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| Fifteen Living the Science Safe and Green Gift Ideas |
| Tuesday, 24 November 2009 00:00 |
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Giving safe and green gifts isn't tough to do. Here are some ideas and some resources for finding safer and greener gifts this holiday season.
1. Books and Cookbooks
See our books section for additional recommendations for specific books and cookbooks devoted to the topic of toxins and health,
2. Organic Gift Baskets If you tend to give gift baskets why not make them organic this year? Amazon.com and many other retailers offer many options and allow you to request that your choices be organic. Some specific types of organic food gift baskets offered by Amazon.com include assortments with chocolate,
3. Organic and Natural Personal Care Products
The number of choices of natural personal care products are nearly endless. One way to start is to decide on a price range and perhaps even a retailer of choice. Amazon.com has a ton of options for organic perfumes,
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4. Organic Wine and Spirits
Why not take this opportunity (if you haven't already) to sample organic wines and spirits and give them as gifts as well. Although the selection of organic wine and spirits is minimal both in stores and online, using a local or online merchant can help you insure that your selection is a good one. If you don't have a local supplier you may want to consider using an online one. If you live in California (or elsewhere) and are planning a trip to the Napa Valley or any other wine regions, consider searching out the organic vineyards. This is a great way to introduce yourself to specific makers and their wines. Although organic wines are sometimes hard to find there are a few good buying guides out there that can help you identify quality makers and vintages.
5. Organic Clothing
Clothing made from organic materials including organically farmed cotton, bamboo, and hemp is becoming easier and easier to find and is even showing up in places you wouldn't suspect like in designer jeans. Online retailers tend to be a pretty good resource for finding clothing made out of organic fabrics given that in many traditional stores items made out of these materials are scattered among other clothes so finding them is tougher. Amazon.com is a pretty good resource for these kinds of items (baby clothes,
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