Copper Solar Birdbath Fountain

Do you love seeing birds in your birdbath?  Many people enjoy watching the birds splash around in the morning as they enjoy their coffee or breakfast.  However, birdbaths do get dirty very easily, plus you do have to make certain that there is always water in the birdbath or it becomes something of a waste.  Cleaning and maintaining a birdbath often falls by the wayside, especially if you get busy.  However, the Copper Solar Birdbath Fountain takes care of the cleaning issues for you.

This fountain constantly cycles the water around by using a small, low-voltage filter and water pump.  This way, the birdbath stays clean, and the stagnant water won’t ever really start to smell like it sometimes does.  You do have to refill it from time to time, however, and this type of birdbath really needs to have distilled water used in it so that there’s no scale build-up

What powers the pump?  The Copper Solar Birdbath Fountain uses a number of high powered solar panels to keep the water flowing.  All you need to do is put the fountain in an area where it will get lots of sunlight.  No other energy or power source is required.  The birdbath itself is also made out of 50% recycled copper, adding another layer of environmentalism to this great product.  And for those who are afraid of messing something up, there’s absolutely no tools needed in assembling this fountain—it’s very easy to get it out of the box, set it up, and be enjoying the birds in no time.  Because of this, the Copper Solar Birdbath Fountain is a great gift for anyone with an amazing garden or anyone who loves watching the birds.

Fully Recyclable USB Flash Drive

In today’s computer world, many people carry USB flash drives.  These tiny little drives, some of which are so small that they can fit on key chains, can hold a huge amount of data—sometimes 32 gigabytes or more.  These little drives have replaced CDs and even DVDs as the media of choice for transporting data, although DVDs may still be needed for very large files.  However, for the most part, by not wasting CDs, USB flash drives have helped make the computer world greener.

But now you can go even greener with this fully recyclable USB flash drive.  It’s a 2 GB 2.0 flash drive that is made out of 100% recycled polylactic acid plastic.  It also features a special type of shield around the actual memory that keeps this little drive water-proof, dust-proof, and shock-proof.  This means you can put it through just about any type of abuse you can think of and it will come out working just fine.  It also features a password protection system that will keep all of your files secure.  In addition to being better for the environment than wasting CDs, every purchase of a recycled USB flash drive results in a donation made to help replant forests.

These great recyclable USB flash drives will make a good gift for the holidays, birthdays, or for those who are starting a new office job.  In addition to buying a gift that you know will be usable, you’ll also be contributing to a reforestation project and helping eliminate the waste of CDs.  What more could you want?

ActiveSoy Track Pant

Many people look to all natural clothing as a way of avoiding chemical dyes and other artificial fibers and materials.  These clothing are made out of all natural materials and contain nothing artificial or chemical.  Some stores sell these natural clothing for incredible prices, but they don’t have to be expensive.  In fact, many natural clothes cost no more than other clothing made with artificial materials.

ActiveSoy Track Pants are one of these interesting, all natural pieces of clothing.  They are lightweight and breathe very well.  Many people find the idea of soy pants to be very odd, but the fluid leftover from creating tofu, soymilk, and soybean oils can be spun into various yarns.  These yarns can then be blended with cotton to create strong yet comfortable fibers.  None of the fibers used in these pants contain any petrochemicals.  Soy activewear is soft, strong, and comfortable, and you’re sure to find these track pants feel good and give you the flexibility to participate in a number of activities.

One nice feature of the ActiveSoy Track Pants is that they feature zippered leg insets.  These insets, when unzipped, allow you to pull them on over any workout shoes.  You can then wear them over your shorts or tights.  This makes it easy for you to quickly get changed for exercising.  The ActiveSoy Track Pants come in gray with black inset or black with an ecru inset.

Digital Zen Alarm Clock

Having trouble waking up in the morning?  Does your alarm clock’s alarm make a horrible buzzing noise that abruptly wakes you up, leaving you feeling alarmed and panicked?  Some alarms are so loud and annoying that there’s no wonder why people hate them.  However, the Digital Zen Alarm Clock is not like that at all.  In fact, it will help you gently wake up so that you start every morning feeling relaxed, refreshed, and ready to face what the day brings.

The Digital Zen Alarm Clock features Tibetan bell chimes as its alarm sound, and these gentle chimes are loud enough to wake you up.  However, they don’t do so in a jarring, sudden way like many alarms do.  Instead, the chimes steadily get louder over a ten minute period.  This way, you don’t wake up shocked.  You can also set the clock to do a countdown so you can time your workouts and other activities.

The clock has a number of different options and features.  You can adjust the chime volume as you’d like.  You can also set it to chime at a regular interval, and it features a lighted display so you can see the clock even in the dark.  It also has an option to chime every hour.  The entire clock mechanism is set is a gorgeous solid hardwood case that looks great in any room.  It’s completely portable, too, and can run off of either an AC adapter or two AA batteries.

The Digital Zen Alarm Clock comes in a light maple, dark walnut, or black lacquer finish.  No matter which one you choose, this amazing alarm clock is sure to help you start your day in a calm, refreshing way.

Vortex Digital Heater with Remote

Do you hate being cold all the time?  One of the best ways to conserve resources and money is to keep the heater set at a lower temperature during the winter.  Just by lowering your thermostat by a few degrees, you can dramatically lower the amount of resources you use.  However, this also can make your home feel dramatically colder, especially if you have drafts that come in under your doors or around your windows.  One of the best ways to keep your energy costs down, help the environment, and battle the cold is to only heat the room you’re actually in.  This can easily be done with a Vortex Digital Heater with Remote.

The Vortex Digital Heater will heat up to 80 feet by circulating warm air.  Unlike some other space heaters, it features a quiet yet powerful fan to make certain the entire room gets warm, not just the area directly in front of it.  Once you set the temperature, the automatic climate control makes automatic adjustments so that it never gets too warm or too cold.  The touch panel LED on top of the Vortex lets you easily see what you’ve set the temperature at, and you can use the handy remote to change it as necessary.  It has two different speeds, 800 watts and 1500 watts, and you can also set it to act as a fan so you can get some use out of the Vortex during the warmer months, too.  It even features programmable options so that you can have it come on a few minutes before your alarm goes off in the morning.

The Vortex is safe to use as well—it features over-heat protection and will automatically shut off if it’s tipped over.  It’s also cool to the touch, so you don’t have to worry about children burning themselves.

Indoor Compost (bucket) Collector

Many people throw their organic waste out onto a compost heap. It provides a great amount of fertilizer, and it helps to reduce the amount of trash bags and waste that goes into a landfill. However, before it makes it to the compost heap, many people toss their organic waste into a bucket or trash can in their kitchen and then dump this bucket once it starts getting full. However, while this does eliminate many different trips out to the compost heap (something that many people don’t like to do in the cold, winter months or when it’s raining), it can result in horrible smells if you aren’t careful.

So how do you control these odors? Well, you could constantly light candles and spray air fresheners, or you could use a bucket like the Bamboo Compost Collector.

This bucket may hold scraps of food waste, but no nasty smells will cloud the room. This is because it has an activated-carbon filter built into the lid so that all the smells are trapped inside. While it is bamboo on the outside and looks very nice, the inside features a 3.5 quart plastic liner. It’s stain free and can hold about a gallon of waste, which is usually about a week’s worth. The bamboo itself has a fresh smell to it that also helps combat the stench of the garbage.

It is important to note that the activated-carbon filter in the lid only lasts 3 to 6 months, so you’ll need to get a replacement for it if you want to keep the smell contained. You may also want to replace or at least wash the plastic liner on a regular basis so that it does not permanently absorb any of the smells.
Bamboo Stainless Steel
Replacement Carbon Filters (For Lid)

LED Holiday Lights

It’s time to start thinking about how to decorate your home for the holidays.  Christmas trees, menorahs, and other holiday accouterments will soon start appearing in stores everywhere, if they haven’t already.  One thing many people love decorating with is strings of Christmas lights.  These lights come in strings of solid colors, multicolors, blinking, steady…there are many different types of these festive lights.  However, if you have a ton of these lights strung around your home, you’ll find that they do actually use up a good amount of electricity.

That’s where the LED Holiday Lights come in to play.  These strings of lights provide just as much holiday cheer and festivity as standard lights, but because they’re LEDs, they use up a fraction of the energy and leave a much smaller carbon footprint.  They’re very bright and very efficient, and they don’t waste much power or money.  The LED Holiday Lights come in both multicolored and white versions.  Each string has 100 shining LED lights on it and is 34’ long.

Hanging these lights around your home is a great way of adding some festive, holiday cheer to the house.  At the same time, you can rest assured that you’re not adding to the world’s carbon footprint or spending a lot of power on something that is somewhat frivolous.

Keeper Vacuum Food Sealers

It seems like cooking for any good sized group of people always results in way too much food.  While sending some of these leftovers home with your guests is certainly an option, you always end up keeping some of the food.  Inevitably, it goes into your plastic containers.  Also inevitably, you have to sort through a stack of lids before you find one that fits perfectly.  After all of this mixing and matching, what happens?  You forget about the leftovers and end up throwing them away because they go bad.

Well, now there’s a solution to this issue: the keeper vacuum food sealers.  This very simple system of vacuum-sealing your food helps to keep your leftovers good for much longer than just a simple butter tub would.  Don’t ever struggle with disposable cellophane to cover jars or trying to find matching lids since these sealers will match just about any sized jar or tub you already own.  They come in five different sizes, so you’re sure to find small, medium, and large bowls or jars that match from what you already own.

All you have to do is place one of these vacuum seal lids on top of any type of jar, can, or bowl.  Press down in the center, and the vacuum seal will actually push out all of the oxygen in the bowl, making the food last up to five times as long as it would normally.  This means you have that much longer to eat those leftovers…or leave them in the back of the refrigerator!  But at least when you pull them out, chances are they will still be edible and not completely rotten like they would have been if you had not used one of these vacuum food sealers.

French Butter Keeper

If you’re like a lot of people who use stick butter, you end up with many different little bits and ends of sticks stuck in your refrigerator.  These sticks don’t really add up to enough to use in any baking, and it seems somewhat pointless to serve them with dinner since there’s so little butter there.  Plus it just looks odd to have several small parts of sticks on your butter tray unless you slice them all evenly.  If you’re worried about appearances or just want to find a use for all of those small bits of butter, here’s an idea: put them in a French Butter Keeper.

A French Butter Keeper is a way of keeping butter fresh without keeping it in the refrigerator.  The French have used these butter crocks for years, and even though it may not sound like they would work, they really do.  All you have to do is put a stick of softened butter into the lid of the keeper and fill the base up two-thirds of the way with water.  Then invert the lid so that it fits in the base.  The butter keeper’s seal keeps oxygen out, which in turn keeps your butter fresh.  You can even pop the French Butter Keeper in to the microwave and then put it directly on the table to serve melted butter right out of the lid.  It’s also dishwasher safe as well.  You can purchase this artisan-made French Butter Keeper in either terra cotta or sage color.  Both types of stoneware are made using lead-free glaze.

A French Butter Keeper is a great way of getting rid of having those random bits of butter left in your refrigerator, plus serving melted butter at dinner is a great way of making your mashed potatoes or rolls incredibly delicious.

Homespun Stockings

The holidays are approaching, and with them, the need for various holiday decorations.  Many people start their holiday shopping early, both for gifts and for decorations.  The stores, likewise, keep putting out decorations earlier and earlier.  If you’re one of these people who love to start your holiday shopping months in advance, you may be interested in adding some unique homespun stockings to your collection.

These homespun stockings are made completely out of wool, and they are done in festive holiday colors.  You can choose from green or red, but no matter which one you select, you’ll find these stockings are large enough to hold just about any sized stocking stuffer.  Because they’re hand-made, each stocking is just a little bit different, so you’re guaranteed to get a stocking that is unique.

The homespun stockings are made from chunky-weave wool that has been dyed using all natural dyes.  They are all handcrafted by Nepalese artists, and proceeds from each stocking go to help support various charities such as education for young women, maternity leave for pregnant women without support, and eye care.

The homespun stockings are created under fair trade policies, which means that the artisans who create them are paid a fair wage for their work.  This wage is large enough that they can live on in their local economy, and the artisans are paid between 15 and 30 percent of the retail price of the products sold.

All in all, these neat homespun stockings give you both a great holiday decoration and give you the chance to help support some excellent charities and artisans.  Plus, the fact that there is no chemical dye or other artificial product used in their creation makes them a great environmental gift.