We're Dreaming of a Green Holiday 2020
The time has come to start shopping for the holiday season! With that comes wrapping paper, tape and loads of waste. This year, consider reducing that down by purchasing a present that's a little greener. From plants and refillable goods to items for the kitchen and cool upcycled gifts, we've got you covered. Now read on for our Green Gift Guide for 2020. Want more ideas? Check out our Green Gift Guides from 2018 and 2019.
1. Shampoo & Conditioner Bars
Where: Wild Comfort Body Care, 445300 Gunn's Hill Rd, Woodstock, ON. (View Map)
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Forget the plastic bottles and big packaging. At Wild Comfort Body Care, the bar form of shampoo and conditioner reigns supreme. Made with simple ingredients that you can pronounce, if you keep the large shampoo bar on a soap rest so it can dry out between washes, it even lasts between 3 and 4 months! Get tips for transitioning to this cold process wash on Wild Comfort's website and shop a large variety of other green skincare products like their refillable soaps, deodorants and more.
2. An Upcycled Antique
Where: Modern Hipster Antiques, 70 Thames St. S. Ingersoll, ON. (View Map); One of a Kind Antique Mall, 97 Wilson St. Woodstock, ON. (View Map)
Shop online: The Finding Fern; Tacky to Terracotta
Give an old treasure a second life when you purchase an antique for the special someone in your life this holiday season. On trend and versatile, you really can't go wrong. In Ingersoll, Modern Hipster Antiques knows how to scope out those valuable, hidden gems. In Woodstock, One-of-a-Kind Antique mall is FULL of options as Canada's largest indoor antique mall so you can treasure hunt floor after floor of antiques.
On Instagram, The Finding Fern posts quirky and stylish antiques on her feed with the ability to claim and pick them up in Tillsonburg once a week. Tacky to Terracotta takes old antiques and revamps them with a lovely Scandinavian-style terracotta paint job.
3. A Giftless Gift
Learn more about Oxford experiences online at www.TourismOxford.ca/Experiences
There's no gift like time well spent together doing something that is frankly, really cool. Oxford is home to loads of hands on experiences that range the spectrum from roasting labs where you create your dream coffee beans to Tree to Table- an interactive charcuterie board workshop. Whether you can register now or buy a gift card for later, you'll find the details online.
4. Unpaper Towels
Shop online from Living Stitches
For the green guru on your list that already has their reusable straws, cutlery and most other green goodies. The unpaper towel from Living Stitches are made of an absorbent, soft fabric that can be washed and used over and over again. Also browse online and check out their huge selection of other handmade, green gifts like reusable facial rounds, wool dryer balls, and beeswax food wraps
5. Foodie Finds
Check out Oxford Fresh for ideas.
What would a Christmas list be without a shout out to the foodies? Shopping for local food is a great way to support the environment and the local farmers and producers in your area.
6. Biodegradable Dish Cloths and a Funky Market Tote
Where: Dwell Urban Boutique, 147 Thames St. S. Ingersoll, ON. (View Map)
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Make their kitchen ultra-cool this holiday season with these awesome biodegradable wash clothes and vintage-inspired market totes from Dwell Urban Boutique. Living green never looked THIS good.
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