Natural giving For gift ideas, you might want to consider holiday clothes made from organically grown fabrics. Items include sleepwear, bedding and towels. Hemp products are the strongest and most durable around. Backpacks, hip-packs, hats, wallets, jewelry, jeans, shirts, coffee filters, checkbook holders, luggage, paper and cards made from hemp all make excellent gifts. Natural incense, sage and sweetgrass add a nice touch to the holiday atmosphere.
Books are fabulous gifts - especially ones on the environment, health, nature, and vegetarianism.
A pre-paid registration for an interesting class or workshop is a fine gift and a great surprise. An elegant hemp or organic cotton holiday dress is a nice way to look great, and celebrate the earth. Membership in an environmental organization, peaceful music, gift certificates for massage, reflexology, chiropractic and related services, and membership to a gym are all healthy gift alternatives. A book on macrame and a roll of hemp twine are great gifts for teenagers. Remember that the holidays are not about giving and receiving things, but about giving and receiving love.