The True Meaning of Green: Top St. Patty’s Day Picks
Date: March 3, 2010 | Category: Food & Drink, Guides, Holiday & Gift
An excuse to wear funny hats, dance in the streets, drink green beer and pinch all your co-workers! St. Patrick’s Day is a fantastic festive holiday, but one that also generates tons of waste (12 million greeting cards are sent each year!). This time around, fight green, drink green and dress green with our top ecofabulous picks that are high on fun and low on environmental impact.
| Tee-Top O’ The Morning To Ya: Steer clear of the office pinch in this super soft organic cotton green tee from SUST ($45). If you’re looking for something with a little more holiday personality, try this one ($24) or sport your hessnatur “World in Your Hand” tee ($20) for a message that boasts the true meaning of green. Since Patty’s Day seems to be a favorite holiday among the ecofab men, pass this pick along to the lads in your life ($28). |
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| Irish Bread Basket: Want a traditional experience? Whip up a loaf of organic Irish soda bread for guests - it’ll give your party a little authenticity (and help soak up the beer!) ($22.50). |
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| Leprechaun Appreciation Day: Be politically correct this Patty’s Day with a greeting card from Seltzer Goods that shows your support of the little green men. Printed on 100% post-consumer recycled paper using veggie-based inks ($3.50). |
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| Hello Dolly: Handmade of upcycled fabric (vintage shamrock fabric from the 1950′s!) and stuffed with natural carded wool, these baby gnome dolls are beyond adorable ($28). You can even place a custom order to have the doll mirror your child’s features - glasses, blonde hair and all! |
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| For The Littlest Leprechauns: Send ‘em to school decked out in this hip 100% organic cotton hoodie - it’s reversible, so if a midday spill or stain occurs, just turn it inside out and voila! ($32). For tinier tots, pick up this festive organic onesie ($30). |
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| For True Green Drinking: Better than just dying the color, choose a truly green beer! Here’s a great list of 10 top eco beers - some are organic, some use clean energy to power the brewery, and others use delivery trucks powered on veggie oil or insist that all labels are printed on post-consumer recycled paper. Who knew that drinking could be so good for the environment? The list includes one of our favorites, MateVeza, for a an extra kick to keep that jig dancing going all night long! |
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| Glass Half Full: Pair that environmentally sensitive cerveza with a glass that shares the same ethics - choose from beer glasses made of recycled car windshields (the “no drinking and driving” message is clear here!) or sip from an upcycled beer bottle glass ($20 and $34 respectively). |
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| Green Eggs & Ham: Add a little Patty’s Day coloring to anything on the menu with this all natural, vegan, gluten-free food coloring. Made of vegetable and fruit dyes, add it to one of the eco beers mentioned above for a seriouly festive drink ($15). |
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| True Irish Eyes: If you’re not quite ready to sport the full leprechaun outfit, try dressing up with a touch of organic green eye shadow from Nvey - #165 Lime Green will do the trick ($24). |
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| Walk the Talk: Put a little jig in your step! Keds Green Label shoes are made of 100% organic cotton, with 100% recycled PET shoe laces and an outsole made of 20% recycled rubber ($55). |
Comments
mark_scoop.st
Date: March 3rd, 2010 at 5:30 pm
Thanks for the post! It will be great to have some green beer that doesn’t taste terrible and poison the environment
Stevo
Date: March 23rd, 2010 at 3:31 am
dont waste greeting cards! Plant them http://www.ecohip.org/section.php/32/1/plantable-gifts—cards
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