On this Valentine’s Day–a day celebrating love and caring–it occurred to me that, if natural enemies can overcome their fear, distrust, and unloving attitudes toward each other, why can’t humans?
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A Special Valentine Gift
You may be thinking about a gift for your loved one for Valentine’s Day, since it’s getting to be last-minute. How about this?
Give your Valentine a locally-grown plant to enjoy for a long time rather than a bouquet of short-lasting flowers which traveled great distances to get here. (80% of the flowers sold in the U.S. come from Colombia and Ecuador.) It’s a loving gift that will last months or years to come, reminding that special someone of your love.
Prepare and Share for Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is almost here and you don’t have a gift for your Special Person. Why not choose a gift that says, “Let’s share our love!” Present Sweetie with something that benefits a group or cause. Many companies dedicate proceeds from the sale of certain products to fighting cancer, preventing domestic violence, or helping victims of disasters. Others offer “fair trade” products–food items, for example, whose production has been overseen to ensure that workers have not been enslaved or mistreated. Possible gifts include cosmetics, gloves, scarves, T-shirts, fitness aids (exercise mats, heart-rate monitor watch, etc.), lunch boxes, coffee, and chocolate.
Sweet and Fair
You still have a few days to find the perfect chocolate for your Valentine—fair trade chocolate that promotes social, economic, and environmental projects, protecting both the workers and the Earth. Look for the Fair Trade label on products where you shop.
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An Idea for Valentine’s Day
Last-minute gift idea: Give your Valentine a locally-grown plant to enjoy for a long time rather than a bouquet of short-lasting flowers which traveled great distances to get here. (80% of the flowers sold in the U.S. come from Colombia and Ecuador.) It’s a loving gift that will last months or years to come, reminding that special someone of your love.