Jessica and I sent a note about this wonderful world-bettering business last Mother's day. Though their story was inspirational to begin with—their work with socially and environmentally responsible growing practices is one of those stories more people should hear about—recently, it's gotten even better.
Organic Bouquet just expanded into Organic Style, an 'eco-boutique' specializing in sustainable goods. Instead of just flowers, their company now offers everything from fair-trade certified Market Bags (nearly 500,000,000,000 plastic bags have already been consumed worldwide this year, and giving a few of these away could help lower that number) to herbal wreaths and organic garlands made out of bay, rosemary, and thyme (when you're finished with the holidays you can put them in your kitchen and use the dried plants in your cooking for the remainder of the year).
OS is offering free shipping for both of the gifts above (and on everything else found in their bed & bath, apparel, pet, and gardening categories), as well as a site-wide discount on all their holiday gifts. If you're a Zaadz member, just make sure you use
this link, and the 15% discount will be automatically applied when you check out.
Feel free to pass the link on, too, by copying and pasting the URL below.
http://www.organicstyle.com/SourceRedirect.aspx?src=ZAADZ_DEC07 And even if you're finished with (or opting out of ;) this year's holiday shopping, you can always read up on
OS's philosophy and practices when it comes to selecting and sorting their products; their 'standards' page and charitable giving programs are a beautiful model for how more businesses might run.
To holidays, be they green or white or blue or polka-dotted, and to being mindful of the spirit of the impulse to give.
Siona &
Jessica and the whole
Zaadz Team PS. Seriously about that last sentence, hm? It's easy for the intention these months are meant to honor—the joy of generosity and sharing and celebration—to get lost in the shuffle of consumption. Also, don't forget the opportunity to give a little knowledge—or a story :) —with whatever else you're sharing. I'll confess that I only just found out that insane statistic on the plastic bag usage...
