FSG's Guide to a Sustainable Festive Season
Check out our Sustainable Christmas Guide 🌲 from FSG with tips to get you through the festivities!
With everything going on in the world today, we need the restorative nature of Christmas to return. A time to relax and enjoy the holiday with all of your loved ones.
At FSG we believe that sustainability does not and should not, involve spending more - in fact it's the opposite. At Christmas in particular it's about being resourceful and putting less pressure on yourselves to panic buy for that perfect gift - allowing you the time to be present, doing the things you love, with the people you love.
In the background of course, the energy crisis still looms large in our minds, along with the cost of living so as we always say here at FSG - being resource efficient goes hand in hand with cost savings!
So there’s no harm giving it a go this Christmasđź’šÂ
You can reduce waste and costs this silly season, while not sacrificing on the fun and merriment - check out some of the tips you’ll fi...
Have yourself a Sustainable little Christmas… with FSG
Check out our Sustainable Christmas Guide 🌲 from FSG with tips to get you through the festivities!
The days are getting shorter, and we are near the mid way mark of December. That means that the festive season is nearly upon us and as the weather turns frostier, we all can’t help but think about the list of things we need to complete before D-Day; presents for loved ones, Christmas dinner shopping plus all the other bits that end up in the trolley - “just in case”!
In the background of course, the energy crisis still looms large in our minds, along with the cost of living so as we always say here at FSG - being resource efficient goes hand in hand with cost savings!
So there’s no harm giving it a go this Christmasđź’šÂ
You can reduce waste and costs this silly season, while not sacrificing on the fun and merriment - check out some of the tips you’ll find in the guide!
🌲 Shop Local for gifts!
🌲 Enjoy a zero food waste festive season!
🌲 Get creative! DIY décor is best!
🌲 Save on e...
Sustainable Christmas
With the festive season fast approaching my focus has turned to a Greener Christmas. How can I make more sustainable choices in my celebrations, decorations and gift buying? I am an advocate for shopping and supporting local businesses all year round and this time of year is no different.Â
In research I came across based on the American shopping experience it showed that “for every $100 you spend at locally owned businesses, $68 will stay in the community.
What happens when you spend that same $100 at a national chain? Only $43 stays in the community” (What Happens When You Shop Local - Independent We Stand | Independent We Stand). Â
In some cases, it’s not possible to buy everything locally but I encourage those who are choosing more sustainable gifts this year to make a list of whom they are buying for and select:
- Locally or nationally produced items
- Gifts made with less or no plastic materialÂ
- Less packaging or choose reusable packaging, e.g., brown paper and twine, decora...
It’s starting to look a lot like Amazon!
While I am sure you have all seen by now many posts about “Shopping local this Christmas” the message is soooo important that I could not pass this opportunity to give you my opinion.
According to digitalcommerce360, Amazon has reported it’s most profitable quarter this year increasing sales by 32.8% globally.
Now we are talking about a company here that was already making BILLIONS before the pandemic, well now, thanks to us all, they have a record revenue of 96.15 BILLION.
You are welcome Jeff!!!
Meanwhile back in the ranch, our local shops are suffering one of the hardest years of their history.
How many times have you passed by a place that has closed down and though “Oh that was a lovely shop, I wonder why it's closed” When was the last time you actually went in and spent money there?
Don’t get me wrong I am not preaching, I can admit that has happened to me too and then I’ve realised I contributed to their closure by not buying their products.
But one thing I will never do ...
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