A Greener Christmas

The only guide to celebrating a greener Christmas shows you how to make your home merry, bright, and eco-friendly!
 
Part craft book, part cookbook, and part home décor and entertaining guide, A Greener Christmas lets the whole family get in on projects that are simple, seasonal, and of-the-moment. Welcome guests with candlelit lanterns, hand-stitched stockings, and cozy homemade wreaths. Trim your homegrown tree with shiny recycled tinsel, spicy dried citrus fruits, and wood-scented pinecones. Give heartfelt, environmentally-friendly gifts like homemade herbal teas and mulled wine sachets, all wrapped up in gorgeous, reusable packaging. And set a mouthwatering holiday spread, with the freshest breads, cheeses, meats, and produce, all sourced from local farms. Edited by food and lifestyle maven Sheherazade Goldsmith, this book will help you plan the most beautiful, most festive, and most responsible Christmas yet.

Get a jump on your holidays with these great green Christmas craft projects, a Christmas Tree star and herbal tea sachets!

About the author

After having children and concerned by the poor quality of commercially available food, Sheherazade Goldsmith opened a successful organic deli that specialized in home-cooked food for babies and young children. Sheherazade’s first book, A Slice of Organic Life, was published with DK in 2007, and shows how it easy it can be to take steps toward a greener way of life.