our descendants will be friends, walk together, and remember us.
Thank you!
Paul Stamets and the Life Box™ Team
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The Life Box Company and Planted Planet Productions are proud to be partnered with the Plant for the Planet: Billion Tree Campaign!
On behalf of Tree Life Box™ recipients, we have made pledges for planted trees that will emerge from each Tree Life Box™ sold. To confirm your planted trees with the Plant for the Planet program, click here. When confirming your planted trees, please enter your own first and last name and “Planted Planet Productions and Life Box, LLC” in the “Organization/Government/Group” box. For more information about the Plant for the Planet: Billion Tree Campaign please see their web site.
Together we can truly make a difference!
Please note: the Life Box™ and the Life Box Web site are currently in development.
The Life Box is not yet fully available to the public.
From http://www.lifeboxcompany.com/
Blessings
Dan Benor, MD
http://awesomewholistichealing.com/
Categories: Environment, Social Responsibility, Wholistic Healing
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