Sustainable Christmas Gift Guide
We love to give and receive gifts but now more than ever it’s important to gift in a Sustainable & Eco-conscious way. Some of the simple ways we can be share sustainable Christmas gifts this year include:
- Shop locally, visit and support local Christmas markets and local craft makers
- Support small businesses, share their social media posts, buy a voucher for a friend or loved one.
- Support charities
- Support eco-aware businesses and those committed to making a difference
- Purchase eco-aware products that will last for years
Shop locally and supporting small indigenous craft businesses help keep money in the local economy, support local families and indeed communities so check out your local directories and support local business when choosing your Sustainable Christmas Gift.
Ballyshane
Ballyshane create beautiful wooden cheese and serving boards, handcrafted using 100% sustainably sourced Irish Hardwoods.

Sustainable Product

Traceability

Packaging
Polly & Andy
A super Irish business set up as a response to her son’s sensitive skin, Polly & Andy provide a range of super soft bamboo socks that hug your feet in bright & vibrant colours.

Characteristics

Properties
Sweat wicking properties, a seamless toe and supersoft material that stands the test of time.

Sustainable
Clonakenny Flower Farm
Set up from a family kitchen table during the Covid lockdown, Clonakenny Flower Farm specialise in sustainable and seasonal flowers making Ali’s business a great inclusion in our Sustainable Christmas Gift Guide.
Growing a beautiful array of flowers from seed, on their home flower farm in Tipperary, Ali and her team are offering their customers a bespoke service.

Sustainable

Home Grown

Subscription Service
Naivilo
Naivilo have created groundbreaking, natural, prebiotic solution focused skincare products that work with your body.

No Harmful Products

Only the best ingredients

Kind to Body and Earth
Holly Plants
Is there any plant more synonymous with Christmas than Holly? No, we didn’t think so either!! Why not gift the plant that keeps on giving.
Evergreen, flowering and producing a berry these plants will provide for years to come, an ideal selection as a Sustainable Christmas Gift.

Characteristics

Planting

Biodiversity
Here at Cullen Nurseries, we are an award winning DAFM approved nursery and we love to help customers make the right choice. We are growing our large range of native trees and hedging plants in our natural nursery in Carlow. Offering a nationwide delivery service means we can supply you with Sustainable Christmas Gift options – the perfect plants for your needs, wherever you are based. Book an appointment to come and view our Native Nursery and plants in person or order online for nationwide delivery.