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New products that MOTHER's readers should know about

INHERIT THE WIND:

You can put your windmill on whatever area of your property receives the most reliable breezes and still use that power to pump up to five gallons a minute from your well . . . even if the water supply is as much as a quarter-mile away. The "Bowjon Windmill/Air Lift Water Pump" consists of an eight-foot galvanized four-blade propeller and galvanized vane, an angle-steel frame, a compressor with its own weather shield, and a unique air injection pump (which has only a few—aboveground—moving parts). One man, says the manufacturer, can install the system in less than one days time . . . and its maintenance requirements are minimal, consisting of only an occasional inspection of air and water lines, plus a twice-yearly check on the compressor's oil and filter pads. (The pump can even run dry without danger of damage.) The unit sells for $695 (freight collect) and meets the requirements for energy tax credits, too. For a brochure and detailed specifications, write Bowjon, Dept. ME, 2829 Burton Ave., Burbank, Calif. 91504.

WRITE ON:

Bergstrom, a firm located in the heart of Wisconsin's pulp and paper mill country, specializes in producing fine writing and printing stock from recycled waste paper. And one of Bergstrom's employees is also one of the company's best customers: Philip Tallmadge and his family—which includes four teenagers-operate "Earth Right Recycled Paper Products", (a mail order recycled-stationery business) right from their home. Notepaper with wildlife designs (and matching animal tracks across the envelope) is the family's specialty. A package of 20 sheets and 10 envelopes may be ordered for $3.00 postpaid . . . or write for more product information to Earth Right, Dept. ME, P.O. Box 184, Neenah, Wis. 54956.

MUNCH TIME:

Celestial Seasonings, a company long known as a producer of tasty herbal teas, has brought out its first non-beverage natural food product. "Salad Snacks" are designed to be used either as salad topping or as out-of-hand snack food. The crunchy munchin's start as a combination of sunflower and pumpkin seeds, soybeans, wheat, cashews, and almonds . . . then natural seasonings are added to produce a choice of four flavors: roasted/salted, cheese, onion and garlic, and sour cream with chives. Four-ounce packages (which are large enough to make several servings) retail for about $1.10 apiece, in the same health food stores where you buy your Red Zinger and Morning Thunder tea . . . or you can write for information to Celestial Seasonings, Dept. ME, 1780 55th St., Boulder, Colo. 80301.

THE SHOE FITS:

"Footprint Footwear" is produced by a small family-operated business that crafts custom handmade shoes which—according to Randall and Jeanne March ington—"are tough as boots and feel like slippers". The leather uppers (available in a choice of brown or gold) are soft and flexible, and the layered soles are said to provide the massage and nerve stimulation that reflexologists approve of (a special insole of closed cell foam molds to form an exact impression of the individual foot). Patterns are made from the customer's own foot tracings, and buyers are invited to call or write to describe any special requests they might have. Prices range from $85 for the "Lowtop" to $110 for the "Kneehigh". Write—for a brochure that pictures four styles and gives detailed tracing instruction—to Footprint Footwear, Dept. ME, 60? N.W. Federal, Bend, Ore. 97701.

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