The holiday season is upon us, and you know what that means: bajillions of crazed consumers seeking sales assistants full of cheer, good tidings of markdowns, and the joy of reaching the last TMX Elmo just before that little old lady in the wheelchair does.
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What's a jaded green to do? Turn to Grist, of course!
We've consulted the best and the brightest -- our staff and readers -- for holiday gift suggestions. And with their brilliant ideas, we've built a wondrous virtual department store just for you. Instead of fighting the crowds, sit back and imagine that our readers and staff are friendly clerks offering inspiration and assistance. Doesn't that feel nice?
Some of the ideas below -- and oodles more -- can be found in our brand-spankin' new Amazon store! (We hate to be crass, but we do get a small percentage of the profits, so you get to give two gifts in one. And we know consumption is evil -- but if you're going to engage in it regardless, we know your choices will be wise ones. Because you're so thoughtful! So generous! And so darn good-looking!)
Got more ideas? Add your suggestions to the list.
Wander Into the Store, and Grab a Bag
I was given three ChicoBags for my birthday this year, and I plan on giving them as a perfect gift for families and friends. Everyone needs to go grocery shopping, so everyone can use these reusable bags! They fold into an integrated pouch with a hook, can fit in or hook on to your pocket or purse, and come in five colors. Imagine not having to deal with 300 to 700 plastic shopping bags (which in turn saves three to seven gallons of crude oil) a year anymore.
-- Sarah Parrott, Fabulous Grist Reader
Get a Wrapsack, log on to the website, register it, name it something cool (like the "Sea-Sheep"), give it a goal ("make it to Machu Picchu"), and send it on its merry way. Then track how many times it's changed hands, how many miles it's traveled, etc. It's not just a way to reduce gift-wrap waste, it's an epic journey!
-- Corey McKrill, Marvelous Grist Production Associate
Leaf Through the Literature Department
This year, I'm planning to give out copies of An Inconvenient Truth. Several will go to friends and family who saw the film and who I know will enjoy the book and share it with others. But I'm also sending a copy to my very conservative grandparents. I'm pretty sure they'll have a chuckle and roll their eyes, but I'm hoping they'll leave it out on their coffee table, too afraid my feelings will be hurt if they get rid of it. And maybe one day, when their TV program is over and they've read all their Prevention magazines -- and no one's looking -- they'll pick it up and flip through it. Or maybe a neighbor will. Or my grandmother's bridge club. All I know is that the full-page, full-color images and foldout graphs had a huge impact on me -- and I'm already a believer. So maybe, just maybe, it could make believers out of them too.
-- Sarah van Schagen, Dazzling Grist Assistant Editor
How about giving gift subscriptions to some magazines that help us all live a little greener? Try Mother Earth News, Natural Home, or Utne Reader!
-- Tabitha Alterman, Magnificent Grist Reader
Dash Over to the Sports Department
Best eco-gifts ever: Woolly wear from Ibex, a cool small company based in Vermont. They have some truly excellent base layers, as well as some useful cycling tights. Most of their stuff is 100 percent wool, but not the itchy, heavy, cumbersome stuff. Light, warm, and non-itchy -- it's all that's on my list this year. And clad in it, nothing will keep me inside this fall and winter.
Tying woolly wear for the best eco-gifts ever are (what else?) the best in transportation versatility: a doesn't-get-more-useful-than-this cyclo-cross bike. Combining the speed of a road bike and many of the terrain capabilities of a mountain bike, 'cross bikes are the best commuters and all-around bicycles out there, period. If you've no spending limit, consider the sweet, sweet titanium, Colorado-made Moots. For the rest of us, there are other fun options.
-- Todd Hymas, Astonishing Grist Assistant Editor
After soccer (that's football to the rest of the world) and my wife Sarah -- oh wait, I meant Sarah and then soccer -- cycling is top priority for this two-wheeling enthusiast. Because purchasing worldly goods is so 1994, the best thing to get the bike-obsessed is a contribution to the local chapter of a bicycling advocacy group. Nothing says "I love you" like some much-deserved money for an organization working hard to ensure that safe biking options exist, so your loved one isn't found splattered by an SUV.
If you must consume, there's nothing better than some head-turning cycling swag. This year's picks are unquestionably cycling jackets, Giordana cycling jerseys, Assos Roubaix F1 Mille knickers (hot!), and Chrome bags. Purchasing from Indie Bike is advised, as a percentage of their proceeds benefit Rails to Trails. See previous paragraph for why that's a good idea.
-- Andrew Kraybill Burkhalter, Stunning Grist Reader and Grist Husband
I like bags. It's an easy way to store gear and make sure that all my crap (beloved stuff) is in the same place when I need it. Two bags I'm dropping hints with Santa for are both messenger bags, from Alchemy Goods and Reware.
The Alchemy Goods bag is a compulsive recycler's wet dream, made from recycled bike-tire tubes and seat belts. It's soft, durable, and looks really sharp. I'd use this for commuting to work by bike, as it has lots of room for a change of clothes. Reware's Juice Bag is perfect for off-grid adventures: it's made from recycled soda bottles and can power up your electronics via the sun! The outside flap is a thin-film solar panel that can recharge mobile devices like a camera, phone, mp3 player, or GPS. It'll also charge up your social life, as it's a natural conversation starter.
-- Brendon Smyth, Spectacular Grist Marketing Manager
Take a Break, for Creativity's Sake
We usually make our gifts each year, often out of materials we have on hand. We've done a lot of renovating over the years, so one year we painted leftover ceramic tiles and added a felt bottom for coasters; another year we used leftover paint on leftover Homasote to make bulletin boards; and so on. This year, since people are so busy during the holidays or often succumb to whatever bug is going around, we thought we'd make a meal a week in December to give people a respite from cooking. We have to cook for ourselves anyway and we use all organic ingredients, so why not make extras for the rest of the family?
-- Amy Humphrey, Amazing Grist Reader
Choosing gifts for eco-friends is easy: TerraPass, planting trees, organic soap, etc. It's getting something for the not-so-eco-minded that doesn't smack of "crunchy granola," but also is not mass-produced crap, that can be difficult. I give a lot of "weekends away": a snowboard lesson, a night at a B&B and passes to a national park for hiking, snowshoeing, or cross-country skiing lessons. For my less active friends, a night at a spa for two. Generally I get to join in on these activities, and so it's like two gifts in one -- I get to spend time with friends and we get to do something we both enjoy.
I find lovely nature-themed books, watercolors, and films at the Heron Dance nonprofit website, run by a painter and his wife. I have also been lucky with A Greater Gift, a nonprofit that sells fair-trade products from around the world. The Y Catalog is a relatively new spot wherein a bunch of manufacturers have pledged to donate 10 percent of anything you buy to the charity of their choice. Patagonia products are sneaky eco-gifts. Most people don't know that Patagonia's cotton is organic, its wool is not bleached, and it participates in the 1% for the Planet initiative -- they just think they are getting a cool shirt. [Editor's note: Grist is also grateful to Patagonia for including recycled- content Grist flyers in many of its holiday packages this year, making a Patagonia present doubly eco-sneaky.]
-- Kaela Porter, Beloved Grist Reader
Skip Through the Kids' Department
One year my sister and I cleaned our closets of their outdated contents: poofy pastel bridesmaid dresses, platform shoes (that are actually back in style now), floral scarves, clunky jewelry, big-brimmed hats, loud blouses -- you get the idea. We threw in sample-sized lipsticks and eye shadows we'd never wear, augmented with a few carefully chosen items from a thrift shop (sadly we only needed a couple of things because there was such a wealth of embarrassing material in our closets), put it all in a recycled, dishwasher-sized cardboard box, wrapped it up with a big ribbon and gave it to our two nieces for Christmas. They loved it, not only because they got to unwrap the biggest gift under the tree, but because it provided hours and hours of dress-up fun. Surprisingly, my nephews were into it almost more than my nieces!
-- Kendra Howe, Adept Grist CEO
I gave hot water bottles to some children for Christmas a few years ago. One of them smiled blissfully as he held a filled water bottle to his chest and said, "I can't wait to take a nap!" -- which made his mom's jaw drop. It's a low-tech gift that makes adults happy too. I recently found some at Whole Foods that have fuzzy covers with "Hot Wheels"-type flames embroidered on the sides. I bought some for some of the older kids I know, as they are totally cool-looking. Maybe Santa will bring me one too.
-- Roz Cummins, Delectable Gristmill Contributor
Tickets are a favorite holiday gift in my family. I've got two teenage siblings I don't see very often, and the only thing the three of us have in common is good taste in music, so I like taking them to concerts. Sometimes I snoop around on their MySpace pages to find out their favorite bands, or I just give them a gift certificate that lets them pick the concert. There's no excess crap involved, we get to spend time together, and they may even think I'm cool as a result. Plus it absolves the folks from having to take them to a loud rock show, so they like it, too.
-- Kate Sheppard, Adroit Grist Editorial Intern
Pause in the Good Cause Department
My friends and family have a tradition of giving to others (various charitable organizations, food banks, etc.). One can often get gift cards to send to acknowledge the donation made in another's honor. Another gift-giving tradition is the gift of prayers and hopes, given to another in the form of a card or letter. I have also given small jars with tiny scrolls of blessings. These take a little time, but are always one of a kind.
-- Raye Hodgson, Extraordinary Grist Reader
This year, I'm giving everybody I know a goodie from Thistle Farms -- a jackpot for conscientious gift-givers that combines environmental do-goodism with humanitarian outreach. Thistle Farms sells natural and organic bath and body products that are handmade by the residents of Magdalene House, a nonprofit recovery community for women with a criminal history of prostitution and drug abuse. Proceeds support the residents and also provide outreach to women in jail or on the streets. The program was founded by an Episcopal priest and the products have Bible-derived names -- "Balm of Gilead," "Lot's Wife Salt Scrub" -- but the driving mission is universal in spirit. I've tried all the products, and the quality is consistently excellent. In fact, the model has been so successful that its founder is now working with other churches in several cities throughout the Southeast to begin replicating it.
-- Amanda Griscom Little, Accomplished Grist Columnist
One of the most highly appreciated gifts I ever gave was a membership to a local public radio station for a friend who was an avid listener but hadn't previously donated. He was thrilled because he no longer had to feel guilty during the pledge drives.
-- Lisa Hymas, Stupendous Grist Senior Editor
I like to give friends and family peace bonds. Sold by the nonprofit Nonviolent Peaceforce, they support NP's mission of sending well-trained, unarmed, third-party peacekeepers into countries that invite them to come. Currently they have peacekeepers living and working in Sri Lanka.
-- lylee, Awesome Grist Reader
I always donate to nonprofits. I like being both defensive and offensive in my approach. I donated to a nonprofit that promised to keep a ton of pollution out of the atmosphere with my moola, and then another that was working on clean energy.
-- Emily Cunningham, Diverting Grist Marketing Coordinator
Our group of friends gets together and pools the money we would gift each other toward Heifer International (or other organizations helping others around the globe), and then we either make or buy token gifts for each other priced under $5 each. We've been able to support sustainable self-help for villages all over the world!
-- Nancy Boyd, Superb Grist Reader
Stop by the Café on Your Way Out
A great gift to the environment, to our neighboring farmers in Chiapas, Mexico, and to the taste buds of coffee drinkers, Just Coffee is a cooperative that offers 100 percent pure Arabica Coffee -- shade-grown. I just ordered my next batch. What a morning treat! I am willing to pay more for the privilege of doing good. My reward? Great coffee
-- Nancy Beeghly, Fantastic Grist Reader
Some of my friends and I decided a few years ago that the best gift we could give to each other was to not exchange gifts at the holidays. What we do instead is all go out to a big Chinese dinner together, which is fun because you can order stuff you don't normally order, like two eggplant dishes, etc., and split the cost. Doing this cuts down on expense, stress, and having too many "things" around, and it leaves us money to give to causes we really care about. And it beats the hell out of getting re-gifted scented candles!
-- Roz Cummins, Delectable Gristmill Contributor
As a chocolate snob and an eco-aspirational eater, I love Theo Chocolate. This new Seattle-based chocolatier makes scrumptious bars and truffles using organic, fair trade-certified cocoa beans. My hands-down favorite is the Bread & Chocolate bar -- it sounds odd, but if you like sweet and salty together (think top-notch chocolate-covered pretzels), this is the confection for you. More widely available -- and also organic, equitably produced, and deee-lish -- are chocolate bars from Dagoba (made in Oregon) and Green & Black's (made in the U.K.).
-- Lisa Hymas, Stupendous Grist Senior Editor
Oops! Almost Forgot the Shameless Self-Promotion Lounge
Some of our readers couldn't help but plug their own organizations in response to our inquiries -- so, it being the season of giving, we're giving them their very own section. And speaking of self-promotion, did we mention we have a new Amazon store?
Treat your family and friends (and even yourself) to the gift of the oceans by adopting an endangered marine creature. Your donation to Oceana helps us protect sea turtles, dolphins, sharks, and whales and promote healthy oceans. And as a token of our thanks, you'll receive a special cookie cutter in the shape of your favorite marine creature.
-- Andy Sharpless, Intrepid Grist Blog Contributor and Oceana CEO
I can't pretend to be impartial telling you this, since I work for Mountain Equipment Co-op, but have a look at our shopping bag policy. We're trying to lead the way in this area, in Canada at least.
-- Christian Bergeron, Brilliant Grist Reader
Earth Tech just created an exciting new section called Gifts for Treehuggers. We just updated and enhanced it to include more recycled glass and decor items. Here we are featuring our favorite green gift ideas for this holiday season. We have everything from cool solar gadgets and chargers to beautiful glass vases and tableware. We also have modern decor and furniture from some of the hottest up-and-coming designers.
-- Frank Bianco, Exquisite Grist Reader and Earthtech Products CEO
We've just published the Green Guide for Christmas here in the U.K.
-- Gavin Markham, Glorious Grist Reader and Green Guide Editor
I'd like to recommend Ironweed Film Club. It's a progressive, independent, monthly DVD "magazine" of hard-to-find films from film fests around the world. You can give gift subscriptions really easily online!
-- Natalie Silverstein, Impressive Grist Reader and former Ironweed Outreach Director
My book Attracting Birds, Butterflies, and Other Backyard Wildlife makes a great holiday gift for anyone interested in backyard birding/wildlife, gardening, or living more sustainably.
-- David Mizejewski, Worthy Grist Reader and Host of Animal Planet's Backyard Habitat
Ecoist has a lot more than just the regular candy wrapper handbag -- which is cool on its own. They've got belts, placemats, movie billboard yoga bags, billboard laptop bags, etc. They've already planted 10,000 trees via Trees for the Future, and each bag purchase plants another one. The bags are made in Mexico and Peru by folks earning fair wages. They are keeping lots and lots of waste from going to the landfills.
-- Rebecca Carter, Illustrious Grist Reader, Ecorazzi Cofounder and Editor, and Ecoist Consultant
I used to design products for Resource Revival in Portland, Ore., and am still a partner. Self-interest aside, we make really cool products out of recycled bike parts. The bottle openers and picture frames are particularly snazzy!
-- Kif Scheuer, Excellent Gristmill Contributor
Our new book is green (in practice as well as content), useful, interesting, and beautifully designed. It doesn't suck.
-- Alex Nikolai Steffen, Convivial Grist Reader and Worldchanging Executive Editor
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willa Posted 4:27 am
21 Nov 2006
But I'm sure it's nothing like that--just me making a bad connection.
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JMG Posted 12:53 pm
21 Nov 2006
This is SUCH an amazing operation--truly a good service that does good. I bought three used books today for $20 total that would have cost $150 new; the shipping is free, and I paid a tiny bit extra to zero out the carbon from the shipping. Great place to look for books! And look where the money goes . . . promoting literacy in the third world.
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About BetterWorld
A bookstore is one of the only pieces of evidence we have that people are
still thinking.
-Jerry Seinfeld
We agree with Jerry. We're real people, we run a bookstore, and we've
been thinking.
Funding Literacy
We've been thinking about some people we're proud to know. People like John Wood, the founder of Room to Read. John quit Microsoft in 1998 to start building libraries in rural Nepal. 8 years later, he is building libraries in poor, rural villages with the "scalability of Starbucks and the compassion of Mother Theresa." John has written a book about his journey called Leaving Microsoft to Save the World. We have over 100,000 books for sale that were collected to benefit Room to Read.
We love literacy programs like Room to Read, Books for Africa, Worldfund, National Center for Family Literacy, and our 70 other literacy partners. They provide the building blocks for children and families to learn, grow, and share in the vast collection of human knowledge committed to paper. It just makes sense that a bookstore ought to generate funding for these programs. BetterWorld.com does that with every book we sell.
The Environment
One book that really got us thinking was The Ecology of Commerce, by Paul Hawken. Paul argues that a true economy mimics ecology and rebuilds rather than destroys. It produces no waste, no toxic byproducts and it is simply more expensive to pollute. In a perfect world, we'd package your books in indestructible hemp pouches and load them into Willie Nelson's BioDiesel bus, where he'd hand deliver them and sing you a song or two. We aren't quite there yet, but we've got a few things we think you'll like.
First off, we got in touch with a very smart engineer from Carnegie Mellon who has studied the environmental impacts that other e-commerce bookstore. We asked him, how can we do it better? That led to the invention of an e-commerce first: the Carbon Neutral Shopping Cart. No more global warming emissions weighing down our operations! Working with Carbonfund.org, the leading non-profit provider of carbon offsets, we collect a few cents from every customer at checkout. The proceeds from this carbon offset are enough to purchase renewable energy credits and support reforestation. We not only to offset our shipping, but also the shipping of our literacy partners. And since we sell a lot of books, that is enough to keep tons of carbon out of the atmosphere.
Ever notice how your Postman/woman has great legs? That's because they do a lot of walking! National Postal Services use the lowest energy per package out of any delivery carrier, therefore generate the least carbon in the first place. We use local post offices whenever we can - be sure to choose eco-shipping on checkout.
Of course, we feel our greatest contribution is finding a second home for all these books. We've heard too many horror stories about libraries having to dump discarded books down a well at midnight because they couldn't find a good home for them. We accept books from libraries like this and work our hardest to find new homes for them. So far, we've kept over 5 million pounds of books out of landfills.
Real People
We've been thinking about how being a "virtual store" gives a lot of companies an excuse to "minimize" the costs of chatting with customers. We think you're a little too important for that. We're a bunch of real people in Mishawaka, IN. E-mail us ((JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
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fitzgerf Posted 1:36 pm
21 Nov 2006
Two things make it great:
First, it's the only such mall that I know with a sizeable section of eco-friendly stores (places like Abundant Earth, Mother Nature, Sierra Club, Only Natural Pet Store, etc.).
Second, everything bought at HEARTof.com earns a significant donation for the shopper's chosen cause. I mean, why just buy a gift, when you can buy a gift and help fund a good cause too?
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billyrainbow Posted 3:10 pm
21 Nov 2006
So, speaking as a friend - a fan even, it would be a terrible dereliction of my responsibilities not to point out that profligate consumption, especially American style, is arguably nestled at the root of the worst threats to the world's environment and the very continuation of a great many species, homo sapians among them.
For Grist to promote the Christmas consumerist frenzy is suicidally depressing. Really, if Grist can't get it together, then there's certainly no hope left for the rest of us and i may as well throw myself into the compost heap.
i know we all have to pay our bills, and i can only guess that things in the Grist households aren't on the conspicuously consumptive side of the fence. But surely Grist can do better than make a play to elbow its way to the front of everyone's list of things to buy that they don't need and that all said, the world will live better for if they don't get, either.
Not that any specific item Grist would endorse is biohazardous plastic made from baby walrus blubber, it's just the provenance of the idea.
Further, America is being transformed into nothing more than an excuse for credit cards. American consumption drives the world economy to the point that every working American currently owes an average 18.7% of their gross income to some bank as service for consumer debt, through one channel or another. America's industries and professional jobs are being shipped overseas at a sickening rate so that we can be enslaved by debt.
We're never going to make any progress until we get a grip on our consumption. Great Googly-Moogly, don't be encouraging people to shop and buy more stuff.
Peace,
billy rainbow
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Sonali Posted 8:16 pm
21 Nov 2006
We have a great christmas promo going on with free gift wrapping and a box of chocolates with every purchase.
Do drop by.
Thank you
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fitzgerf Posted 12:49 am
22 Nov 2006
I agree: Consumerism is destroying us! And without a persistent movement to limit and redirect our consumption in rational ways, and to protect the environment, we are doomed.
In developing www.HEARTof.com, which as I've already mentioned in this thread is an online mall of over 600 stores where every purchase earns a significant donation for the shopper's favorite cause, I have puzzled over the issue of consumerism and the apparent contradition with a mall like www.HEARTof.com.
Here is my current thinking on the problem. We have to work toward a limited and redirected system of consumption, but we also have to recognize that people are going to buy stuff. And while we shouldn't encourage them to buy more than they need, there is nothing wrong with helping them to use their buying to support worthy causes -- schools, environmental groups and the like. I like to think of an online mall like www.HEARTof.com as a mechanism for taxing big retailers to fund we who are their environmental, peace and justice opponents.
Maybe I'm wrong. I'd like to know what you think.
Frank
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eborelli Posted 4:45 am
27 Nov 2006
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lolathemola Posted 5:26 am
27 Nov 2006
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lolathemola Posted 5:29 am
27 Nov 2006
my suggestion, if you want to give gifts, is to give your loved ones their off-set carbon footpring. see carbonfund.org.
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Elderwoman Posted 2:32 am
28 Nov 2006
"The Lilypad List: 7 steps to the simple life" would make a great gift for anyone you know who is considering downshifting a notch or two and trying to live more lightly on the Earth. It's a small, slim book that would slide neatly down the side of a Christmas stocking.
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Helene Posted 2:41 am
28 Nov 2006
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bradrutherford Posted 3:16 am
29 Nov 2006
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Juliet Posted 7:17 am
30 Nov 2006
IFAW, The International Fund For Animal Welfare, works globally to help save animals and their habitats worldwide. They have a great gift site!
http://www.animalgift.org
Their gift program works like this:
"Honor family and friends this holiday season with a special gift from IFAW that makes the world a better place for animals. Make your gifts really count this year by supporting IFAW's work to save Canada's baby seals, rescue and release orphaned bear cubs, protect endangered elephants from poaching, and much more. With a unique gift to help an animal in need, you can give something meaningful to the animal lover in your life and make a difference long after the holiday season ends."
"We have five different animal programs to choose from and gift ideas that will suit any budget. With each gift, you'll receive a special gift card to sign, a color brochure describing the animal you're helping and a free desktop animal calendar. It's the alternative gift that gives twice: once to a friend or loved one and then again to an animal in need."
It is a wonderful way to give a gift!!!!
Cheers,
Juliet
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natures36 Posted 2:08 pm
30 Nov 2006
The holidays are always a source of stress for me for this reason and a multitude of others. Although it's a bit pricey, last year I purchased my parents a subscription to a CSA. For those of you who don't know what that is, it stands for Community Supported Agriculture, and it is a great way to have access to high quality local produce at a reasonable price through a subscription service (although you pay for it upfront, which we're a little unaccustomed to in our credit card overrun society). The receiver either picks up or has a box of produce delivered to them. Google CSA + your area for options. Many farms offer one month subscriptions which are cheaper than whole season subscriptions if you want to test the waters, so to speak.
Happy friggin holidays.
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heidiw0 Posted 4:14 pm
05 Dec 2006
Check out the site at http://intelligentinsights.amazonherb.net. There are neat gift sets for the holidays, and you can learn about the company as well as the other products. I recommend the healthy vegan chocolate and the wellness pack! The products are great for animals as well, I use them for my cats and we have set up our cat shelter as a distributor for fundraising.
I became so impressed with the company's values, mission and products that I quickly became a distributor. (I've never before done this type of business and wasn't looking for anything like it!) So this is partly shameless self-promotion, but I really believe in what this company is about and want to share with other eco-conscious folks.
Thanks!
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Natasha Posted 10:52 am
07 Dec 2006
You should definitely check this site out!
Here are some ideas for gifts that anyone -- green lover or not -- would want for the holidays. Buy them at GreenHome.com!!
Hybrid solar iPod and cellphone charger, Solio
Freeplay Emergency Radio & Flashlight Kit
Organic & Natural Bath and Beauty Products
Fashionable Organic cotton and hemp clothes
Recycled Glass Champagne Flutes
Organic Spa Robes
Green Baby Clothes and Toys
Green Art Supplies
Natural Yoga Mat and Stylish Yoga Mat Bag
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cpietroc Posted 9:39 am
16 Dec 2006
if you are looking for an organic, and luxurious gift please visit their web site at....www.deuxamiesinc.com
they have elegantly designed pajamas, gowns and robes. everyone that feels the cotton is amazed at its softness, and i am not just saying that because she is my sister!
happy holidays~
carol pietro
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DumpsterDiva Posted 6:10 am
21 Dec 2006
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jameshoo Posted 3:18 pm
14 Nov 2007
Shameless marketing but still good advice coming.
A great green gift that has not been mentioned are organic fruit baskets. They are not only naturally green and delicious but they expose your friends and family to organic alternatives to their everyday day fruit.
Check out the organic fruit gifts section on Fresh Fruit Baskets http://www.freshfruitbaskets.com
Tons of variety, decent prices and good customer service.
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