This post contains affiliate and referral links to support this site.
Need ideas for meaningful gift-giving this season? I’m here to make your shopping a bit easier with a selection of sustainable products priced at $10 or less. Whether you are looking for world-changing, yummy-tasting, or Nashville-made gifts, the Any Worth gift guide has you covered!
Lip Balm from Little Seed Farm, $8
Located just outside of Nashville, Tennessee, Little Seed Farm crafts high-quality, natural products ethically and humanely. The farm is 100% solar-powered, uses recyclable and reusable packaging, and provides a living wage to its workers.
Sweet Biscuit with Red Berry Jam Mix from Greenheart Shop, $10
Greenheart Shop is a Chicago-area store carrying a range of gifts from social enterprises and fair trade companies. This biscuit mix is from Women’s Bean Project, an organization seeking to end the cycle of poverty through job training.
Fair Trade Bracelets from Love Justly, $5.49-$9.99
Love Justly is an outlet store featuring products from Ten Thousand Villages, Symbology Clothing, and other fair trade brands. Their current selection of bangles and bracelets is perfect for stocking stuffers and gift exchanges.
Handmade Soap from Humphreys Street, $6
Humphreys Street is a Nashville-based social enterprise providing jobs, mentoring, and scholarships to Nashville youth. Nashville residents can visit the Humphreys Street Coffee Shop in the Wedgewood-Houston neighborhood.
Green Toys EcoSaucer Flying Disk, $5.49
Green Toys are made in the USA from 100% recycled materials. This BPA-free frisbee provides outdoor fun for all ages (plus, you can stick it in the dishwasher!).
Crew Socks from Pact Apparel, $10
Made from a blend including GOTS-certified organic cotton, Pact’s crew socks are comfortable, colorful, and a thoughtful gift for dapper dressers.
Organic Hot Cocoa from Equal Exchange, $7.50
As a pioneer in the fair trade food movement, Equal Exchange offers an expanding range of fair trade, organic foods, including coffee, tea, chocolate, nuts, and olive oil. Their fair trade hot cocoa makes a great party gift (but I won’t tell if you keep it for yourself!).
Scout Books Notebook, $4.95
Scout Books crafts their pocket-sized notebooks in Portland, Oregon, with 100% recycled paper plus a chipboard cover. Need several? Order 3 for $9.95.
Thistle Farms Minis, $6-$8
Thistle Farms is a Nashville-based non-profit offering healing for women recovering from trafficking and prostitution. The company’s natural line of skin care provides employment and training for residents and graduates of the recovery program.
Owl Candle from Bee the Exception, $4
These natural beeswax candles, handmade in Nashville, Tennessee, are crafted with natural hemp wicks and colored with beeswax crayons.
Perpetual Calendar Keychain from Ten Thousand Villages, $4.99
Since its founding in 1946, Ten Thousand Villages has partnered with artisans to buy handcrafted, fair trade goods and bring them to consumers across the United States and Canada. This brass perpetual calendar was crafted in Moradabad, India.
Crayon Rocks, $8.99
Crayon Rocks are manufactured in rural Kentucky from USA-grown soybeans. The unique shape of the crayons was designed by a special education teacher to encourage fine motor skills.
Need more ideas? Want to splurge a little? Check out part 2 of the gift guide!
One Response