Want to give a gift that you feel good about this holiday season? Give Green! Not green as in dollars but green as in eco-friendly gifts and artwares that are innovative, environmentally conscious and most often unique, hand crafted items! Help support these local businesses and artists from around the world while you are at it and keep the Earth in mind this year when you shop!
In the city, you can check out quite a few great gift spots now!
Hoopla, in Adams Morgan
mostly eco-friendly artwares from around the world. On 18th St in Adams Morgan, formerly located on 8th St near Eastern Market. Great fair trade art and gift items here!
http://hoopladc.com/index.cfm
Pangea, downtown by GWU
mostly eco-friendly artwares from around the world. On Penn Ave at 21st.
This is a great space with a cafe and large gift shop featuring fair-trade and eco-freindly items from around the world. I put up an earlier post about their open house on December 8th.
http://www.pangeamarket.com/servlet/StoreFront
The National Building Museum, Judiciary Square
home to one of the best gift shops in the city! I love this place!
They carry a lot of recycled and crafty items made into purses, wallets etc... really unique gift ideas! Before the other stores opened this was the place to shop! The museum is free and really nice as well, and there is a firehook coffee shop there as well. Judiciary Square Metro, 4th & F.
http://mivasecure.abac.com/nbmorg/merchant.mvc and homepage http://www.nbm.org/
Greater Goods, U St
mostly home repair and some gift items, at 1626 U St, NW, 16th and U St.
http://www.greatergoods.com/
Eco-Green Living, Dupont Circle near the Whole Foods
mostly home repair and some gift items, at the corner of 15th and Chruch St.
http://www.eco-greenliving.com/
In Marlyand
The Culture Shop, Takoma Park
when you exit the metro go to the right, under the overpass, the store is tucked back right there just a few steps away! mostly crafts, clothing and gifts items from around the world. Fair-trade.
http://www.cultureshop.com/index.php
Oneness Place, Silver Spring
just a few blocks from the metro north on Wayne Avenue
They just opened Dec 8th so check it out, mostly books and some nice gift ideas as well
http://www.onenessplace.com/
DC based online business:
Eco-Artware.com is run by a woman who lives in DC. Check out her selection of unique eco-friendly gifts for men and women at www.eco-artware.com
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