Home Garden Bee House
The BEEHOUSE, designed in Holland, is smaller than traditional bee houses but is the perfect size for personal use in your garden or backyard.
It provides the ideal spot for several species of bees to nest.
Why it’s green: Having a hive of unstressed honeybees in your backyard adds about 40,000 pollinators to your neighborhood, making anything you plant result in a more bountiful harvest.
MSRP: $20
Red, Black and White Transit Chair
Borris Bally is a renowned metalsmith whose Transit Chairs are “humanufactured”™ for indoor or outdoor use.
The Transit Chair is fabricated, shaped and finished by hand and uses champagne corks on the legs to protect flooring from scratching.
Why it’s green: Each chair is created from recycled, officially retired aluminum traffic signs.
MSRP: $1500
Wire Rimmed Recycled CD Clock
This colorful, contemporary clock is made from a recycled CD and computer motherboard, mounted in a wire rimmed stand.
The motherboard cutout is mounted to the silver side of the CD to give the clock face a dimensional look and the original CD printing is visible on the reverse. A unique addition to any home office – made in the USA.
Why it’s green: The 10 million+ computers discarded in landfills each year contain many recyclable materials, including copper & gold. Recycling discarded computer parts helps conserve landfill space and reduce toxic breakdown.
MSRP: $30 {shop now}
Solay Persian Salt Crystal Lamps
Solay Wellness has a line of crystal salt lamps that purify the air around them naturally.
The Persian Rock Salt Lamps are one-of-a-kind, hand chiseled from ancient Persian salt.
They cast a soothing purple glow and come in a variety of sizes, ranging from 3 to 14 pounds.
Why it’s green: Solay salt crystal lamps are mined in an ecologically responsible manner and crafted by dedicated artisans into attractive and safe lamps that can be used indefinitely to purify the air by balancing negative ions with positive ions.
MSRP: $65 and up
Hemp Shower Curtain
Dream Designs’ Hemp Shower Curtain is locally made in Canada, fair trade and sustainable.
It’s made from tightly woven natural hemp fabric, which is naturally resistant to bacteria and fungi, and doesn’t require a plastic or vinyl liner. When it gets dirty, just toss it in the washing machine. It measures 72″ by 72.”
Why it’s green: Hemp is durable and long-lasting. Though the shower curtain will get wet during showers, the lack of a plastic or vinyl liner eliminates toxic off-gassing.
MSRP: $89
Fiberactive Organics Cotton Napkins
Fiberactive Organics makes hand dyed, 100% certified organic cotton napkins to use in place of disposable paper napkins at the dinner table.
The napkins come in dinner or luncheon sizes and a wide range of colors. The Random Set includes four different colors – a different combination every time.
Why it’s green: The long-lasting cotton napkins are dyed with low impact fiber-reactive dyes in a technique that saves water, and they’re healthier than paper napkins because they don’t contain acids and chemicals.
MSRP: $40 for set of 4
