Giving gifts is one of the greatest part of the holidays; who can deny how great it is to see someone you love opening up a carefully chosen gift just for them?

All right foodies. All right bloggers. We want to know what you’re baking for the holiday season! Whether you have the best recipe for the classic sugar cookie,

All the crew at ecoki wish you a wonderful Christmas and holiday season! May it be filled with fun get togethers, heart-warming moments, and everything else that makes the season bright.

This is it. The final week. Christmas is sitting just five days away and a load of folks are still scrambling for those last minute gifts on their list. All of a sudden we’re remembering to buy one more thing here and two more things there… And suddenly, we’re feeling a little overwhelmed.

For many people the holidays are a time of excess. Excessive drinking, excessive eating (I had three desserts at Thanksgiving…), excessive shopping, et cetera. And every holiday season that amounts to a 25% increase in landfill waste.

Everyone knows that the true spirit of Christmas can be lost in the capitalist pursuit of acquiring more “stuff.” This “stuff” is usually unremarkable, forgettable clutter that we give just because it’s that time of the year.

It’s never too early to start your holiday shopping and our friends at the Rainforest Alliance have sent us some of their top picks for this holiday season! This is just the beginning of our holiday tips – with lots more to come!