I try to give experiences - a gift certificate to rock climbing facility, a ropes course, movie theatres, restaurants, etc.
Another option for adults is a gas card or a grocery store card. Victoria On Fri, Nov 25, 2022, 4:45 PM Susan Winship <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Do you have ideas about holiday gift-giving that does not create more > egregious waste? > Please share. I struggle with this myself. > > Here are my ideas: > > 1. Discuss purchasing a local farm share with your friend, family member, > or loved one, for year-round pickup in the Heights, on Lowell Street, from > Farmer Dave?s: > https://farmerdaves.net/share-descriptions/ > A farm share will provide healthy, in-season, local produce with little to > no packaging. > > 2. Consider locally-crafted gifts from seasonal artists fairs. > 3. Make something yourself. Baked goods, jams, and fermented foods are a > terrific idea. > 4. Give a vintage item, possibly something you already own, something > without packaging that was long ago manufactured and looking for a new home. > 5. Consider offering a service (snow shoveling, etc) or a donation to your > friend?s favorite charity. > 6. For folks who are committed to cooking at home and eating healthy > meals, but want to move away from cooking with nat gas (which leak > cancerous benzene and irritates asthma),? for around a $100, you can > purchase an electric kettle, portable induction cooktop, or instant pot > pressure cooker. You might find these items on eBay, used. > > > & Have Happy International Buy-Nothing Day (aka: Black Friday) > > > Best wishes, > Kristin Anderson > > > > ------------------------------ Sent from Susan Winship, LICSW > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
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