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That’s one of the reasons she came up with Hen and Chix Growers. The Growers are all-in-one kits for growing herbs or wildflowers. Each kit includes a small pot and saucer, a soil wafer and a seed bomb. The planting takes just a few minutes, and germination takes a couple of weeks. “This is simple — it’s everything all in one,” she says. “All of us have so little time.”

That definitely applies to Bon herself. As an advertising professional and mother of two young children, the Lake Highlands Estates resident (who also serves on the board of Feed Lake Highlands) isn’t exactly swimming in downtime. But that didn’t stop her from launching Hen and Chix Growers as a business earlier this year.

Right now she’s concentrating on selling locally through her blog and Facebook page. The growers have been featured at T. Hee Greetings and Gifts, and she hopes to get them in additional local stores soon.

The growers make great gifts, she says, because “they’re educational, interactive and fun.” They can open conversations with children about how plants grow, healthy eating and being environmentally friendly — the materials are recycled and biodegradable. Adults love them too; Bon has sold several as hostess gifts and thank-you gifts. “Even people who aren’t gardeners enjoy it,” she says.

—Larra Keel