Eco Friendly Product Guide

This Christmas, don’t just give something “green,” you can give something that grows green. Giving a gift that grows is like giving all year round.

Window gardening is fun and easy. It can appeal to any age, and can help relieve stress and tension. For adults, herbs can be grown with ease and used in recipes. For kids, responsibility can be taught as they learn to care after an herb garden and then have the benefits of fresh herbs when all is said and done. This windowsill kitchen herb garden is the perfect gardening gift because it perfectly embodies all of these issues. The kit comes with a 13 inch galvanized steel tray (it fits perfectly on any windowsill), seeds (Parsley, Chives, Sweet Basil), and potting soil. This means that the only things that need to be added from home are sunlight and water.

Care is easy, as watering is really the only responsibility. If placed in a windowsill, the herbs will get sufficient sunlight. It’s also a great gift idea for the urban gardener, or someone who lives in a small apartment or a loft downtown. When searching for gifts this holiday season, this kitchen windowsill herb garden will be sure to hit a home run with anyone who receives it.

In addition, it only costs $9.99 and has everything one needs to grow fresh herbs.

Christmas is usually identified with red and green, but this year, we’re thinking it will look best if it’s just green. We’re loving eco-friendly gifts for the holiday season, and these bamboo sheets are at the top of our list going out to the North Pole!

Thread count of sheets is often important. We all have the friend who really gets obsessive about it. However, if you really want to blow someone’s mind with the most comfortable sheets ever. These 100 percent bamboo sheets are possibly the greatest sheets ever owned. At $179.99 for a set, they may seem a bit expensive, but they are well worth it. They make an excellent gift for the holiday season, and if you are looking to buy an eco-friendly gift for your friend who is just nuts about the environment, these are a great purchase. They are so great for mother earth because there is less processing required to turn them into sheets, and when all is said and done after a few years of use – you can literally throw them into a composter and return them back to the soil. These sheets are without a doubt, a package deal. Good for the environment, and possibly the most comfortable sheets ever made – you can’t go wrong.

No, you’re not on a cosmic trip. This is actually one in a set of greeting cards available from Aurora Visionary Art that are sensitive to the needs of the environment and give back to the world as well.

The cards are all printed on recycled paper, and the ink used on each card is soy ink. Keep in mind the greatness doesn’t stop there. A portion of all of the proceeds are donated to an organization that feeds children in India through the website Hamsa-Yoga.org. There is commentary on the back of each card describing the imagery and the artist responsible for said imagery.

The cards are available for purchase in a variety of ways, including by the dozen ($36), the half dozen ($18), a gift set ($20), and wholesale ordering if you are looking to purchase a mass quantity of orders.

The wine bottle is commonly welcomed as a gift with open arms at many social events. I’m not going to lie to you, if I see you show up at my door for a dinner party and you’ve got the trusty wine bag in your hand it means you have come bearing gifts…and ultimately, found the key to my heart.

Nubius Organics sells these Vintage Sari Wine Bags by Kismet, which win on many levels: they meet fair trade standards, are recyclable, and reusable. Not to mention, all Kismet products are handmade with eco-friendly items (stuff that is recyclable, vintage, you name it). This means that you also get a unique product each time you purchase one.

Each bag is made from a vintage sari by hand, so you are guaranteed a unique wine bottle bag every time.

In addition, it’s reusable, so you can think up all sorts of clever uses for the bag after the bottle of wine is out. This is one gift people will be ok regifting.

So going for $9.50 each, you get a one-of-a-kind bag that holds a standard bottle of wine, and is good for the environment. I’ll toast to that!

Picking out a shower curtain can be somewhat of a tedious undertaking. There’s a matter of sifting through dozens at the big box stores that can be tacky, and then there’s the time it takes to find one that will be stylish and unique to fit your home bathroom.

However, Gaiam makes a wonderful eco-friendly shower curtain made from long-staple, flax based linen. This is nice, because not only does it look great, but flax based linen is grown without any pesticides, it’s all natural.

Available in a “natural” finish, it is a versatile shower curtain to fit any bathroom.

In addition, the shower curtain is quite durable, and at $59, it’s good to know that you won’t be needing another shower curtain for awhile.