Environmentalist

Gifts for the ENVIRONMENTALIST

Gifting with sustainability in mind can be puzzling. After all, isn’t the point to have less stuff? While less is certainly more, few of us lead truly material-free lives. Swapping single-use items with mindfully made substitutions is a step in the right direction. Zero-waste shop Ethos in Capitola can help, with items like bamboo reusable utensil kits in a case made from recycled water bottles. A single month or a subscription to the bicycle-powered Hard Core Compost pickup service reduces food waste and CO2 emissions, and provides high-quality soil in return. And for continuing your environmental education, Robin Wall Kimmerer’s Braiding Sweetgrass, available at Bookshop Santa Cruz, provides an indigenous botanist’s perspective on science, plants and our relationship with the world around us. EM

ONE MONTH OF HARD CORE COMPOST PICKUP

Hard Core Compost

703 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz 831-295-8294 compost.bike $30/month

BAMBOO REUSABLE UTENSILS KIT

Ethos Santa Cruz

101 Capitola Ave., Capitola 831-854-2490 ethossantacruz.com $15

‘BRAIDING SWEETGRASS: INDIGENOUS WISDOM, SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE, AND THE TEACHINGS OF PLANTS’

Bookshop Santa Cruz

1520 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz 831-423-0900 bookshopsantacruz.com $20

19 YEARS IN BUSINESS

Featuring Graber Custom Draperies & Roman Shades! Visit Our Full-service Showroom

Let us assist you from concept to completion

Property managers, contractors, residential, realtors, commercial, welcome! Hardwood • Luxury Vinyl Plank • Laminates • Carpet • Shutters • Wool • Sisal • Linoleum Cork • Custom Area Rugs • Custom Draperies • Window Shades Featuring Both Graber & Hunter Douglas Window Fashions

SEVERAL STYLES AND COLORS OF CARPET AND VINYL IN STOCK FOR THAT QUICK INSTALL! Monday - Friday: 9am - 5pm & Saturday: 9am - 2pm

2800 Daubenbiss Ave, Soquel • 831.476.8780 • Interiorvision.biz

CONVENIENTLY LOCATED IN SOQUEL VILLAGE