Thoughtful Gifts That Care for Community and the Planet
The holiday season is a time for joy, connection and giving — but it’s also an opportunity to make choices that reflect our care for the community and our planet. By choosing thoughtful, sustainable gifts and opting for waste-free wrapping, we can make a meaningful impact. This year let’s celebrate the people we love and the world we share.
Experiences Over Things
Give the gift of meaningful memories and support local culture and conservation:
Concert, Theatre, or Event Tickets: Create lasting memories.
Classes or Workshops: Inspire new skills or hobbies, like art, pottery or cooking.
Subscription Services: Digital magazines or streaming services reduce physical waste while providing entertainment all year long.
Memberships and Park Passes: Support museums, botanical gardens, conservation areas or provincial parks.
Consumable Gifts with Low Environmental Impact
Delicious, thoughtful gifts that delight while supporting sustainable practices:
Locally Sourced Food and Drinks: Honey, jams, preserves, and seasonal snacks from nearby farms are a perfect way to share a taste of the community.
Red Cap Hot Sauce: Made locally in Burlington, Ontario, Red Cap Hot Sauce is a great way to add depth to dishes while supporting a cause — $0.50 from every bottle sold is donated to Second Harvest.
Noble Vines Wines: Known for crafting high-quality wines, Noble Vines offers a range of options with rich flavours and excellent pairings for meals like braised short ribs, grilled steaks, or veggie burgers. Currently on promotion: $2 OFF per bottle until January 5, 2025. SAVE $24.00 per case. Please enjoy responsibly.
Fair Trade Coffee or Tea: Ethical and environmentally responsible options for coffee and tea lovers.
Give the gift of convenience and sustainability with Ziploc Endurables®. These reusable, heat-resistant containers are perfect for creating thoughtful, homemade gifts. Fill them with dry soup ingredients, baking mixes, or hot cocoa blends for a personal touch.
Practical Gifts That Create Comfort
Thoughtful, functional gifts that make life easier and more enjoyable:
Brightfield Candles: Artisan-crafted sustainable home fragrance for sparking joy in your everyday. Brightfield's non-toxic candles, reed diffusers and room sprays are made in small batches from their studio in the Beaches, Toronto, using simple, clean ingredients. With scents for every mood and everyone, their products make thoughtful gifts. Plus, $1 from each candle sold supports Second Harvest
Cooks Who Feed: Ethically produced kitchen textiles that give back by providing meals to alleviate hunger. Their flagship product, handcrafted canvas aprons, provides 100 meals for every apron sold. All of their textiles are handmade in India, where they offer safe, fair-wage work to marginalized women.
Fill it Forward: Eco-friendly products like reusable bottles, cups, and tote bags made from recycled materials. Track your environmental impact and support global charitable projects with every use through the Fill it Forward App.
Wellness supports like the Rainbo Ritual Box, a curated collection of wellness tinctures designed to support balance, focus, and vitality.
More Gifts that Give Back!
Thoughtful options that make a positive impact:
24 Good Deeds Advent Calendar: Celebrate the season with a daily act of kindness. Each door reveals a meaningful charity project your support helps fund, rescuing about 2 pounds of healthy surplus food per calendar. It’s a wonderful way to count down to the holidays.
Papa Johns Pizza: Treat your loved ones to a Shaq-a-Roni pizza and support Second Harvest. Through December 29, 2024, $1 from each pizza sold provides three healthy meals to those in need.
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