Hello, just wondering how all of your Chocolate Mimosa seedlings are doing? I have 27 seedling up and growing and doing well. They, naturally, all are green. 3 older seedlings have started to change coloring. They are much darker than the normal Mimosa and hopefully will grow darker with time. The new growth on the 3 seedlings come out green but believe they will darken too as they mature. If you will notice in pictures of Chocolate Mimosa, the new growth is always green. Don't have enough experience with these, yet, to know if this is the way things go. It may be true that Chocolate Mimosa are propgated from cuttings. If these are widespread from Iran and other areas east of there, do the folks in that area go out and make cuttings everywhere? Or do they spread from seeds? My wife and I are pleased enough that we have ordered more seed. Do not know what we are going to do with them all, just like growing things. I don't recall at this time where I saw the listings, but did see some for Chocolate Mimosa. A nursery in Woodland, Washington has several, but they cost nearly $100 for plants that are about 3 1/2 to 4 feet high. That is one reason we are trying the seed route. Wayne

Well, I agree with those posters who scorn "deli meats" based on their quality (or lack thereof.) I far prefer to slice up my own chicken/ham/roast beef etc. Plus, it's cheaper! Barnmom does make a good point, regarding local meats having less potential for mishandling, etc. But I'd like to see a study or three weighing the points. Locally raised may have fewer possibilities for exposure, but are there also fewer points of inspection? I would like to see, for example, how the incidences of food borne illnesses compare, statistically, between folks who raise their own chickens for meat/egg consumption and folks who buy at the store. My point is not that store bought IS better...I just won't buy into the popular idea that local/natural/organic/more expensive/small farm raised foods are better just because they are local/natural/organic/more expensive/small farm raised foods. People have died of food borne illnesses since human beings first ate food...

I read about this over the weekend...can someone explain to me how salmonella gets into chocolate? Is it residue at the factory or something? It's bad enough having to worry about meat and vegetables, but now CHOCOLATE!??

Another thing to be careful with is Halloween face paint. Dd and I bought two different kinds at Target yesterday. I didn't bother to read the labels like I normally do. It was made in China and there was a warning about lead in it. The age listed was 8+. I'm don't want that on my face or on my kid's either. I can see ingesting a little by accident if it's on the hands or lips.