I'm pretty sure we can all agree that the best gifts are the ones that come from the heart. The kind where you take time to truly find something the recipient needs or doesn't expect, but will love. That said, we don't always have the time for such things. Do you have a go-to green gift that's easy to acquire and is always a hit?
There's always a last minute gift or two to buy during the holidays. It might be for a co-worker that you didn't expect to give you a gift, or possibly a friend brought to your celebration by a family member.
Either way, it's always good to have a running list of go-to gifts in your head so you're not caught totally off guard. Share yours in the comments below!
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I've been making homemade "Roboxes", my version of Earthboxes, for a while now. I recycle 5 gallon buckets (food safe) or other sturdy containers, to grow lettuce, tomatoes, well, actually almost anything. There's a very specific process I use, so the recipient should be very keen on assembling it properly.
Several friends have gone on to make more themselves, and we all compare the success of our different techniques.
I don't know many people who wouldn't be thrilled to go to their backyard, patio, or balcony to harvest their own fresh salad!
I focus on locally made items - artisan chocolates, wine or microbrew beer.
I have more money than time, and I'm usually pretty exhausted after work, so DIY is not normally my style.
For last minute gifts, I usually try to give something that is fair trade (I live near a Ten Thousand Villages store) or a food item that is packaged in one of the many glass jars I have saved and gussied up with a little bit of ribbon and/or fabric.
Mine is these decorations i found online. Great for small gifts for people, especially guys who can be hard to shop got
http://greenrenters.org/product/upcycled-christmas-decorations
oops i pushed submit too quickly! I also like to make dukkah ( a middle eastern nut and spice mix) as a gift for people
On the long trip to our family's house there is always a small local shop that has Maine or NH maple syrup, local jam, or a tourist coffee mug.
i make as many gifts as i can, or i tend to buy from artisans i know, or online.