As a Green Business owner I sometimes find myself tiptoeing on a razor thin line between promoting "responsible" shopping and overt consumerism. Never is this dilemma more apparent than during the holiday season when we are supposed to be out there hustling for the shoppers' dollars while advocating for a more responsible way of saying "I care" to our loved ones (other than by senselessly throwing money around).
But we all know that shopping happens. You shop, I shop, we all shop for somebody. I shudder at the sight of the downtown hordes clenching toxic sweatshoppy bundles from corporate big box stores. For years I have searched out better options for my own shopping, but it hasnt been easy. Smaller, unique, green and local businesses get drowned out in the frenzied cha-chinging of the season. Until now.
Here are some business sites: