VOTE WITH YOUR DOLLARS
There are many different kinds of violence--and many ways to lessen them. Because we cannot personally end all of them does not mean it isn't valuable to help diminish--or not participate in--those within our sphere of personal choice. At this time of unrest and violence in the world, it is soothing--and genuinely helpful--to choose things that come from peace and awareness, and reduce or eliminate harmful impacts. You can derive a sense of power from voting with your dollars for a cleaner, kinder, more peaceable world.

NEW! Robyn has a special service, The Eco-Shopper, to help you shop consciously, sustainably, organic, nontoxic, recycled, fair-trade and more. If you want to shop this way, but don't have the time or inclination to research and find what you need, let The Eco-Shopper help! Check out the website -- www.theecoshopper.com -- for more info; see business card (pdf).

 

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THOUGHTS ON ECO-SHOPPING

Isn't it inspiring that there are so many avenues available for those who want to shop compassionately and have great "stuff" too?  There are wonderful things to be had, even as you shop with an eye towards sustainability, health, and care for earth, people and animals.

I use many of these sites year round to buy clothes, shoes, housewares, cosmetics, and gifts. Just browse some of these links and give it a look! I think you'll be pleasantly surprised by the fun, useful, cool, beautiful and interesting things available and the convenience of ordering them.

By shopping these kinds of places and products, you are directing your valuable dollars--our most powerful vote--in a truly generous and constructive way. You are voting with your money--the only real vote Americans have, in my opinion--for a better planet and world. There is little more refreshing than making your purchases an intentional investment in a brighter, safer future for your children, their children, and so on.

EACH SINGLE ACTION toward sustainability and social justice/uresponsibility really does make a difference and helps to shape the future. Even if you try ONE THING--one organic cotton item, a cool thing made from recycled materials or sustainably harvested timber--you are reducing the impact that conventionally-made products have on air, water, soil and people.

Further, at this time of unrest and violence in the world, it may soothe you to choose things that come from peace and awareness, and do no harm (or less harm than would conventional counterparts). At this time when many of us feel saddened, frustrated, and helpless about the direction things are taking--whether politically or environmentally--I hope you can derive some sense of power from voting with your dollars for a cleaner, kinder, more peaceable world.

There are many different kinds of violence--and many ways to lessen them. Because we cannot personally end all of them does not mean it isn't valuable to help diminish--or not participate in--those within our sphere of personal choice.

Remember, you have a choice. Every dollar you spend is a vote. You can express your concern for people, the environment, animals--all living things--and for peace and social justice, with what you buy. It DOES matter.

--Robyn Landis

 

MORE THOUGHTS

Making these choices can be not only as easy as "doing the usual thing," or gravitating toward common, conventional choices, but actually easier and more convenient.  If a healthier, gentler, sensible alternative is readily available, "Why not?" 

If you think this complicates your shopping, think again. If you eschew companies and products that use toxic, needless, careless ingredients that are harmful to human and environmental health, it simplifies things greatly. You still have tons of choices. You've simply narrowed the field of choice to dozens, instead of hundreds of thousands.

 

For example, when I want to buy a lipstick or a pair of shoes, I still have 10 or 15 companies/brands to choose from. That's already way more than I need. But at least I don't have to choose from 300 or 1,000. That's crazymaking to me. Focusing your choices this way can simplify the mania of choosing from EVERYTHING IN THE WHOLE WORLD

If you simply refuse to invest in greed and toxicity, you actually uncomplicate your life greatly--with no real loss of choice. And you not only have plenty of choices today; you're helping to give your children more and better choices.

Environmental issues will ultimately determine the future of our planet and the survival of our species. The massive amounts of agri-chemicals used in conventional farming practices are poisoning our land, water, air and our bodies. For us to continue to blossom, we need to care for our environment and ourselves. Hemp, organic farming and eco-friendly business practices provide a sustainable foundation upon which tomorrow's children can grow. By preserving the present - the earth and our plants and our animals - we preserve the future for all. Shop lightly, shop judiciously, shop smart. Share yourself - not "stuff." Drive safe - drive less.

--Robyn Landis

Also see similar thoughts from eco-retailer Mama’s Earth

 

 

 

 

Bold names below connote RL personal favorites

 

Clothing & Accessories  

Abundant Earth
www.abundantearth.com

A Happy Planet
www.ahappyplanet.com

Birdland Ranch
www.birdlandranch.com

Blue Ice Clothes
www.blueiceclothing.com

Boll Organic
www.bollorganic.com

Can You Dig It? Organic Fashions
www.canyoudig-it.com/

Cool Not Cruel
www.coolnotcruel.com

Cottonfield Organic
www.cottonfieldllc.com

CP Company
www.cpcompany.com

Different Daisy
www.differentdaisy.com

DownBound
www.downbound.com

EarthSpeaks
www.earthspeaks.com

EcoBodywear
www.ecobodywear.com

Eco Choices
www.ecochoices.com

Ecoist
www.ecoist.com
(handbags made from candy wrappers!)

Ekologic
www.ekologic.com
(hats made from recycled sweaters!)

Esperanza Threads
www.esperanzathreads.com

Faeries Dance
www.faeriesdance.com

FaunaFree
www.faunafree.com

Gaiam
www.gaiam.com

Good Humans
www.goodhumans.com

Grass Roots
www.grassrootsnaturalgoods.com

Greenculture
www.greenculture.com

Green Feet
www.greenfeet.com

Greenloop (green couture)
www.thegreenloop.com

Green People
www.greenpeople.org

Greenseed
www.greenseed.ca

Green Store
www.greenstore.com


Hae Now
haenow.com


Harmony Threads
www.harmonythreads.com


Heart of Vermont
www.heartofvermont.com

Hemp House Paia
www.hemphousemaui.com

Hemplicity
www.hemplicity.com

Hemp Sisters
www.hemp-sisters.com

Hip & Zen
www.hipandzen.com

Inner Waves
www.innerwavesmaui.com

Jojano designer organic clothing
www.jonano.com

Loomstate
www.loomstate.org

Lotus Organics
lotusorganics.com

Maggie's Functional Organics
www.organicclothes.com


Mama's Earth
www.mamasearth.com

Moonbath Shop, The
www.moonbathshop.com

Natural Fibers
www.natural-fibers.com

Organic Avenue
http://organicavenue.com

Organic Basics
www.organicbasics.net

Organic Gift Shop
www.organicgiftshop.com

Pangaya
www.pangaya.com

Pangea Vegan Store
www.veganstore.com

Patagonia
www.patagonia.com
(Pata's entire sportswear line is 100 percent
organically grown cotton--and mostly PCR fleece--
and one percent of ALL sales are given to support environmental activism)

Planet Ink Company, The
www.planet-ink.com

Rawganique
www.rawganique.com

Real Goods
www.realgood.com

Round Belly Clothing
www.roundbelly.com

Sahara Organics
www.saharaorganics.com

Shirts of Bamboo
www.shirtsofbamboo.com

Stewart + Brown
www.stewartbrown.com

Sunny Doll
www.sunnydoll.com

Sweetgrass Fibers
www.sweetgrassfibers.com

Tekosocks
www.tekosocks.com

Tomorrow's World
www.tomorrowsworld.com


Under The Canopy
www.underthecanopy.com


Under the Nile
www.underthenile.com


Urban Ruby
www.urbanruby.com

Utopian Living
www.utopianliving.com


VeganGoods
www.Vegangoods.com

 

Foods

Aha-Yes
www.aha-yes.com

Allison's Gourmet
www.allisonsgourmet.com

Delicious Organics
www.deliciousorganics.com

Diamond Organics
www.diamondorganics.com

DownBound
www.downbound.com

Edible Nature
store.ediblenature.com

FaunaFree
www.faunafree.com

Frontier Co-Op
www.frontiercoop.co

Local Harvest
http://www.localharvest.org

Organio Organics
www.organio.com

Purely Organic
www.purelyorganic.com

ShopNatural
www.shopnatural.com

Vegan Unlimited
www.veganunlimited.com

Gifts (General)

Eco Express
www.ecoexpress.com

Find Gift
www.findgift.com

Kate's Caring Gifts
www.katescaringgifts.com

Lagniappe Gift Wrap
www.lagniappegiftwrap.com
(eco gift wrap)

Organic Gift Shop
www.organicgiftshop.com

Paporganics
paporganics.com
(another eco gift wrap)

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Home/Garden

A Happy Planet
www.ahappyplanet.com

Amazing Recycled Products
www.amazingrecycled.com

American Apparel Store
www.americanapparelstore.com

Beneficial Bug
www.beneficialbug.com

Biome
www.biome.com

Clean Bedroom, The
www.thecleanbedroom.com

Cottonfield Organic
www.cottonfieldllc.com

Coyuchi Organic
www.coyuchiorganic.com

DownBound
www.downbound.com

Eco-Artware
www.eco-artware.com

Eco-Bathroom
www.ecobathroom.com

Eco-Bedroom
www.ecobedroom.comshops.com

Eco Choices
www.ecochoices.com

Edible Nature
store.ediblenature.com


Esperanza Threads
www.esperanzathreads.com

FaunaFree
www.faunafree.com

FurNature
www.furnature.com

Gaiam
www.gaiam.com

Good Humans
www.goodhumans.com

Greenculture
www.greenculture.com

Green Feet
www.greenfeet.com

Green Nest
www.greenest.com

Green Sage
www.greensage.com

Green Store.com
www.greenstore.com

Heart of Vermont
www.heartofvermont.com


Hemp Sisters
www.hemp-sisters.com

Hemp Utopia
www.canada-

Holy Organic
www.holyorganic.com

Lifekind
www.lifekind.com

Local Harvest
http://www.localharvest.org

Loop Organics
www.looporganic.com

Lotus Organics
lotusorganics.com

Mama's Earth
www.mamasearth.com

Moonbath Shop, The
www.moonbathshop.com

Natural American Home
naturalamericanhome.com

Natural Emporium
www.naturalemporium.com


Natural Fibers
www.natural-fibers.com

Natural Sleep Store, The
www.thenaturalsleepstore.com

Natural Spaces
store.yahoo.com/naturalspaces/

Nature Neutral
www.natureneutral.com/

Non-Toxic
www.nontoxic.com

Northern Naturals
www.northernnaturals.com

Organic Avenue
http://organicavenue.com

Organic Basics
www.organicbasics.net

Organic Cotton Alternatives
www.organiccottonalts.com

Organic Furniture Guide
www.organic-furniture-guide.com

Organic Gift Shop
www.organicgiftshop.com

Organio Organics
www.organio.com

Pangaya
www.pangaya.com

Post Ranch Mercantile
www.postranchmercantile.com

Rawganique
www.rawganique.com


Real Goods
www.realgood.com

Tomorrow's World
www.tomorrowsworld.com

Under The Canopy
www.organicclothes.com


Under the Nile
www.underthenile.com

Utopian Living
www.utopianliving.com

Vegan Essentials
www.veganessentials.com

Vegan Unlimited
www.veganunlimited.com


Shoes & Belts

Alternative Outfitters
www.alternativeoutfitters.com

DownBound
www.downbound.com

Ethical Wares
www.ethicalwares.com

Good Humans
www.goodhumans.com

Grass Roots
www.grassrootsnaturalgoods.com

Greenloop
www.thegreenloop.com

My Vegan Shoes
www.myveganshoes.com


Moo Shoes
www.mooshoes.com

Otsu Vegan
www.veganmart.com

Pangea
www.veganstore.com

Planet Shoes
www.planetshoes.com

Vegan Essentials
www.veganessentials.com

Veganline
www.veganline.com

Veganstore UK
www.veganstore.co.uk

Vegan Unlimited
www.veganunlimited.com

VeganWares
www.veganwares.com

Vegetarian Shoes
www.vegetarian-shoes.co.uk

Vegetarian Shoes and Bags
www.vegetarianshoesandbags.com

Vegetarian Site, The
thevegetariansite.com

 

Pets

Care Free Pet, The
www.carefreepet.com

Cyber Canine
www.cybercanine.com

Doctor Dog
www.doctordog.com


K9 Natural Concepts
www.k9natural.com

Natural Dog Treats
www. naturaldogtreats.com

Only Natural Pet
www.onlynaturalpet.com

PetFoodShop.com
www.petfoodshop.com

Planet Dog
www.planetdog.com

Robbins Pet Care
http://shop.robbinspetcare.com

Spot Organics
www.spotorganics.com

VeganCats.com
www.vegancats.com

VegePet.com
www.vegepet.com

Wholistic Pet
www.thewholisticpet.com


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Natural Hair, Skin
& Personal Care

(NOTE: below are sites or stores where a range of different natural brands and products can be purchased; for the main sites of single brands which can also be purchased elsewhere, see the category below this one.)

(
NOTE: not all products in all lines are free of all questionable ingredients.)

Aha-Yes
www.aha-yes.com

Alternative Outfitters
www.alternativeoutfitters.com

Edible Nature
store.ediblenature.com


Ginger's Garden
www.gingersgarden.com

Good Humans
www.goodhumans.com

Greenloop
www.thegreenloop.com

Grassroots
http://www.grassrootslife.com/

Green Market.com
www.greenmarketplace.com

Green People
www.greenpeople.org

Hemp House Paia
www.hemphousemaui.com

Hip & Zen
www.hipandzen.com

Inspired Living
www.inspiredliving.com/organic

Isabella's Dream
www.isabellasdream.com

Internatural
www.internatural-alternative-health.com


Lip Medic
www.lipmedic.com

Local Harvest
www.localharvest.org

Lotus Body Botanicals
www.lotusbody.com

Natural Solutions
www.naturalbeautysolutions.net

Nature-Girl
www.nature-girl.com

Organic Avenue
http://organicavenue.com

Organic Gift Shop
www.organicgiftshop.com

Organio Organics
www.organio.com

Pangaya
www.pangaya.com


ShopNatural
www.shopnatural.com

Vegan Essentials
www.veganessentials.com

Vegan Store
www.veganstore.com

Vegan Unlimited
www.veganunlimited.com

Vickerey.com
www.vickerey.com

 

Specific Hair and Skin Brands

Brands you can get at many
grocery stores, co-ops, andonline retailers and natural "superstores."
NOTE: not all products in all lines are free of all questionable ingredients.

Abra Therapeutics
www.abratherapeutics.com

Alba Botanica
www.avalonnaturalproducts.com

Aubrey Organics
www.aubrey-organics.com

Avalon Organics
www.avalonnaturalproducts.com

Beauty Without Cruelty
www.avalonnaturalproducts.com

Benedetta
http://www.benedetta.com/

Better Botanicals
www.betterbotanicals.com

Collective Well Being
collectivewellbeing.com

Deepsteep
deepsteep.com

Earthly Delights
Check your favorite natural products store

Earth's Therapeutics
Check your favorite natural products store

Ecco Bella
www.eccobella.com

Garden of Eve Skin Care  www.garden-of-eve.com

Giovanni
www.giovannihaircare.co.nz

Indigo Wild/Zum Zum
www.indigowild.com

Jason's (partial line)
www.jason-natural.com

 

Jurlique
www.jurlique.com

John Masters Organics
www.johnmasters.com

LaBellaDonna
www.LaBellaDonna.com

Lavera
www.lavera-usa.com

Max Green Al
chemy
www.maxgreenalchemy.com

Naturado

www.naturepurity.com/

Naturopathica
www.naturopathica.com

Pangea Organics
www.pangeaorganics.com

Pharmacopia
http://pharmacopia.site.yahoo.net

Purely Shea

www.purelyshea.com

Purple Haze Lavender
www.purplehazelavender.com

Suis
www.suisskin.com

Suki Naturals
sukinaturals.com

Sum Body
www.sumbody.com

Terressentials
www.terressentials.com

Tipton Charles
www.tiptoncharles.com

Cosmetics

Alternative Outfitters (assorted brands)
www.alternativeoutfitters.com

Colorganics
colorganics.net

All Natural Cosmetics (assorted brands)
www.allnaturalcosmetics.com

Beauty Without Cruelty (brand)
www.avalonnaturalproducts.com

Different Daisy (assorted brands)
www.differentdaisy.com


Earth's Beauty (brand)
www.earthsbeauty.com

Edible Nature (assorted brands)
store.ediblenature.com


Greenloop (assorted brands)
www.thegreenloop.com


Hempcolors (brand)
http://colorganics.net


La Bella Donna (brand)
www.labelladonna.com


Lavera (brand)
www.lavera-usa.com

Living Nature (brand)
www.livingnature.com


Natural Skin Care Products (assorted brands)
www.natural-skin-care-products.net


Naturopathica (brand)
www.naturopathica.com


Real Purity (brand)
www.realpurityproducts.com

Saffron Rouge (assorted brands)
www.saffronrouge.com


Sante (brand)
www.Natural Solutions

Shop Natural (assorted brands)
www.shopnatural.com


Utopian Living (assorted brands)
www.utopianliving.com

Vegan Unlimited
www.veganunlimited.com

Zia (brand)
www.zianatural.com

Zuzu Luxe
(brand)
www.zuzu.org

 

Eco Wedding

greenKarat
greenKarat.com

 

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Eco-Directories


Beneficial Bug
www.beneficialbug.com

Eco Mall
www.ecomall.com

Green People
www.greenpeople.org

Nature Node
www.naturenode.com

Organic Cotton Directory
www.organicottondirectory.net

Organic Food HQ
www.organicfoodhq.com

 

General Eco-Shopping

Abundant Earth
www.abundantearth.com

Alonovo
http://www.alonovo.com/

Different Daisy
www.differentdaisy.com

DownBound
www.downbound.com

Eco Choices
www.ecochoices.com

FaunaFree
www.faunafree.com

Gaiam
www.gaiam.com

Good Humans
www.goodhumans.com

Greenculture
www.greenculture.com

Green Feet
www.greenfeet.com

Greenseed
www.greenseed.ca

Green Store
www.greenstore.com


Harmony Threads
www.harmonythreads.com


Heart of Vermont
www.heartofvermont.com


Holy Organic
www.holyorganic.com


Lifekind
www.lifekind.com


Mama's Earth
www.mamasearth.com


Northern Naturals
www.northernnaturals.com

Organic Gift Shop
www.organicgiftshop.com

Organio Organics
www.organio.com

Pangea
www.veganstore.com

Rawganique
www.rawganique.com


Real Goods
www.realgood.com

Tomorrow's World
www.tomorrowsworld.com


Vegan Essentials
www.veganessentials.com


VeganGoods
www.Vegangoods.com

Vegan Unlimited
www.veganunlimited.com

Baby Stuff

Absolutely Organic Baby
www.absolutelyorganicbaby.com

A Happy Planet
www.ahappyplanet.com


Annie's Maternity
www.maternitycorner.com


Baby Enchanted Garden
www.babysenchantedgarden.com

Baby Kicks
www.BabyKicks.com


Baby Mine Store
www.babyminestore.com

Baby 'n More
www.babynmore.com


Babyworks
www.babyworks.com/catalog

Bossy Baby
www.bossybaby.com

Crystal Baby Organics
www.crystalbabyorganics.com/

Earth FG
www.earthfg.com

Earth Mama Angel Baby
www.earthmamaangelbaby.com


Earthy Birthy Mama
www.earthybirthymama.com


Eco Baby Organic Bedding
www.ecobaby-organic-bedding.com


Eco Choices
www.ecochoices.com

Green For Baby
greenforbaby.com

Greenloop
www.thegreenloop.com

KidBean
http://store.kidbean.com

Little Merry Fellows
www.littlemerryfellows.com

Lotus Organics
lotusorganics.com

LoveyBums
www.loveybums.com

Made 2 Matche
www.made2matche.com

Momma's Baby Online
www.mommasbabyonline.com

Moonbath Shop, The
www.moonbathshop.com

Mother Natures Diapers www.mothernaturesdiapers.com

Natural Emporium
www.naturalemporium.com

Natural Sleep Store, The
www.thenaturalsleepstore.com

Nature's Crib
www.naturescrib.com

Nuno Organic
www.nunoorganic.com

Organic 4 Babies
www.organic4babies.com


Organic Basics
www.organicbasics.net

Organic Bebe
www.organicbebe.com

Organic Gift Shop
www.organicgiftshop.com

Organio Organics
www.organio.com

Precious Cargo
www.preciouscargo-naturalbabysupplies.com

PurBebe
www.purbebe.com

Pure Beginnings
www.purebeginnings.com

Round Belly Clothing
www.roundbelly.com

Sage Creek
www.sagecreeknaturals.com

Storknet
www.storknet.com

Sunny Doll
www.sunnydoll.com

Sweetgrass Fibers
www.sweetgrassfibers.com

The Nurtured Baby
www.thenurturedbaby.com

This Baby Of Mine
www.thisbabyofmine.com


Tiny Tush
www.tinytush.com

Unique Baby Boutique www.uniquebabyboutique.com

Vegan Unlimited
www.veganunlimited.com

Mamamoon
store.yahoo.com/mamamoon

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