Hey, Lover – Show Your Valentine You Care with Organic Gifts

susan — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:00:53 +0000

By Susan Seliger

Haven’t gotten your sweetie something for Valentine’s Day yet? I’m not saying it’s easy to find gifts that are loving, sexy, decadent – not outrageously priced — and still kind to the planet.

But just because it’s a hard combo doesn’t let you off the hook. This is one holiday where it’s more than the thought that counts.

There’s still time — for sweet stuff your favorite is sure to love – and love you for giving. And always, there’s the gift of the gods, chocolate.

1. CHOCOLATES: Fudge, truffles and caramels – all completely vegan and luscious, from Allison’s Gourmet. Shaman Chocolates offers chocolates that will please the taste buds and ease your conscience – the bars are organic, free trade and 100% of the profits go to the Huichol Indians – which Sherman says is the last Indigenous Tribe in North American to maintain their pre-Columbian tradition. As if chocolate couldn’t get better — Navitas Naturals takes organic cacao nibs – the legendary Food of the Gods – and blends it with raw organic cacao paste (liquor) and organic sugar cane juice.

2. BODY, BATH AND CHOCOLATES: Pomegranate & Chocolate Love Kit – This love-kit, packaged in a pink bag, contains three bath and body products sweetly fragranced with organic pink guava essence and Fair Trade 70% cacao dark chocolate hearts. From Shea Terra Organics.

3. SWEET SMELLS AND MORE: Heart-shaped, cinnamon (yes, that and vanilla are sexy scents) candles – and a host of modestly priced organic love gifts from Pristine Planet.

4. DIRTY YET SOMEHOW CLEAN: Want to get a little edgy? Try these soaps with personalized or naughty messages, like, “Damn, I wish I was this soap.” Each soap is said to be hand-made: from Soapcard.

5. SUSTAINABLY-GROWN ROSES – AND CHOCOLATE FREE: Organic bouquet, which provides sustainably-grown flowers from its partner farms, has a special – a FREE box of organic truffles with every Valentine bouquet — all organic.

6. DIY LOVE POTION — SHAKE IT UP: Make your own Organic Mint chocolate shake with this organic recipe, offered by Navitas Naturals:

Mint Chocolate Chip Shake (by Jill Morgyn)

Ingredients:

1/4 Cup Navitas Naturals Cashews

2 TBSP Navitas Naturals Sweet Cacao Nibs

1 TBSP Navitas Naturals Hemp Powder

3 Cups Water or 2 Thia Young Coconuts of water with flesh

1 TBSP Organic Soy Lecithin

3 Pitted Medjool Dates

2 Drops Mint Oil

1TBSP Coconut Butter

1 Tsp Flax Oil

1 Tsp. Superfood Green powder (powdered grasses)

1TBSP Green tea (matcha) powder (optional)

1 Dash Sea Salt

Add ice to preference

Directions:

Blend on high speed until frothy and serve.

7. Check out this video for more ideas: Tired of reading? Well, iVillage has more great eco-friendly Valentine ideas.

Photo credit: See more great photos from Osvaldo_Zoom on Flickr

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Hey, Lover – Show Your Valentine You Care with Organic Gifts