Green the Season: Stocking Stuffers

Looking for ideas for stocking stuffers this year? Go practical and eco-friendly! Here's what's going into a few of the stockings I'll be stuffing.

First, I'm loving Greenfeet! I ordered a few things from them and they arrived in a recycled box, sealed with paper tape. Inside the box there was ZERO plastic. The padding was a small amount of recyclable brown paper. One of the items was even tied with raffia instead of those plastic twist ties things.

Some of my faves from Greenfeet~

Bamboo Pot Scrubber - $1.95 - I've been using one of these for awhile now and love it! I'm pairing it with some hand knit dish scrubbies.

Terra Cotta Foot Scrubber - $7.49 - These are handmade by women in Pakistan and supposedly never wear out.

Bamboo utensils - $1.99 - $6.95 - The kids are getting the fork/spoon combo for their lunchboxes. Some of the grown ups are getting the three piece set. I plan to make a carry-case for them and, if I have time, a little cloth napkin that will tuck inside too.

ReusableBags.com has bags, of course, as well as a great variety of other reusable items like water bottles, food containers, produce bags and even bumper stickers!

Two years ago I bought some of these Reisenthel bags ($7.95 and up) for myself, my mom and my mother in law. We'll all tell you it's one of the most used items. It folds up very small, comes with its own carrying case, and fits right into your purse or glove box. I remember my cloth shopping bags 99% of the time now but, if I ever forget, or run in somewhere quickly for "just one thing", this bag is always in my purse.


Take advantage of free shipping on orders over $50 and get some holiday shopping done today. Just enter coupon code FRSHIP50 at checkout. (Valid through Sunday, Nov. 15 at midnight CST.)

Preserve makes razors, toothbrushes (and several kitchen type items) out of recycled Stonyfield Farm yogurt containers. When you're done with them, you can put them in your recycling bin (if your city takes #5), drop them off at a Gimmie5 location or mail them back to the company.
A few other ideas...

Box of organic tea
Package of shade-grown coffee
Bars of handmade soap
Fair trade chocolate
Homemade jam