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Join RHS & Recieve Free Crabtree & Evelyn Gift

Take out an RHS Individual Membership, which costs only £48 for the year, by Direct Debit and claim your free luxurious Crabtree & Evelyn hand-care set worth £23. This offer is running until 24th June, click on the banner below or here to take advantage of this great offer.

 

The RHS membership privileges keep on growing… enjoy a range of garden delights with RHS membership including: free visits to superb RHS gardens, the free monthly magazine The Garden worth £51 a year, privileged entry and discounted tickets to world-famous RHS flower shows; and much more!

RHS membership

El Naturalista - eco friendly shoes

El_naturalista_shoes El_Nattralista El Naturalista follows a philosophy of attention to the environment and people. El Naturalista makes comfortable yet fashionable footwear inspired by nature and people. They strive to be as eco-friendly as possible, all suppliers, factories, agents and sales personnel must be strongly committed to their earth friendly practices.
 
Visit our sister site to see where you can get El Naturalista shoes or sandals at the best prices.

Natural Eco Placemats

Eco-placemats These Plaited Grass Placemats hand made in Africa, will jazz up any dining table. 

Made from sustainable natural fibres - Set of 4.

People Tree Multi Stone Necklace

Multi_stone_necklace We like this Multi Stone Necklace from People Tree.  Made in India the chain is bright and funky and because its from the excellent Adili.com its Eco credentials are assured.

A beautiful jewellery gift for her.

Spiezia Organics - Skin & Body Care

Speezia SoOrganics have a wonderful range of Spiezia Organics which make wonderful gifts, They are currently offering some items at reduced prices, see their range by clicking here. Dr Mariano Spiezia an Italian herbalist living in Cornwall, created the UK's first complete range of 100% organic skin and body care in 1999. No water was included in the formulation allowing only the natural herb and flower oils to preserve the products naturally.

  • 100% certified organic products 
  • No SLS, parabens or mineral oil, just organic plant extracts
  • No artificial colour or fragrance, just organic essential oils
  • Very concentrated; a little goes a long way
  • Organic Roll Up Double Bed

     Organic-roll-up-double-bed This compact and comfortable organic cotton roll-up bed is useful for any occasion; camping trips, festivals, overnight stays etc.

    The bed is hand made from high-quality hand woven organically grown cotton using natural colourfast dyes. It is suitable for two adults and more information is available here.

    Biomelifestyle.com discount code

    Biomelifestyle.com is an on-line eco store offering a range of stylish, environmentally friendly, sustainable, recycled, organic and ethically sourced products for your home. 

    GiftsforGreens have a new 10% off voucher code for our readers to use on their website.

    Simply enter the code BIOWG0209 at their checkout to receive a 10% discount on any purchase.  This offer is valid until the 20th March 2009. Visit their site via the banner above or the link here.

    Welcome to my eco life!

    Eco-doormat We love this funky brightly coloured doormat made with eco-friendly coconut fibre.

    Available with Adili here.

    Emma Bridgewater Organic Treats Lunchbox

    Organic_lunchbox Don’t feel too guilty when you gift someone this stunning Emma Bridgewater lunchbox filled with Organic biscuits, organic fudge, hand made chocolates & three cheeky sugar mice. 


    Apple & Bee eco-friendly bags

    Apple-and-bee-make-up-bag Apple & Bee manufacture some gorgeously designed make up bags and travel cases that have all been made from sustainable materials such as hemp and organic cotton.

    Apple & Bee make the most beautiful cosmetics and travel bags without harming the environment. Using the finest materials such as certified Organic Cotton, Bamboo Silk, Hemp and Calico, their luxurious bags are both beautifully designed and eco-friendly. A cool gift for her or an 'eco-treat' for yourself!

    Click here to view Apple & Bee products or alternatively you can also purchase from a wide range at excellent online prices here.

    Send a Tree gift this Valentines Day with Tree2mydoor.com

    Lemon_tree_gift Tree2mydoor offer wonderful trees individually packed up with a personalised Valentines Greetings card and sent by post directly to your valentine. Perfect Valentines Gifts.

    Established in 2003, Tree2mydoor is ethically run and support ongoing conservation work. Their range of green gifts includes native tree seedlings, topiary trees, citrus trees, bay trees and olive trees. Each tree gift comes individually packed, complete with a personalised greetings card and care guide.

    Click here to visit their website

    Luxury Valentine's Gift Hamper from Ethical Superstore

    Valentines-ethical-hamper This indulgent and luxurious hamper includes organically produced Serge Faust champagne and a very generously sized box of Fairtrade Labelled Plush chocolates.  Also included are a set of fairly traded champagne glasses and a beautiful set of scented candles.

    Elegantly presented in a large handwoven basket, this Valentine’s hamper is available to view and purchase here.

    Last Minute Organic & Fairtrade Christmas Gift Hampers

    Organicchristmashampers Just a few days left to get your orders in for a Simply Fair Organic Gift Hamper this Christmas. 

    Prices range from £30 to £100 and they are still available to order here.

    15% off at Adili.com

    Adili.com are retailers of organic and ethical fashion and products stocking products in fashion, makeup, skincare, bed linen, towels, household furnishings and accessories, books, gifts and more.

    Visit their site via the banner below so that they know you have come through our site and enter code Earlybird1 at checkout to receive a huge 15% off your order.  This offer ends 7th December 2008.

    Biome Lifestyle - 15% Off Eco Gifts

    Biomelifestyle have a fantastic range of ethical and eco-friendly gifts for Xmas, there is something suitable for everyone.

    biome lifestyle discount 

    They currently have a great special offer use discount code XMASGOODIES to get 15% Off all purchases until 1st December. Click here to visit their site.

    Check out our Discount Code site offering discount offers, codes and vouchers for the UK leading online retailers

    We are pleased to announce that our new discount code site, welovediscounts.com, now has discount codes for 230 leading online retailers and new codes and vouchers are being added daily.  There are currently valid discount codes for the likes of  Halfords, Figleaves, Boden, Littlewoods Direct and many more.  In the run up to Christmas the site will be adding hundreds of new discounts weekly, so be sure to check it out regularly. You can view all the latest Eco, Fairtrade and Ethical Discount Codes too and save money on all your Eco shopping for Christmas and beyond.

    discount codes from welovediscounts.com
     

    Royal Horticultural Society - Gift Membership

    A year's membership to the RHS would make a wonderful gift for garden lovers of all ages, it costs just £49 for the year and is a gift that will be appreciated for 12 months. Click here to see more details.

    RHS membership

    Fairtrade & Eco Christmas Gift Hampers

    Organic_christmas_hamper   We love the range of Christmas gift hampers newly available at the excellent Ethical Superstore which you can view here.

    Contents include all the usual fayre (minced pies, cake and chocolates) and the hamper itself is housed in a large, fairly traded, handwoven storage basket.

    Hand Embroidered Advent Calendar - by Luma

    Hand_advent_calendar This beautiful hand crafted advent calendar was created by an Indian women's co-operative founded by Mother Teresa. The beautiful and intricate designs will make you smile year after year. Treat yourself today, click here to purchase this item.

    The Ovetto Recycling Egg

    Ovetto_recycling_bin Ovetto is a very funky looking bin which enables you to sort your domestic waste without having ugly plastic bins in the corner of the kitchen!

    Ovetto differenziato, which means Recycling Egg, is functional, attractive and practical; each of its compartments has holes for air circulation.

    Available to purchase here.

    Roberts Solar powered DAB radio

    Roberts_solar_powered_dab-radios Available in black, white, pink or red here, the Roberts Solar powered DAB radio with rechargeable battery pack is the latest in eco-friendly audio.

    As you would expect, the radio is solar powered by free energy from the sun and has all the usual functions you would expect from a Roberts DAB radio, including Multi-language support, 10 station presets, white backlit LCD display and Line in socket for iPod/MP3 playback.

    Simon Lee Recycled Guitar (Cyclotron Webster)

    Simon_lee_recycled_guitar This Simon Lee Recycled Guitar guitar was recently featured on BBC's The One Show.

    Unlike more conventional instruments, Cyclotron guitars are not made from endangered hardwoods. The material of choice here is recycled plastics.

    The maple neck, heavy recycled plastic body and top quality Bare Knuckle pickups combine to give this guitar excellent quality sound. 

    Available in several different funky finishes including Snow, Chilli and Marble here.

    Wind Up Walkie Talkies

    Wind_up_walkie_talkies We have seen wind-up radios, torches, and phone chargers and now come the Wind Up Walkie Talkies.

    These Walkie Talkies have a 3Km range, 8 channels, LCD display screen and are powered by winding them up, so you no longer need you worry about failing batteries when you're out and about.

    They can also be charged up by the included 6V mains adaptor if required. A good, old fashioned, eco-friendly gift for kids, the set is currently available here.

    Wind Up Duck Toy

    Eco_duck_toyThis pull along duck has everything you expect in a small child's toy, apart from the batteries! It makes noise, lights flash and it is educational, when it starts to slow down turn it over and wind it up. A great eco idea for christmas, click here to buy for £10.99.

    Recycled Cement Bag

    Cement_bagThis unique shopping bag is made from recycled cement bags, it has strong woven handles and an internal zip. Click here to make your purchase for just £13.95.

    Lambswool Hats, Gloves & Scarves - by Seasalt

    Lambswool_hat Seasalt, one of our favourite ethical fashion stores, has brought out a gorgeous range of hats, gloves and scarves for the winter. We all need something to keep us warm this year as we'll need to wear them inside as well as outside to avoid huge fuel bills!

    Lambswool_scarf_2Click here to see their full range for women, they also have lots for men, boys and girls.

    Eco-Brella from Totes for the rainy season

    Eco_brella That rare thing, an umbrella with eco-friendly credentials with its own mobius loop recycling symbol.

    This Totes Eco-Brella is made from 78% recycled materials with absolutely no compromise on style or quality. Each umbrella is hand assembled, and only after each component has been thoroughly tested for quality does it get the 'green' light.

    Stay dry with a conscience and buy it here.

    Recycle your old CD's and get paid for it!

    Music Magpie is the only online site that allows you to turn your old and unwanted CDs into cash in one free and simple process.

    This is a great way for you to get cash for something you no longer use and it helps to reduce waste. Take a look!

    get cash for old CDs

    Eco Hair Dryer from Babyliss

    Eco_hair_dryer The Eco-Air technology on this dryer encompasses an advanced heater and fan design that rebalances heat and airflow to produce a superior drying rate to dry hair; as fast as top 2000W dryer's with only half the energy.

    Apparently, using the BaByliss Eco Dry for 10 minutes every morning you can save enough energy everyday to make 7 cups of tea or 11 slices of toast!  So...the product is good for the environment and for your bank balance too.  Available here.

    Little Me Baby Organics Sleepy Head Gift Bag

    Little_me_orgainics_sleepy_headThis lovely gift set includes a range of products which contain a blend of dill and organic lavender designed to relax baby before bedtime. Included is Time for Bed Bath Milk, Dreamy Body Wash and Dreamtime Body Cream.

    This gift set is winner of a Mother & Baby award, click here to buy this item for £9.99.

    Bamboo laundry basket

    Bamboo_laundry_basket This beautifully made tall laundry basket is made from natural bamboo in a co-operative in Vietnam.

    It is currently available from the excellent Biome Lifestyle here for only £20.

    Luxurious eco & fair trade spa gift set

    This spa set comprises a luxurious bathrobe and a fabulous ecru bath sheet, with a buff body brush and a Luxurious_eco_spa_set linen wash-bag.

    The bath robe and bath sheet are organic cotton; and all the elements in this kit were imported on fair trade terms so you can be sure that no one was exploited to bring them to you.

    Available to purchase here and to enjoy thereafter!

    Free Delivery at Ethical Superstore

    To celebrate Organic Fortnight, which runs from 6th - 21st September, Ethical Superstore is offering free delivery on all orders over £15.

    Just click here to take advantage of this great offer.

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    Disney Mirror - choose your own character

    Disney_mirrorThis wonderful mirror has been hand decorated using vintage comics from the 50's and 60's. You can even specify your favourite cartoon character and this will be used to make your mirror.  This is one item from a range by Bombus which also includes bowls, notebooks and plates.

    To see more details click here.

    Alpaca Slippers - cold nights, warm feet!

    Alpaca_fairtrade_slippers_3   With Summer receding fast there could be nothing warmer than these gorgeous, fluffy fairtrade alpaca slippers.

    Made in Peru by a small cooperative, these fluffy guys are guranteed to keep your tootises snug and comfortable.  On sale here.

    The Morphy Richards Eco Toaster

    Eco_toaster This chic and sleek Ecolectric 2-Slice Toaster from Morphy Richards is available here.

    Featuring a rather innovative auto-close lid which helps to keep the heat close to the bread, meaning that you spend less time waiting for your toast in the morning, and do your bit to cut energy use.

    10% Off for our customers at BigGreenSmile

    We have just been provided with a new discount code for GiftsForGreens.com customers to use when ordering from  Biggreensmile. Until the 31st August you will receive 10% off your order by visiting their site via the link here and adding discount code BGSSUM10 into your shopping basket when prompted.

    The Envelope Angel - re-use your envelopes with ease

    Envelopeangel The idea behind Envelope Angel is that every envelope has another journey in it and by using the self-adhesive labels in your Envelope Angel you can re-use envelopes that have been sent to you. This is a particularly good use of padded envelopes which cannot be recycled.

    Available for just £4.95 it is the type of gadget you will use again and again for many years.

    Dress Kit - make your own fairtrade organic cotton dress

    Dress_kitGossypium, the ethical clothing store, have come up with these wonderful dress kits. There is a range of materials to choose from and then each kit contains patterns to make either a long smock dress, a short smock dress or a smock top. You can then customise your dress with collars, frills or cap sleeves. The dresses can be made in any size from 8-18, you will need your own sewing machine. There is even a step by step video tutorial on the site.

    Click here to see more details. Each kit costs £19.95.

    Bug Box - encourages wildlife in the garden

    Bug_boxThis bug box is ideal for a sheltered spot in the garden and will be used by bees who will help to pollinate fruit trees and provide winter shelter for ladybirds and lacewings.

    It is currently on sale here reduced from £17 to £11.99.

    Portable Eco Fridge - 'chill out' on the go

    Portable_eco_fridge The Portable Eco Fridge is  currently available for just £24.99.

    The fridge is kind to the environment as it uses no refrigerant at all and only an average of 33 Watts of electricity. The mini eco fridge is ideal for picnics, beach, boat, camping and much more.

    Even better, at the flick of a switch it reverses its cooling capacity to become a portable oven!

    Fairtrade Shopping Bag - made from old newspapers

    Newspaper_shopper_fairtradeThis great shopper is made from old newspapers collected by a group in Delhi, India. The group is dedicated to finding accommodation for homeless children living on the streets of Delhi and by purchasing this bag you will help them achieve their aim. Available here for just £9.95.

    Organic Bed Linen

    Organic_bed_linenGossypium have a great range of organic bed linen. See their range of products here. The linen is all natural, high quality and soft to the touch. Make sure you feel as good as you can between the sheets!

    Organic Blankie Bear

    Organic_cuddly_bearThis very cute bear comforter has a soft velour front and 100% organic cotton backing. It comes presented in an attractive brown recycled gift box. This would make a great present for a new baby.

    Available from Blooming Marvellous here for £9.99.

    Photo Albums - made from Elephant Dung

    Maximus_photo_albums_elephant_dungThese photo albums are from Eco Maximus who aim to educate people about the plight of elephants in Sri Lanka. The albums are made from 75% elephant dung and 25% recycled paper. They are on sale here for £9.95 each.

    Organic Hazelnut Truffles

    Organic_chocolate_trufflesThese scrumptious looking Hazelnut Truffles are available from the Chocolate Trading Company here for £10.95 and have previously won awards for being the best organic product.

    Fairtrade Finger Puppets

    These attractive finger puppets would make a colourful and ethical gift for a baby or Fairtrade_finger_puppets small child. There are made from 100% natural wool and dyes and have been fairly traded from Kenya. Click here to make your purchase for £14.99.

    Amazonas Globo Double Wooden Swing Seat

    Spruce_amazonas_double_globe_chairThis fabulous swing seat would make a really special gift for someone - how about for mum and dad? It is made from spruce wood which comes from sustainable cultivated European woods. This seat would look great in the garden or inside in the conservatory. The huge comfy cushion comes in either cream or green.

    Click here to see more details and to make your purchase for £675 with free delivery.

    One Earth T-Shirts now reduced

    One_earth_organic_cotton_t_shirtOne Earth are extremely environmentally conscious, all their products are made in an ethical way. This mens t-shirt is 100% organic cotton and is currently available here for just £9.99. There are also a couple of women's One Earth t-shirts in the sale for the same price.

    Peppermint lip balm - Summer sore lips get a chemical free remedy

    Peppermintlipbalm This amazing all natural lip balm contains beeswax, cocoa butter, shea nut butter, oils of olive, jojoba, avocado, wheatgerm and essential oil of peppermint.

    So you can now ditch anything with nasty chemicals in it, and get the softest most kissable lips, naturally.

    Apparently it tastes rather good too!  Get it here for £2.95 per pot.