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Let’s Throw a Green Party

February 5, 2012
Let’s Throw a Green Party

Green Party – Let’s celebrate our environment! So you’ve decided to become more green and environmentally friendly, what’s next? Getting your friends and family to reduce their carbon footprint would be a great green idea as well. What’s a better way to do that than by throwing a green party? When you’re having a green party,...
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Organic Gifts for Valentine’s Day

February 3, 2012
Organic Gifts for Valentine’s Day

How about giving organic gifts this Valentine’s Day? Valentine’s Day is coming up, and all of us are thinking about what we should get our loved ones.  An expensive diamond necklace?  Shiny new shoes?  A gold watch?  These all sound nice, but really the ultimate thing you can give your partner is the gift...
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A People’s Coffee: Better Know Larry’s Beans

February 1, 2012

For Larry’s Beans, coffee roasting is about the people. Throughout the process the company considers the farmers who grow the beans, the roasters, the employees, the local community, and the consumer. To this certified B Corp, putting people and the planet at the core of their mission makes for a ‘better’ cup of coffee....
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At Home Spas DIY~ The Ultimate Green Gifts for Valentine’s Day

January 30, 2012
At Home Spas DIY~ The Ultimate Green Gifts for Valentine’s Day

Continuing on with our green gifts for Valentine’s Day blogging theme, and in order to usher in our new spa gift baskets Good Gifts Naturally thought it would be fun to share some do-it-yourself spa tricks. These can be used in conjunction with our green gift spa sets or on their own. Either way,...
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Green Gifts Say “I love You” Many Times Over

January 27, 2012
Green Gifts Say “I love You” Many Times Over

Green gifts make the perfect gift for Valentine’s Day.  Ah, Valentine’s Day, that special time of year when we get to show the ones we love just how much they mean to us. There are countless ways to accomplish such a task, but giving green gifts are a favorite among both men and women...
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“Green Gifts ” Come in Many Different Forms

January 25, 2012
“Green Gifts ” Come in Many Different Forms

Sometimes, the green gifts we give do not come in boxes.  Sometimes those green gifts are ones we give to our own Mother Earth through our conscientious actions! This past summer, I lived in California for the first time in my life, and what I saw while in San Francisco was quite interesting. It started...
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This Valentine’s Day Give Green Gifts

January 24, 2012
This Valentine’s Day Give Green Gifts

Every February candy, flowers, jewelry and gifts (hopefully green gifts) are exchanged by loved ones, all in the name of  St. Valentine.  Who was this Saint? The popular legend says that he was a Roman priest. When the Emperor Claudius II decided that single men without wives and families made better soldiers, he outlawed marriage...
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Think Green Gifts for Valentine’s Day

January 18, 2012
Think Green Gifts for Valentine’s Day

Think green gifts For Valentine’s Day Green gifts for Valentine’s Day  are becoming the new tradition.  While red or pink may still be the Valentine’s Day color of choice, green gifts make a thoughtful gift that gives twice.  These green gifts reflect how very much the gift giver cares — not only for the recipient...
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American Ingenuity

January 18, 2012

By Scott James, Fair Trade Sports This month I spoke with Matt Bogoshian in DC. He is the Senior Policy Counsel for the Environmental Protection Agency. One of the ways I reconcile being apolitical and staying as far away from DC as possible is because I know I have kindred spirits like Matt fighting...
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Fair Trade Textiles: Making an Impact – fair trade gifts.

January 16, 2012
Fair Trade Textiles: Making an Impact – fair trade gifts.

Fair Trade Gifts - Make a Difference Good Gifts Naturally offers a wonderful selection of Fair Trade Gifts.  We find these items to be especially well made (primarily by hand and/or using traditional methods), which also makes each of them unique and naturally beautiful.  But going beyond the physical qualities that make these gift items...
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