There are plenty of ways to enjoy an eco-friendly holiday. Here are five that immediately come to mind. In the meantime, here’s to longer days. Happy Winter Solstice

1. Shop and eat local: It’s easy, more beneficial to all and more fun to shop and eat at locally-owned and operated stores and restaurants. It’s extremely rewarding to buy from businesses in your own neighborhood and from people you know. It just is. If you’re looking for a little more encouragement, check out BuyCincy, the best source for all things local. Check out CityBeat’s Last-Minute Gift Guide for meaningful gifts at a bunch of locally-owned stores
2. Use a reusable bag as gift wrap
3. Walk, bike, take the bus, or carpool to Nana’s house



Bicycle Santa, courtesy of little Allee Thompson

4. Recycle your tree
5. Give to local charities: There are way too many to list here, but here are some of the local charities we supported this past year: 89.7 FM WNKU, 91.7 FM WVXU, Cain-Churches Active-Northside, The Cincinnati Waldorf School, Cincinnati Zoo, Civic Garden Center of Greater Cincinnati, Community Shares of Greater Cincinnati, Foundation for Findlay Market, Imago Earth Center, Mill Creek Watershed Council, MoBo Bicycle Cooperative, Ohio Citizen Action, Over-the-Rhine Community Housing, Sierra Club Miami Group, UCAN Cincinnati

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