More than two dozen of The Green Spotlight’s previous posts have covered or touched on green products (and green companies). Below is a list of many of those posts, which have covered everything from gifts to clothing to home/building-related products and equipment, as well as other types of goods. Many of the products mentioned in these posts would make good and useful gifts (for holidays, birthdays, etc.).
- How to Identify Greener Products: Certification Eco-Labels, Standards, Ratings
- Health Impacts of Toxic Chemicals
- Better Gift Giving: Tips and Suggestions
- Greener, More Gratifying Gifts
- Green Gifts: Tips and Ideas (2.0)
- Green Gifts: Tips and Ideas (1.0)
- Good Duds: Sustainable and Responsible Clothing and Apparel
- Electric Motorcycles, Scooters, Trikes, and Other 2-Wheeled and 3-Wheeled Alternative Vehicles
- Chocolates of Choice: Organic, Fair Trade, and Delicious
- Selecting Safe and Healthy Pet Foods
- Flea and Tick Treatments that Won’t Poison Your Pet
- Natural Mosquito Control and Effective, Least-Toxic Repellents
- Solar Generators: Clean, Portable Power
- Modular, Prefab, and Compact Green Homes and Structures
- Low-Cost, High-Payoff Green Home Improvements, Retrofits, and Remodeling Projects
- Water-Saving, High-Efficiency Plumbing Fixtures: Toilets, Showerheads, and Faucets
- ENERGY STAR Products for Homes and Businesses
- How to Choose Less-Toxic, Low-VOC Paints and Coatings
- Best for the World B Corporations, 2021
- Best of the Best B Corporations, 2019
- Best B Corporations, 2018
- Best for the World B Corps of 2017
- Best of the “Best for the World” B Corps of 2016
- Best of the Best B Corporations of 2015
- Beneficial Businesses: Top B Corps of 2014
- Benefit Corporations and B Corps: Businesses for the Common Good
- Green Business, Corporate Responsibility, Ethical Finance, and Sustainable Economies
- Book Suggestions (2022)
- Book Suggestions (2021)
- New Books (2020)
- Book Suggestions (2019)
- Books on Sustainability Topics
The following are just a few of my favorite companies that make or sell products: Patagonia, EarthKind, W.S. Badger Co., Host Defense/Fungi Perfecti, and Booda Organics. Some places where you can fairly readily find green(er) products include: local food coops and farmer’s/crafts markets, organic nurseries and farm stands, thrift/consignment and antique stores and used bookstores (reused products), Natural Grocers, Sprouts, ThriveMarket.com, and RealGoods.com. Also take a look at some of the “zero-waste” stores online.
