- Ten Thousand Villages (”Fairly Traded Handicrafts from Around the World”)
http://www.tenthousandvillages.com
(I’ve seen their stuff in Cambridge area and I support their fairly-traded, BEAUTIFUL handicrafts from around the world theme and I thought I’d add it in. They even have gift registries so if you wanted to have a wedding gift registry, consider this place. Personally, I love beautiful, ethnic stuff. They make for great gifts for those with exotic or artsy tastes.) - Greater Good (”Show Where it Matters”) affiliated with Oxfam and found through a link on Oxfam site
http://www.greatergood.com
(They have some really FABULOUS, beautiful ethnic stuff priced pretty reasonably as well as mainstream popular vendors. You can also give unusual gifts like $40 to pay a teacher's salary in Afghanistan or $90 for business grants for rural African women. Certain products that you purchased will then translate to a percentage of profit going to a cause of your choice posted on the site.) - Oxfam Unwrapped
http://www.oxfamamericaunwrapped.com
(Gifts that help others around the world. Need an unusual gift? How about a camel or a water pump? What about a coffee mill or an emergency toilet? This holiday season, give a gift that helps people in need.)
These sites below were mentioned on the MSNBC "Today" show and listed on its site:
- Viva Terra (”Eco Living with Style”)
http://www.vivaterra.com
(I think they are one of the more tasteful and interesting sites listed here with some really nice products that you guys might want to give to folks. I like their dining and kitchenware particularly as well as their home decor items in particular. This site is geared toward women site visitors or gifts for women.) - Hip & Zen (”Modern Lifestyle Products that Nurture the Body and Soul”)
http://hipandzen.com
(If you’re seeking some nice clothes and accessories for women and some items for men, babies from many brand collections, this is the place since they have a larger collection for women than most of the other sites on this list. They have limited collection of home decor items though. A great feature of their site is that it indicates whether a particular product is fairly traded, recycled, vegan, handmade, natural, organic, etc. They offer some urban punky cool stuff like laptop bag from recycled movie posters.) - Branch (”Sustainable Design for Living”)
http://www.branchhome.com
(looks like a pretty nice site with some good options) - Our Green House
http://www.ourgreenhouse.com
(eco-friendly baby products and stuff for an eco-friendly home if you have a kid or want to give gifts to someone with children or for baby showers) - GreenKarat (”Ecologically Responsible Jewelry”)
http://www.greenkarat.com
(some nice jewelry designs that you can buy for yourself or for others. They can customize a jewelry design to your specs I think) - Earth Friendly Finds
http://earthfriendlyfinds.com - Green Feet (”The Planet’s Homestore”)
http://www.greenfeet.com - 2kh.com
http://2kh.com
(Of course, another cool idea is to also shop from local artists to support grassroots artists which I like to do as well :))
** I don’t get paid for any endorsements above so these are impartial suggestions based on things I thought people might find useful along with my commentary on these sites after reviewing them a little.. :P
- Janet Si-Ming Lee
Principal Designer, Siming Cybercreative
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