Guilt Free Sustainable Valentine's Day
Guilt Free Sustainable Valentine’s Day
Whether you are spending the Valentine’s Day with your partner, celebrating Galentine’s day with friends or practicing some self-care for this time of year we have tips and ideas to stay sustainable this Valentine’s Day!!
Gifts
Bring your love a potted house plant instead of flowers.
They will last so much longer and will be something beautiful to remind them of your thoughtfulness brightening up the home.
Choose Fairtrade Chocolates
Firstly these treats will be high quality and more delicious.
Secondly you will be supporting fair pay and safe and healthy working conditions for farmers and producers.
Organic and natural wine
Organic winemakers strive to use practices that promote biodiversity and minimize chemicals when making wine. So this wine is free of additives like sulphuric acid, refined sugars and clarification agents. Plus, since organic and natural wines use less sulfites you won’t have as much of a reaction in our body, aka no hangover or fogginess the next day! These wines are widely available now in shops!
Buy a card from recycled materials, made by a local artist or make your own!
Getaways
If you are going to plan a romantic night away or a fun night with friends consider a hotel that are engaged in sustainable efforts. To name a few in Ireland - The Imperial Hotel in (Cork), Woodland's House Hotel (Limerick) The Rose Hotel (Kerry), Claregalway Hotel (Galway), Slieve Russell ( Cavan), Woodenbridge (Wicklow) and The Mayson (Dublin)
Checkout our Sustainable Stays webpage to explore sustainable destinations.
Ditch the Meat at Dinner
Reducing your consumption of meat is the single most significant action you can take to help our environment by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, deforestation, and soil degradation. Reduction of meat consumption will also save an enormous amount of land and water and increase biodiversity.
We wish you the a love filled and sustainable Valentine's Day!
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The FSG Team.
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