HOMEGROWN Holiday Gift Guide
It’s gift-giving time! Naturally, handmade is the best kind of gift – the HOMEGROWN Holiday Swappers are trading their homemade edibles this week. Presents that promote hands-on activities are some of our favorite kind of gift, too. Here are a few ideas for In The Kitchen, In The Garden, On The Couch (OK, these will inspire folks to make, grow and foster change), and In The Automobile. Enjoy and happy gifting!
In The Kitchen
Every home chef needs a quality hardwood cutting board. For those with the tools, there is a DIY cutting board plan and tutorial.
And here is a lovely handcrafted board from reclaimed North Carolina curly rock maple on Etsy:
Community Supported Agriculture
What better way to say “I love you” than a weekly share of fresh local produce? Family farmers are taking on members now. Find participating CSA farms near your loved ones at Local Harvest and The Eat Well Guide.
An apple cider press is a terrific gift for a family, or an enterprising apple grower.
Celebrate with your main squeeze by making your own hard cider.
In The Garden
Start fantasizing about what others may be growing in their plots. A cheerfully wrapped package – complete with seed packets and a garden plan – is sure to delight.
Seed Companies:
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds (MO and CA)
Southern Exposure Seed Exchange (VA)
Online garden planning tools
Free drag and drop garden planner
More detailed and customizable garden planner
Kitchen garden design planner for a 3′ x 6′ raised bed
Organic mushroom growing kits – intimidating? Sure! Unique? You bet! And the rewards are oh, so yummy!
On The Couch
Michael Pollan’s Botany of Desire DVD. Organic Gardening Magazine readers get 20% off by entering the code GARDEN at PBS.org.
The documentary that changes lives: Food Inc. DVD is also available at PBS.org
In The Automobile
Homemade car freshener using citrus and cloves – easy and pretty!
Turn your friends on to new music with mix CDs like this one from KCRW – so hip and cool!
Check out these past posts and discussions about DIY Holiday Gifts, too. Let us know what you think and feel free to add your ideas, too.
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Tags: Cooking, CSA, garden planning, gifts, holiday, kitchen, mushrooms, Music, seeds
December 9th, 2009 at 11:13 am
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December 9th, 2009 at 11:24 am
I love the garden planning links! Very cool!
This Yule/Winter Solstice/Christmas we are making “Gifts in a Jar” where we fill a wide mouth mason jar with home made cookie mix or quick bread mix. I’m also making some canned apple pie filling, and crocheting dish towels to go with them.
Oh I also wanted to mention that Food Inc is available to watch instantly on Netflix, and http://www.hulu.com has “The Future of Food”.
December 9th, 2009 at 5:07 pm
Such wonderful ideas! Am I allowed to tuck that free garden planner into my own stocking?
When I saved seed this year, I saved extra as gifts for gardening friends. We’ve had fun making the seed packets. We also do gingerbread kits for the little ones and popover kits (with our hens’ eggs) for neighbors.
Thank you for these wonderful ideas!
December 10th, 2009 at 11:53 am
Glad you like the guide and thank you for adding your own wish lists, too!
Liz: love gifts in a jar – so pretty, too!
June: You’re allowed – that’s part of the fun of giving 🙂
October 29th, 2011 at 10:29 pm
Live like you’ll die tomorrow…. die knowing you’ll live forever.
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April 28th, 2015 at 6:03 am
We’ve never seen such handicrafts !
Want to have everything here !
Finally I have the right place to go when need to make some cute present to my friends!
No tiresome looking-for anymore! One store – plenty of cool ideas.