Say Happy Holidays to the Earth and Your Neighbors
Posted on November 28, 2011 by ari
Tags: community > gifts > giving > handmade > holidays > local > sustainability
Holidays can be a lot brighter when we give without hurting the earth (with excess packaging, plastic junk, planned-to-be-obsolete electronics, etc.), and when we’re conscious of where we’re sending our money. If you buy a cookie-cutter gift that everyone else is getting from a big box store where workers are being exploited and money is being funneled into the pockets of CEOs, it’s just a little less warm-and-fuzzy than when you support a hard-working local business owner who’s providing handmade, eco-friendly gifts.
Here are some links to peruse, if you too are trying to make your holidays greener and more ethical:
How to Buy Local for the Holidays
Shift Your Shopping
Independent We Stand
Inhabitots
ishopindie.com
Etsy
If you’re in Ithaca, be sure to check out:
Local First Ithaca
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- Video: Intro to New Earth Living
- Rev Billy on Fox Business Happy Hour
- Fun with Powerpoint – Share Tompkins Presentation at Ignite Ithaca
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