Eco Friendly Baby Products

If Valentine's Day is an important day for you or the one you love, try also showing a bit of extra love for the environment by carefully considering what you buy.

Here are some good for the earth Valentine's Day gift ideas!

1. Fair trade chocolate
Who doesn’t love a big heart shaped box full of various chocolates to enjoy? Your sweetheart will enjoy them even better if those chocolates come from fair trade farms. By buying fair trade, you ensure your purchase justly pays the workers involved and that the planting and harvesting of the chocolates are treated with a respectful long-term commitment to preserving the environment.

2. Organic flowers
Roses are the cliche Valentine’s Day gift. This year make them a little more special by choosing ones that were grown organically. Skip the pesticides and fertilizers that get dumped into the ground and choose flowers with a more natural beauty.

3. Jewelry for a good cause
Jewelry doesn’t have to just look good, it can be good too.  There are sites that offer hand crafted jewelry from artisans all over the world. The jewelry is fair trade and often a main source of income for families in poorer areas. Go ahead and buy several pieces!

4. Plant a tree
It might not seem romantic at first, but having a tree planted in your sweetheart’s name can be a beautiful gift. Sell it with “as the tree grows, so does our love” and you have the makings of an incredibly romantic gift that also helps the earth. You can buy a tree from a local nursery to plant yourself, or you can order a special tree be planted for your valentine and receive a certificate of planting to give.

5. Make it yourself
Of course the best gift you could give is something that you made yourself. Skip all the fancy packaging and put something together with your own two hands. Try making a basket of homemade goodies. Making the gift yourself not only makes it extra special, it often makes it the more eco-friendly option.

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