Shopping Around - vegetarian calendar, sparkling cider, and other recommended gifts - Brief Article - Buyers Guide

Vegetarian Times, Dec, 1999 by Andrea Mather

Scents-ational

Spritz a little Allspice Berry essential oil ($7.09/.5 oz.) around your home to put some real holiday spirit in the air. Just mix five drops with water into a mister to infuse your home with its uplifting scent. For info: (800) 437-3301; www.auracacia.com.

366 Gifts in One

A Calendar Just for Vegetarians ($9.95), from the editors of your favorite vegetarian magazine and Workman Publishing, is a gift that keeps on giving. Each day of the year 2000 features a new tip or trick for healthy eating and living. (Here's a bonus tip: Order an extra one for yourself.) To order/For info: (800) 793-9161.

Greener Acres

Here's a special gift for the relative on your list who has everything: a personal piece of the rain forest. A $35 contribution to The Nature Conservancy's Adopt an Acre program helps protect one acre in Bolivia's Tariquia-Baritu Ecological Corridor from destruction. All gift recipients receive a honorary land deed with a photo, a year's subscription to Global Currents newsletter and colorful logo decal. To order: (800) 84-ADOPT; www.adoptanacre.org.

A Bit o' Bubbly

Want a festive holiday drink but not the alcohol? Cuvee Du Minot ($7.95/25 oz.), a premium sparkling cider, is a delicious alternative to wine and champagne. To order: (914) 788-9008; www.delacreme.com.

No Pulp Fiction

Send your family and friends season's greetings with these eco-conscious cards from Green Field Paper Company (8 cards/S9.95). Choose from pine cone, snowflake, deer and candle designs, all printed with soy ink on hemp paper (recycled from hemp fabric scraps). For info: (619) 338-9432 or e-mail gfpaper@aol.com.