A sustainable Valentine’s Day is fun and easy. We’re sharing our Top 10 List of Canadian inspired eco-friendly Valentine’s gifts and ideas – have fun! If you have one to add to your list, we would love to hear from you!
Flowers
The CBC offers a great article on why plants should replace flowers this Valentine’s Day: For a more sustainable Valentine’s Day, ditch flowers for a plant.
Seed Cards from Botanical Paperworks
Flowers and cards are two top sellers every Valentine’s Day.
Botanical Paperworks ingeniously combines this sweet duo into one with their eco-friendly Valentines which are handmade from post-consumer waste cardstock and feature embedded seeds.
Drink Red & White from Connect
Southbrook Vineyards from southern Ontario is very serious about good wine and the environment. Connect is pro-green. Choose any Connect to show you don’t obsess about food-matching, but you do get serious about the environment. Connect White and Red are both made from organically-grown grapes. This Ontario vintner uses lightweight bottles, sourced locally, that are made from glass collected in the Ontario Bag-it-Back program. Available from most LCBO outlets.
Giddy YoYo Chocolate
Canadian-made, Fair-Trade vegan chocolate from Giddy Yo Yo.The flavours are so rich that you won’t mind sharing a bar with someone you love.
Matt & Nat Bag
This Montreal-based, vegan company has a commitment to sustainable, eco-friendly design. Materials range from recycled nylons, cardboard, rubber and cork to recycled bicycle tires. Bag linings only made from 100% recycled plastic bottles.
The beauty of each bag is undeniable. Matt & Nat believes you should Live Beautifully.
Natural Beauty Products
LOVEFRESH is a Toronto-based luxury line of fun and natural beauty products that will keep your skin glowing. Think body butters, sugar scrubs, lotions and more.
Canadian Diamonds
When you see the CanadaMark logo inscribed on a diamond, you can be sure that it is completely natural, and free of treatments that are sometimes used to “improve” a diamond.
Red & White Hemp Fabrics
Efforts Industries
has supplied eco-friendly hemp fabrics (Made in Canada) to environmentally conscious businesses across North America since 1994.
Clothing lines for women, men and kids, as well as accessories, fabrics, and home decor options.
Massage Oils from Saje Natural Wellness
Saje natural wellness offers something for everyone. Ingredients are derived from safe and renewable resources and haven’t been tested on animals. Packaging is simple and made of recycled or recyclable materials. The healing power of touch is right at your fingertips with essential oil blends in an organic, jojoba oil base.
Candlelight dinner? Soy Candles!
Campy Candles are handpoured in small batches using Eco Soy wax and a blend of phthalate free fragrance oils.
Wishing you and yours a very happy Valentine’s Day!