Proudly South African, 100% Recycled
Plantable & Biodegradable Handmade Pouches.
Sustainable
Made from post consumer waste paper from local schools and businesses.
Plantable
Our Supplier uses only the highest quality tested and approved seeds.
Biodegradable
A unique printing process using inkjet printing with a water based ink is used.
No Chemicals
No chemicals are added during the making process,
Made Possible by:
The seeds of inspiration for a recycled seeded paper business were planted in 2009 when founder Roxanne Schumann was at a wedding and started thinking about all the lovely stationery from the event going to waste.
Roxanne teamed up with school friend Nileta Knoetzen, bought some second-hand paper-making equipment and set to work.
Working from the family farm at the foot of the Paardeberg, Roxanne and Nileta’s initial aim was to create a sustainable product that would contribute to upcycling culture and bring a little beauty into the world.
Little did they know that Growing Paper would grow into a source of permanent employment for more than 30 individuals and provide paid upskilling opportunities for countless more.
A mixture of different flower seeds are used depending on what is in stock: snapdragon, vygies, poppies, dianthus, gypsophila, alyssum, godetia & virgininan.
Prepare some weed free soil in a pot. Moisten the paper as well as the soil. Place the paper a few millimeters under the soil.
- Prepare some weed free soil in a pot.
- Moisten the paper as well as the soil.
- Place the paper a few millimetres under the soil (or just sprinkle some loose soil over the paper)
- Water and keep moist during germination (but don’t drown the seeds) *
- Watch your little plants grow from paper!
*To ensure that the paper stays moist during germination, you can prepare the soil and paper in a glass jar and keep the lid on so as to keep the moisture in.
