Valentine’s gifts that love the Earth
Here are a few Valentine’s ideas that are gentle on the earth while still fun loving.
Treat your sweetheart to a bottle of organic ice wine from Summerhill Pyramid Winery. The grapes are left on the vines until the first frost after which they are picked and immediately crushed while the water is still frozen. This crushing results in a sweet concentrated juice from which to start the wine making process. The finished wine is refreshingly sweet which is balanced by its high acidity. Canada’s climate lends to some of the best icewines in the world.
Try the 2007 Riesling Icewine with the Robert Bateman label, pictured here. With every bottle sold there is a $1 donation to his not for profit society called ‘Get to Know Your Wild Neighbour’ which brings kids away from their computer screens, and our into nature.
Such a special wine deserves a beautiful earth-friendly wrapping. Try a wine bottle bag from eco-handbags.ca. They are made from discarded advertising billboards diverted from landfill. Not only that but they are made in Montreal by Petites-Mains, a non-profit organization that teaches industrial sewing as part of the fight against exclusion, poverty and violence.
If your sweetheart is gorgeous and green, you’ll want to check out these earrings. Made out of reclaimed purpleheart, these beautiful earrings are made here in Canada by Billy Would. Gorgeous and Green has many fabulous gift ideas for your sweetheart divided into categories such as Canadian-made or natural.
To set the mood, why not buys some soy wax candles with
Tags: earth-friendly, Gifts, jewellery, organic, valentine's day, wine
