Gift giving is a tradition all over the world. This year, give gifts that give back to the receiver or to others.
Get yourself and all of your friends a Rainwater HOG or two or three and start capturing rainwater and saving potable water for drinking. Tucked under a deck, along a fence or even inside a wall system, these versatile rainwater storage tanks are easy to install individually or in series.
The ELF – Do you like disruptive change for the better? The ELF from Organic Transit may be just the ticket. Although at 
$3,900 it is a bit of a splurge, it is a splurge that can get you in shape, save lots on gas and carbon and is alot of fun! The ELF is a hybrid human power-solar power vehicle that can transport you and over 300 pounds of gear anywhere you want to go.
Unplug the Christmas Machine by Jo Robinson and Jean Coppock Staeheli – This book urges us all to decommercialize the holidays and remember love and joy.
Every Little Drop Hose Meter available through RainHarvesting (http://rainharvesting.com.au/) allows you to measure (and conserve) the water you use in the garden.
Mercy Cards Not available yet this Christmas but keep in touch through their website where you can read all about this innovate way to GIVE THE GIFT OF FOOD and TRANSPORTATION to the homeless, hungry and disenfranchised.
Fatcat Solstice 2.5: a solar charging station for all of your gadgets.
Belkin Conserve Smart AV™ 8-Outlet Auto-Off Surge Protector – Control the power 
of ancillary equipment when you shut your TV or computer off. Just plug the TV or computer into the control outlet – when it is shut off, all the other equipment goes off too. Makes control of your phantom electricity easy.
Heifer International – Help end poverty and hunger, give a camel, a sheep, some chickens, a beehive! The options are almost endless. http://www.heifer.org/
