What would be an interesting present?

Dec 2007

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For someone who likes to work with plants and being in the garden:

• Solar lights - great for the garden and as a night light. Uses very little energy.  Typically needs a rechargeable battery in the unit
• A composting unit - to break down the garden/vegetable/fruit wastes into compost
• A wormery - tiger worms break down cooked food into compost.  Beware not to let them loose in the garden and remember to feed them!

For the business professional/traveller:

• Solar re-charger - check for adapters available for the different makes of mobile technology.  The most compact unit so far is the Solio.
• Carbon offsetting vouchers - I use Planktos due to their work with the ocean and forests.  The ocean and forests are the lungs of the world. 

Something for the home:

• For woman to woman - try a menstrual cup. This will reduce the number of pads/tampons used and is healthier.
• Shake torches - the shaking motion recharges a battery in the torch.  Never have a dead battery.
• Look for locally produced produce to create a hamper.
• Get your kids a couple of big boxes and help them create something from them or just let them use it as a tunnel, cave or slide
   

For the person who likes to workout:

• Give them a tyre or a set of four

And to keep in with the theme of recycle and reuse:

• Freecycle - organisation that helps to recycle "other" types of items you might not want but someone else might find useful