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Acorn Designs Note Cards

Acorn Designs has been in the eco-friendly paper goods biz since 1981. The company's extensive note card line revolves around animals, birds, and plants and is printed either on post-consumer recycled paper or a blend of tree-free kenaf and recycled paper fibers.

Bloomin' Greeting Cards

Made from 100 percent post-consumer paper, soy-based inks, and organic pigments, these greeting and holiday cards contain a robust mix of seed species that will grow in all regions of the US when planted.

Doodle Greetings

This family-run business in the Washington DC area has greeting cards for any occasion. The cards, envelopes, and packaging are made of 100 percent post-consumer recycled paper primarily from used and recycled copy and computer paper.

Green Field Paper Company Grow-A-Note Greeting Cards

Green Field Paper has been making recycled paper goods since 1992. The company's Grow-A-Notes greeting cards and holiday cards are handmade with 100 percent post-consumer waste and embedded with wildflower seeds.

Sappycards

There's nothing sappy about the sentiments expressed in these fresh, off-kilter cards. This small card company prints its designs on 100 percent post-consumer recycled cardstock that's chlorine-free. Vegetable-based inks are also used.

Seltzer Goods

Seltzer Goods makes a range of greeting cards along with giftwrap, boxed notes, and notebooks. All are crafted with 100 percent post-consumer recycled paper and veggie-based inks.

Tree-Free Greetings

Wide range of 100 percent tree-free cards made from sustainably-harvested sources such as kenaf, sugar cane, and bamboo. You'll find holiday cards and their Classic Series includes wild birds and garden, western lifestyle, fairy world, and coastal themes.

1-800-flowers.com national florist

Carries many indoor plants, which can be delivered to many locations.

Blooms-in-a-bag

Offers plants that are particularly colorful or aromatic for the home, such as lavender. Comes with a tin of seeds and soil in a chic bag that is the packaging for the gift and also acts as the leak-proof container in which to grow the plant. From Olive Barn.

Branch houseplant gift kits

Offers an assortment of houseplant gift kits for many occasions.

Garden-in-a-Bag

Self-contained plant kits for all sorts of events, from Congratulations Asters to Good Luck Clovers. From Gifts that Grow by Earthly Goods.

White Flower Farm nursery

Carries hundreds of indoor plants deliverable to most locations.

Casa Barranca

South of France-schooled vintner William Moses' Casa Barranca winery and vineyard—located in Ojai Valley in California's Santa Barbara region—produces boutique, old-world wines made from Indiana Certified Organic (ICO) Syrah, Grenache, Semillon, and Viognier grapes. Casa Barranca also eschews the use of chemical solvents and cleaners in the winemaking process and powers its winery with solar power.

Four Chimneys Organic Winery

Four Chimneys—America's first organic winery—produces a wide range of red, white, and fruit wines in New York's Finger Lakes region, an oenophiles paradise. The winery itself has been dubbed as "the most picturesque winery in the Finger Lakes" by National Geographic Magazine. All wines are certified by the Northeast Organic Farmers' Association of New York (NOFA) and are available for purchase online by the bottle or case.

Frey Vineyards

Frey Vineyards, located in Mendocino County, California, has been producing green grapes since 1980 and is the largest strictly organic winery in the nation. Frey is also the first vineyard to domestically produce wine grown under biodynamic standards. All organic wines—from Chardonnay to Zinfandel—are grown under USDA organic standards and certified by Stellar Certification Services.

Frog's Leap Winery

Even if you don't indulge in grape-derived sauce that often, the charming website and sustainable farming and business practices of Frog's Leap Winery may have you hankering for a bottle of its Sauvignon Blanc, Merlot, Chardonnay, Carbernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel, Rutherford, Pink, or Petite Sirah.

King Estate Winery

Since 1991, King Estate Winery has been producing award-winning Pinor Noir and Pinot Gris (and a limited amount of Chardonnay) at a 1,033-acre estate near Eugene, Oregon. In 2002, King Estate's vineyards and surrounding gardens received organic certification from Oregon Tilth. In the Eugene area? Stop by the Estate's scenic chateau-style winery to sample its sustainable spirits or dine in the restaurant, which features organically grown, local fare.

La Rocca Vineyards

Toast to your health and to the environment with a glass of La Rocca Vineyard's organic wines. Boasting two separate vineyards (one for Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot and another for Chardonnay, Zinfandel, and Chenin Blanc), all of La Rocca's wines are Certified Organic by California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF) and produced in the Sierra foothills, northeast of San Francisco. La Rocca's Chardonnay received the People's Choice Award at Eco Fest 2003.

Summerhill Pyramid Winery

Sporting Canada's largest organic vineyard—Summerhill Pyramid Winery, located in British Columbia's bustling Okanagan Valley wine region—produces organically grown Riesling, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Gewurztraminer, Ehrenfelser, and Pinot Meunier grapes. Certification is overseen by the Pacific Agriculture Certification Society.

Alter Eco

Using cocoa from Bolivia and Ghana, Alter Eco produces an array of chocolate bars, some unadorned for chocoholics, like the Dark Blackout Chocolate bar with 85 percent cocoa, and others with tasty add-ins like the Milk Moka chocolate bar which blends Swiss milk chocolate with gourmet South American coffee beans. All their chocolate is also Certified Organic.

Divine Chocolate

The Kuapa Kokoo cooperative in Ghana grows the cocoa beans that are made into Divine Chocolate products and the farmers also own a share of the company. They carry a variety of bars including smaller snack-size bars, chocolate coins, and little egg-shaped treats.

Equal Exchange

The cocoa in Equal Exchange's organic chocolate products come from three farmer cooperatives in the Dominican Republic and Peru. Offerings include an organic chocolate espresso bean bar, an organic dark chocolate bar with pure cocoa nibs (bits of roasted cocoa beans that give it crunchiness), and an organic milk chocolate bar with ground hazelnuts. They also sell organic baking cocoa and hot cocoa.

Green & Black's

This UK-based company got its start in 1991 and they have a wide range of organic, fair trade chocolate bars as well as hot cocoa and baking cocoa. The Maya Gold bar was their first product to earn the UK fair trade certification in 1994. It's a blend of rich, dark chocolate, a twist of orange, cinnamon, nutmeg, and a dash of vanilla. Search Green & Black's site for retail locations.

Ithaca Fine Chocolates

The first US chocolate company to offer Fair Trade Certified chocolates, Ithaca's Art Bars use cocoa from the El Ceibo Cocoa Co-op in Bolivia that's also organic. The range of five flavors goes from milk chocolate to extra dark chocolate. Each Art Bar contains a collectible card with one of 24 artworks from adult and child artists.

Sweet Earth Organic Chocolates

This California-based company offers a wide line of chocolates from various chocolate bars to flavored cocoa mixes, truffles, Valentine's Day chocolates, and coffee beans dipped in 65 percent bittersweet chocolate. Their products bear the seal of Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF).

Chef's Collaborative

Chef's Collaborative Local Food Search allows site users to search for member restaurants serving sustainable cuisine in their area. Member restaurants serve seasonal, local, and environmentally friendly foods, including only food items that have been sustainably grown or fished. Members also buy foods that are grown in accordance with diversity preservation and traditional practices. The organization has more than 1,000 members nationwide.

Eat Well Guide

The Eat Well Guide offers a free online directory of almost 9,000 farms, restaurants, stores, bed & breakfasts, and other outlets that offer sustainably farmed meat, poultry, and dairy products as well as flower products in the US and Canada. Enter your zip code or use the advanced search feature to look for antibiotic- and hormone-free animal products, as well as those raised via sustainable production methods, including organic, pasture-raised, and heritage.

FoodRoutes.org

The FoodRoutes Network sponsors Buy Fresh Buy Local chapters throughout the country. These chapters find ways to connect consumers to local food vendors via outreach education, community events, festivals, and farmers markets. Check for a BFBL chapter in your area to see where to buy locally grown produce, flowers, meat, and other foods.

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