December 18, 2009
Eco-Friendly Gifts for Her
Looking for some green, earth friendly gifts for the women in your life, check out these great ideas.
Sterling Silver Stackable Rings: The artisans who hand make these sterling silver rings are paid fairly in the local context and are pre-paid 50% up front so they don't need to use their own resources to purchase raw materials.
Filed under Bamboo, Eco-Friendly, Environment, Fair Trade, Holidays, Organic, Sustainability by Deanna
October 16, 2009
Charmone Vegan Shoes
Charmone shoes came about when a vegan friend mentioned that all vegan shoes were either ugly or poorly made and often times both. Which got them thinking about how to make vegan shoes and still be kind to the environment.
Filed under Fair Trade, fashion by Deanna
September 18, 2009
Better World Shopping
Yesterday my husband sent me a link to this website, better world shopper and was intrigued by the rankings part of the site. You can choose through a list of products and it will rank the best to worst, giving them an A through F rating. How they come to these ratings is by:
Filed under Environment, Fair Trade by Deanna
May 5, 2009
Ely Organics
If you are looking for organic products that you can trust and that come with the highest International food standards, try Ely Organics.
Ely Organics are made with only the finest organic cold pressed oils, essential oils, herb extracts and flower extracts; Ingredients so pure you could eat them. miessence® is currently one of a few skin care products on the planet that has submitted to, and complies with, the rigorous processing and labelling requirements for certified organic food products.
Filed under Baby, Fair Trade, Organic, Skin by Deanna
May 4, 2009
Eco Linens
Who doesn't want to dry off with supple organic cotton towels or slip into a chemical-free linen clad bed? If you are like me, you probably slip into a bed that has been chemically treated with some of the worlds most hazardous chemicals. Some of your most precious parts touch those sheets and towels you use everyday. So why wouldn't you want to buy the best for your naked body to indulge in?
Filed under Eco-Friendly, Fair Trade, Organic, non-toxic by Deanna
February 26, 2009
Dr. Bronner's Magic Pure Castile Classic Soap
I was at Target picking up some much needed beauty supplies when I came across Dr. Bronner's 18-in-1 Hemp Peppermint Pure-Castile Soap for the first time. I saw that it was organic and I was checking the label and it read; Enjoy only 2 cosmetics, enough sleep & Dr. Bronner's 'Magic Soap' to clean body-mind-soul-spirit instantly uniting one! I found this intriguing, that one soap could be used for your whole body and decided I would give it a try. It was just a small sample size so what did I have to loose?
Filed under Body Care, Eco-Friendly, Fair Trade, Organic, Skin by Deanna
February 16, 2009
Buying Fair Trade Certified Products
What is Fair trade? Fair Trade is an organized social movement and market-based approach to empowering developing country producers and promoting sustainability. The movement advocates the payment of a fair price as well as social and environmental standards in areas related to the production of a wide variety of goods. Taken from Wikipedia
Filed under Environment, Fair Trade by Deanna
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