Katie Halper
May 2, 2008 |
4:50 pm EST
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Mother’s Day is a time to show your mother you love her, so you don’t want to give her a gift that is bad for Mother Earth. Luckily, you don’t have to give your mom a tofu souffle in order to give her a guilt-free gift. Here are the top 10 great Mother’s Day gifts that are good for your mother, good for mother earth, and good for your conscience. But you’ll have to order these gifts soon because they take a few days to arrive. Check back next week for last minute Guilt-Free Mother’s Day Gifts.
1.
for Amnesty International with Organic Flowers. You don’t want to give your mom flowers filled with pesticides. So check out Fair Trade and Organic Bouquets. Choose the Amnesty International bouquet, and some of the proceeds will go to Amnesty International ($69.95).
2.
for Amnesty International and human rights by buying The Jerusalem Candle of Hope, a rare joint venture product between Israeli and Palestinian women. The beautiful pillar beeswax candle crafted by Israeli women living near Nazareth is made with dried olive leaves and everlasting flowers from the region. The hurricane candle sits on a glass stand on which a small tea light is lit. This replaceable tea light arrives in an embroidered bag sewn by Palestinian women, living in Bethlehem ($36).
3.
with Oxfam in their fight against poverty, hunger, and injustice. “Bee” sweet to your mother buy giving her fair trade honey and giving your support to small-scale, rural farmers ($18).
4.
with Global Exchange for Fair Trade by buying an aromatherapy gift set that includes handmade candles and incense, an incense holder, two essential oils (jasmine and lavender), and an oil diffuser, packaged together in a silk lined box, made in Thailand. ($42)
5.
with Global Exchange’s Multi-Strand Glass Bracelets are colorful, elegant and Fair Trade, and made of hundreds of glass beads. It is 7 inches in diameter and closes with a beautifully crafted clasp ($21).
6.
for Fair Trade and for the tens of thousands of artisans in over 30 countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East, who work with Ten Thousand Villages. If your mom loves to gab, she’ll love the Ten Thousand Villages’ hand-made Story Teller
Statue made by Manos Amigas a non profit organization in Lima, Peru ($20).
7.
for artisans in Peru with the Mother Turtle with Baby sculpture, also available from Ten Thousand Villages, and made by Manos Amigas ($8).
8.
for health and against cancer causing make up with Lavere. While most cosmetics contain parabens and lead, Lavere is all natural. Their Lifting Serum Hydro-GelA is a firming and anti-wrinkle treatment and visibly improves lines and wrinkles around mouth and eyes, balancing stressed and dehydrated skin. Pure Vitamins & Plant Extracts Bio-Hyaluronic Acid, organic Bamboo & organic Green Tea quench skin with hydration and anti-aging protection, leaving it with increased firmness, more moisture and simply more radiant skin! ($89)
9. If you can’t afford the $89 best selling serum,
by buying the more affordable Repair Absolute Night Cream which provides nourishing anti-aging skin protection and accelerates cell renewal overnight (on sale for only $37.50, that’s 50% off).
10. Another great
choice is Organic Choice Tea, which come from mountain top gardens tended by traditional methods, available for only $3.99
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