Wishing you a green Christmas

How do you go about giving gifts that won't harm the world? Malcolm Rands has a few hints. 

Buy Second hand: It’s fun exploring second hand stores or even online at Trade Me. Can give a much more expensive and long-lasting gift that way too. 

Buy re-purposed: Get crafty. So many ideas out there online, and it comes from your own efforts. Home made foods in lovely reusable containers. Again, there are so many ideas online or recipes handed down from your parents.

Give experiences rather than goods: Give a beautiful home-made voucher that promises the trip to the country together, the movies or such like. Even better, a voucher that you will come and do some work for them. Clean the house, do the garden etc, give to follow your values. Choose from the eco or health issue you love. If you are pushing plant-based diet then give some delicious cookies and macaroons from Little Bird. Let them have a taste of the world they could be part of, or some gifts also give some of their profits to causes you support. Only give things that you would love to receive yourself.

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