Top 20 Green Gifts for Adults

As a follow up to last week’s Top 25 Green Gifts for Kids, here are twenty eco-conscious items for adults. Gifts include men’s and women’s items plus household products with most prices ranging from $10-$150. In many cases, it doesn’t cost more to buy green these days… so what’s stopping you? HAPPY SHOPPING!

 

• Fair Trade Sports Equipment, $30-$40. These official size and weight sports balls are high quality, vegan, fair trade and eco-certified. Plus, all after-tax profits go to charities. How cool is that? Football, soccer ball and basketball available.

 

 

• Culinary Mixed Herb Wreath, $70. This wreath looks fabulous, and I bet it smells amazing! Hang it in your kitchen for both aesthetic beauty and cooking convenience. Pesticide-free herbs can be cut off as needed and include dill, bay, sage, lavender and purple oregano. Grown in the USA.

 

 

• Yuzen Beauty Sample Subscription Box*, $26 for one month or $78 for a 3-month subscription. A Yuzen subscription makes a unique gift — a thoughtfully arranged package of eco-friendly beauty and health products arrives at the recipient’s door every month. Indulge moms, sisters, daughters and girlfriends with a little Zen. Read my full review on this item from last month.

• Zero Messenger Bag, $129. The bags in this company’s collection are all made with zero waste in mind. Materials are sourced locally with an awareness toward reducing waste and using recyclable fabrics. Well constructed and fits lots of stuff.

• Reusable Double Wine Tote, $22. Reusable bags are an environmentalist’s must-have. This one is perfect for keeping those wine bottles from clinking together or falling over. Give it to a friend as is or to a really good friend with wine bottles inside Cotton canvas made with USA-grown cotton and assembled by a husband and wife team in New York.

• Chicks and Ducks and Geese, a.k.a. a Heifer Gift Donation, $10-$500. Several years ago, my husband and I did the Charitable Giving Christmas. We made contributions to various organizations in the name of each family member, and it was the best feeling ever. The fun part was selecting charities based on our relatives’ specific interests (gardening, sports, art, etc.). Since then, we make an annual donation to Heifer to support a family in need. We do this at the holidays to emphasize the giving aspect of Christmas to Sofie; she looks forward to it now and loves choosing the animal.

• Man-Cans Soy Candles, $9.50. The brainchild of a 13-year-old boy, this company recycles soup cans into candles for men. The design is basic, and the scents include cigar, sawdust, campfire, fresh cut grass and bacon. For every candle created, the soup is donated to a soup kitchen.

 

• Upcycling: Create Beautiful Things With the Stuff You Already Have by Danny Seo, $17.62. With the growing trend toward upcycling, this book makes a great gift for creatives and DIY enthusiasts. Renowned environmental lifestyle expert Danny Seo offers 100 creative projects to transform items around your house from old belts and paperbacks to tennis balls and chopsticks.

• Aromatherapy Gift Set from Edens Garden, $41.75. An excellent introduction to aromatherapy, this “Best of the Best” set includes 14 essential oils including lavender, lemon, eucalyptus, clary sage, sweet orange and tea tree. I’m an aromatherapy user myself and this is a great deal. Oils are 100% Pure Therapeutic Grade, come in 10mL glass bottles.

• Eco-Me Dog Care Kit, $14.97. For the DIY dog lover in your life, this kit includes all natural ingredients to make your own flea spray, shampoo powder and dog biscuits. 100% chemical free, no parabens, dyes or synthetic fragrances.

• Collapsible Portable Green Speakers by AON BOX™ $15-$25. Made with 100% renewable resources, these battery-free speakers can be folded for easy traveling and are compatible with all iPod®, Mp3 players, multimedia cell phones, portable DVD players and portable gaming devices that use a standard 3.5mm audio frequency jack. Perfect for the office, the beach or anywhere you want to go. Designs vary.

• Handmade Four Chacky Striped Bracelet by Flechada, $24. Crafted from recycled soda can tabs (“chapitas”) and glass beads by artisans in Colombia, this bold, colorful bracelet is hypoallergenic and nickel-free. The company, Flechada, focuses on Latin American designers and offers many more handmade and eco-friendly jewelry, handbags, shoes and accessories.

• Natural Wooden Watch, $119.95. Hypoallergenic and chemical free, this natural wood watch makes a unique gift and ensures accuracy with Miyota Japanese precision. In addition, this “Lorax-approved” company plants one tree for every watch sold

 

• America the Beautiful Annual Parks Pass, $80. Support America’s green spaces with the gift that gives throughout the year. An annual pass from the National Park Service provides admission to more than 2,000 federal recreation sites including national parks, wildlife refuges and more.

 

• Upcycled Jewel Toned Sari Scarf, $48. Handmade from vintage silk Indian saris, this scarf combines beauty with recycling.

• Belkin Conserve Socket Energy-Saving Outlet, $9.99. If your dad is anything like mine, he’s obsessed with saving energy and money. I foresee a few of these in his stocking. Many household appliances and electronics still use energy when not in use. This outlet saves energy by eliminating standby power. Use the timer (30 minutes to 6 hours) to charge items; after the selected interval, this outlet automatically turns off all power.

• Reclaimed Redwood Frame, $25 for 3.5×5”. Handcrafted from reclaimed redwood, no two frames are exactly alike. Frames can hang or stand alone. Other sizes also available.

• “Hottie” Hot Water Bottle from Love at First Night*, $35. The eco alternative to home heating, this hot water bottle is cozy and convenient. My feet tend to freeze at night, even with socks on, but this Hottie did the trick nicely. I’ve also used it to warm up my daughter’s bed before she gets in. The bottle made from an odorless thermoplastic. Made in Rhode Island by a mother-daughter team… read my detailed review of the Hottie here.

 

• Organic Steaks and Burgers from Happy Cows, $89. From farmer-owned cooperative Organic Prairie, these meats are USDA-certified organic from humanely raised, pastured animals. The company committed to producing meat without antibiotics, synthetic hormones or pesticides back in 1996. This Family Pack includes (4) 4-ounce filet mignon and (12) 5.33-ounce burgers.