Patagonia Swim

The sun is out and it finally feels like spring is in the air. With the beautiful beach breeze we get here in Costa Mesa, and new Patagonia swimwear on our racks, we've got nothing but summer days on our minds. Recycleable through the Common Threads Recycling Program, a Patagonia suit is what you need this season!   Conveniently, we're on the way to the beach! 

1. W's Print Molera Top: The formfitting Molera Top features sturdy racerback styling for athletic performance and shirred detail at front V-neck adds feminine flair.


2. W's Print Parries Bottoms: Styled like a boy short, the Paries Bottoms fit low and straight across the hips.


3. M's Wavefarer Board Shorts: The board shorts we live in. For long hikes to secret spots and longer hours in the water, the surf trunks are chafe-proof, with a forward seam at the crotch and inseams that protect the legs. 


4. W's Solid Kupala Top: A triangle bikini top with adjustable crossover ties. What more could you need? Simple as that!


5. W's Print Boucau Halter Top: The Boucau has soft ties at the neck and back that adjust for a personalized fit. Not to mention, super cute prints! 

New Vibram Five Fingers!

Bikila LS: In both women's and men's, this new style follows in the footsteps of the original Bikila, but offers a closed speed lace system to accommodate a wider foot or steeper instep.

Women's Kimodo Sport:With today’s athlete in mind, Vibram FiveFingers has raised the intensity with the Komodo Sport. This aggressive multi-sport design inherits what we love about the KSO with functional improvements that appeal to the most active fitness enthusiast. .

Women's Jaya: Created specifically for the modern fitness enthusiast, the stretch nylon upper and padded collar comfortably secure the foot during exercise.

Boxes upon boxes of Vibram Five Fingers arrived at our doorstep the other day but these were no ordinary boxes of Five Fingers. Those boxes contained the Bikila LS, Kimodo Sport, and Jaya, their brand new styles  as well as a refill of their classic styles we carry. Come take a load off our feet and get yourself a pair! They go fast!

Quiksilver

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Quiksilver has invaded Seed! From their slouchy cargos, to their comfy sweaters, we're loving Quiksilver's spring line and highly suggest you come in and take a look for yourself. 

Love Potion Vest: No look will be complete without this vest. Toss it over a tank, some skinnies and throw on some sandals. It is a sleeveless rectangular shawl vest that has a rib trim and tun-back lapels. 


Check One-Two Top: It's all about the gingham this spring! Wear this one-size-fits all top as a light weight layer, pairing it with a printed tank and denim shorts. Styled with Scotch Naturals non-toxic nail polish


Make Out Dress: The perfect layering dress for spring. Pair it with a denim shirt unbuttoned and lace up boots for a day at the flea market. It is slightly sheer. Styled with 31 Bits Round Town necklace.


Sandblaster Pant: Nothing says spring like a great lightweight cargo pant. Create a stylish look with a floral tank and hoodie. These pants are a cropped length with a drawstring elastic waistband and they have pockets at front and back. Styled with Dr. Martens boots.


Black Hearts Top: Your essential chambray shirt for spring. It is the go-to piece in your closet, worn layered over a tank and skirt or on its own with a pair of printed leggings and boots.

Choose Your Cause

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The Ecology Center

The Ecology Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing the tools for creating a sustainable household and community. 100% of the proceeds from the sale of these products support programming at The Ecology Center.  Apprentice packs, t-shirts, skateboards, and canteens, you're purchase helps!

Ecojot

Ecojot® was founded on a simple premise: with the sale of each 5x7", Jumbo journal and all eco sketchbooks, they will donate a school workbook or pencil to a child in need. BUY 1, GIVE 1.  Ecojot was able to donate 7000 notebooks to children in Kenya and will continue to do so.. hurry and help the cause!

Kauzbots

These robots have a heart, and you should too! 10% of the sale price from all Kauzbots are used to benefit the work of a non-profit focused on the Kauze closest to the robot's heart.

Nika Water

Nika donates 100% of it's profits to organizations that help bring clean, safe, drinking water to developing countries. Drink good water and save lives at the same time!

Dura Doggie

More than just a toy, these eco-friendly puppie products donate 20% of each purchase to a cause of your choice. Each brightly colored toy represents one of four selected causes. Have a happy doggie and brighten up someone's day!

Chews Your Cause

Three college students create a dog toy company while attending class…talk about productive. A dog toy so great and so amazing that it would cure all the world’s problems…well not really, but this toy is still pretty awesome. After many requests for dog trinkets, we're finally offering eco Dura Doggie toys and their story is just about as fun as their toys! 

To read more about Dura Doggie's story, click here!

Bring your pups in as you shop our store and be sure to pick up a Dura Doggie toy! 

 Delightfully adding to these brightly colored toys at Seed is new Spring Patagonia! Get to it before the online shoppers do!

Gear Up For Fall!

You heard it, it is indeed time to gear up for fall! We know it's a busy time of year for everyone so we thought we'd make your life a tad bit easier by providing you with a few of our fall favorites in store.

 

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Patagonia Fjord Flannel: A heavyweight organic cotton go-to for after-surf campfires and hanging out in headlamps.

Slow Loris Bike Tee:  Island ride bicycle drawing printed in black & gray ink on a Unisex Tri-blend Athletic gray track t-shirt.

Kuhl Jean: The first pant you reach for in the morning and the last one you’ll retire after years of use and abuse. 

Sorel 1964 Premium T: Old-school styling meets all-weather readiness in the Sorel Men's 1964 Premium T CVS Snow Boots.

Will Army Bag: Waxed Canvas recycled green army bag with leather handles and shoulder pad.

Out of Print Retired Book Tees:  From the 1962 edition cover by George Salter. 100% cotton fitted tee, distressed, softened print.

Suunto CORE Watch: The Suunto Core is the benchmark of Suunto's ABC (Altimeter, Barometer, Compass) wrist top computers.

Arbor Bamboo Beanie: Made from a completely sustainable resource, 100% Bamboo Beanie. 

Patagonia Buckshot Flannel: Upholding a tradition of great plaids, the Buckshot Flannel has a soft hand and durable construction.

Property of Messenger Bag: High Quality waxed canvas complete with leather trim, strap and tags. Highly durable and concrete hardware. 

And it gets even easier! Save some time and shop online!! 

Shoes with a Cause.

Fall Patagonia footwear has arrived at SEED! Better yet, purchase any pair of Patagonia shoes from now until the 6th of November and Patagonia will donate $10 from each pair sold to our local non profit, Love Art&!! Come in and check out our selection or click the links below to purchase online!

Featured Patagonia Footwear

Men's Advocate: The Advocate is the ultimate travel shoe - smash it into your glove box, backpack or carry-on and pull it out at camp. The slip-ons 100% synthetic leather upper is durable and super soft. Recycled, dual-density EVA anatomical foot-bed and insole lend cushioning support. Elastic stretch bands and rear pull loop allow for easy on/off. Dense armadillo outsole provides traction and durability.

Women's Advocate: Same as the men's only more fun colors!!

Men's Cardon: Give your carry-on a fighting chance to actually fit into the overhead bin. The stuffable Cardon has a collapsible upper for easy riding and a dual-density, compression-molded EVA midsole that provides exceptional cushion for long days afoot. The pigskin leather footbed conforms to the foot over time and can be removed to make room for a custom orthotic. A durable hevea-milk latex outsole is stitched to minimize use of solvents and adhesives. 

Women's Drifter AC: Canyon country, with its shifting topography and scattered features, beckons seasonal wanderers like the Drifter A/C® Shoe. The shoe's breathable air mesh/nubuck leather upper durably handles varied terrain. Bellows tongue increases breathability and keeps out debris. Polyester air mesh lining keeps air circulating. Waterproof Bi-Fit™ insole board is recycled (80% post-consumer) and lends stability and support. Vibram® Trail Ecostep outsole with recycled (30%) rubber has excellent traction.

Back to Boots

This past week we got a little taste of fall, reminding us that there is no better way to prepare than with some new boots! And of course, we've got ya covered with our recent addition of Sorel boots and Dr. Martens to our store.

Sorel 

Time tested since 1962.

Low temperature comfort meets high fashion style.

Dr. Martens

Started 50 years ago, Dr. Martens is still around and bigger than ever. Made of great quality, Dr. Martens anchor you, liberate your creativity, inspire and fuel your identity.

Keep your feet warm, dry, and fashionable this season! Come try some on!

Turn Gardening On It's Head

HomArt Hanging Bubble

How's it hangin'? Things are definitely hangin' here at Seed! We recently received these breathtaking hanging bubbles by HomArt made of all-natural materials and recycled glass to create an awe-striking, unique, inventive way to decorate your home. The best part? They're affordable!

Boskke Sky Planter

As you can see, we have a slight obsession with upside-down plants. These Boskke Sky Planters fascinate us. Their genius plant design not only looks beautiful, but also increases oxygen and filters air, bringing greater vitality to the built environment. Can you ask for anything more in a planter?

SEED Reads:

Want to learn more about creating a unique garden? We've got you covered!

From vegetable and succulent gardens to sculpture and rose gardens to mountain and waterfront gardens, New Garden Design covers a range of interpretations incorporating walls, fountains, pavilions, canals, pools, terraces and groves in unexpected ways. The resulting new garden is a pleasure garden vested with spiritual, symbolic and ecological intent. 

 The Contemporary Garden is an illustrated survey of 100 iconic and innovative gardens from around the world, spanning from the early 1920s to the present day. Each garden has been selected for its unique design that made a break from traditional gardens and presented a new, sometimes conceptual, design. With a huge selection of gardens, I think they cover just about everything in this book!

 

The Vertical Garden is filled with the secrets of plants that cling, grip, and climb, from the inventor of the vertical garden himself, Patrick Blanc.

Discover the Barefooting Alternative.

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The long, anxious wait is over and we finally received a huge shipment of one of our most popular requests, the Vibram Five Finger shoes. So what's so great about them?? Many experts believe the shoes we wear not only cast the foot in a protective form, but also weaken our foot and leg muscles, leaving them underdeveloped and more prone to injury. And while there are many occasions where traditional footwear is essential for protection, safety, and security, it is equally important to stimulate and exercise the foot in a more natural state on a regular basis. Wearing Five Finger shoes stimulates muscles in your feet and lower legs to not only make you stronger and healthier, but also improve your balance, agility and proprioception. What more can you ask for in a shoe?  

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[Classic]

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Hot Yoga, Hot Products

With a hot yoga studio next door, it is practically a necessity that we carry hot yoga clothing and accessories. So it was only common sense for us to carry Manduka. The quality and performance of Manduka mats and yoga accessories are still unmatched in the marketplace and they carry a variety of styles. For all you yoga lovers, you're going to want to try out a Manduka mat. And to go with your mat, we now carry women's and men's Shakti yoga clothing made of the highest quality lycra and airfit microfiber fabrics that absorb excess moisture. Stop in for your yoga apparel and accessories before heading to Bikram Yoga located here at The Camp.

Eco-Student

Whether we care to admit it or not, there is only a month left of summer which means school is right around the corner. For most of you, this is dreadful news. However, we couldn't be more excited! With a ton of new eco-friendly school supplies in store, we're more ready than ever to go back to school and we want you to be as excited as we are! With everything from backpacks and lunch-bags, to recycled binders and notebooks, we have everything you need to be prepared for back to school. Be an eco-student this year and make a difference!

Ever / After

We were recently introduced to Ever/After, a children's clothing line who, to put it simply, make adult clothes for babies. Ever/After pairs simplistic design with premium fabrics in styles they would wear themselves. In fact, they've received so many requests for an adult line that they've even started one! Made of the softest prima cotton available and fitted to perfection, it seems as though Ever/After could not possibly be better right? Think again! Ever/After also donates 25% of their profit from each garment to one of the following causes of your choice:

At least 25% of all households in Uganda look after one or more children orphaned by HIV/AIDS or war (Unicef, 2007).  Sadly, many more have nowhere to go or are abandoned by these families to reduce the stress of having another mouth to feed.  But there is a new hope for these orphaned and abandoned babies.  Loving Hearts Babies Home exists to love, nurture, and care for these babies and reverse the sad effects of malnutrition and neglect.  Soon they are back to a healthy weight and on track developmentally. Their goal is to break the cycle of institutionalized care for these children and unite each of them with a loving adoptive family.  This donation will be used to supply food, clothing, medical care, and aid in the expansion of the facilities so that more babies can find a loving home.  

The Minnie Street Learning Center offers educational support to at-risk children and their families in the inner city of Santa Ana, California.  These children face difficult hurdles living in an area of dense population, poverty, and high drop out rates. The Learning Center meets many of their basic needs and helps them overcome their academic challenges.  It offers programs that grow individuals and strengthen families such as MOPS, teen youth groups, a computer lab, garden project, and art and photography classes.  

Lo Mejor Del Trigo (the Finest Wheat) church is a place of refuge for the people of Rojo Gomez, a small village gripped by poverty near Tijuana, Mexico.  Large families live in houses made from old rusted garage doors and live on just $80 per week.  The new Community Center will be a light in Rojo Gomez filled with the love of God and hope of a better future.  It is here hungry children will be fed breakfast before school every morning.  Infants and toddlers cared for while parents are at work.  Teens and adults will receive job training.  And the sick will get medical and dental care at monthly clinics.  

Come in today to see for yourself how cute these clothes are!!

Out With The Old, In With The New

While it may seem hard to believe with the scorching summer heat, fall is right around the corner and  we are ready! We recently received new fall Patagonia items which means it's time to put our spring/summer items on sale! This Saturday and Sunday only, come shop through hundreds of Patagonia clothing at 15% off! Fall may be on it's way, but right now it's hotter than ever and we still have tons of summer clothes to keep you cool.

Study at Seed

Once upon a time, nine grandfather clocks, used on the set of the movie Bicentennial Man, and four boxes of used library books were donated to Seed. Of course the most logical and eco-friendly thing to do would be to make book shelves out of the clocks and drill books into the wall in hopes of creating the next Picasso, right? Well, we think so here at Seed. Not only did we make great use of our donated items, we also recycled clock parts to make jewelry and decorated the interior of the room with Cisco’s sleep-worthy chairs, re-upholstered with recycled army tents. Stop by and enjoy some coffee from our café as you indulge in one of our many books and relax in our study.

Seed Reads

Stick your nose in:

Full of creative and affordable ideas, Flea Market Style gives all the information and advice you need to create a distinctively original home.

The "how-to-go green" book, Ecoholic by Adria Vasil, gives you a quick and dirty yes/no list for all green aspects of your life.

There is not a 'them' and an 'us'; there really is only 'us'. One People illustrates this thought through a collection of glorious photographs accompanied by thoughtful essays that capture the universatility of the human experience in the very different contexts of our diverse world.

Good Green Kitchens is loaded with inspiration and information to help you create your dream green kitchen, a kitchen that works great and is beautiful, healthier, and easier on the environment.