• $25 Individual/Family
• $10 Student
• $50 Business
• Includes the Green Decade membership card, discounts on Green Decade activities, environmentally friendly items & products at participating businesses, plus the Green News mailed to your home/office or on-line.

• Organic cotton 100%
• "Respect Your Mother" image on front
• "greendecade.org" on back
• Short-sleeve with crew-neck style
• Adult sizes S-M-L

Looking for the perfect environmental gift for friends and family? Our beautifully green EcoBaskets are wrapped in cellophane, a plant-based biodegradable material. The basket itself is reusable.

• 3 Energy efficient light bulbs – last 10 times longer and use 25% of the energy of incandescent light bulbs.
• 1 32 oz. all purpose cleaner with baking soda– from Global Balance, a local eco-friendly company whose products are 100% biodegradable
• 1 32 oz laundry liquid (fragrance free) for 16 loads – from Global Balance
• 1 16 oz. liquid moisturizing hand & body soap – from Global Balance
• 2 reusable grocery bags – made from recycled plastic bottles
• 1 Surge Protector
• Polar “Save the Planet” reusable water bottle.
• 2 Outlet Gasket insulator packages – prevents cold air from entering through outlets
• 2 packages of herbal tea
• Energy Saver Book - provides 100 energy savings ideas and related safety tips
• A complimentary membership to The Green Decade/Newton. - $25 + value. Discounts with GD/N card from local vendors.

Baskets are a project of Green Decade/Newton and are assembled by the Barry Price Center in Newton, MA. The Price Center supports people with developmental disabilities.

Put together your own Green Gift Bag!
Some suggestions:

• A Whole Foods reusable canvas bag
• A reusable water bottle
• A pack of fluorescent light bulbs
• Little Mini tree (available at Trader Joe's) -- a symbol that the damage we do to forests will affect our world)
• Bamboo platter - a natural and sustainable alternative to wood and plastic
• Energy Saver Book - provides 100 energy savings and related safety tips to help save money
• A note card about how these items will help make
  your life green

… and more!

Bio Bags—For a Green kitchen

• 100% compostable
• 100% biodegradable
• 12 tall kitchen size (13 gallon, 24”x28”, .66 mil.)
• Made from Kraft natural fibers and recycled materials
• Inks and dyes used are soy-based.

Books....some suggestions from members and friends

Children

• Grow Your Own Tree Hugger: 101 activities to teach your child how to live green, Wendy Rosenoff
• 365 Penguins, Jean-Luc Fromental (Gr. K-4th)
• The Down-To-Earth Guide to Global Warming, Laurie David and Cambria Gordon (Gr. 3-7)
• The Last Polar Bears, Harry Horse (Gr. 4 and up)
• The North Pole Was Here, Andrew Revkin (Gr. 6 and up)

Plants & Food

• The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Foods, Michael Pollan
• The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World, Michael Pollan
• Eating Animals, Jonathan Safran Foer

Climate Change

• Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis, Al Gore
• The End of the Long Summer: Why We Must Remake Our Civilization to Survive on a Volatile Earth, Dianne Dumanoski
• Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution--and How It Can Renew America, Thomas L. Friedman
• Plan B 4.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization, Lester R. Brown
• Earth the Sequel: The Race to Reinvent Energy and Stop Global Warming, Miriam Horn and Fred Krupp
• Our Planet, Edward Humes

Green Jobs and Economy

• The Green Collar Economy, Van Jones
• Building the Green Economy: Success Stories from the Grassroots, Kevin Danaher
• 75 Green Businesses You Can Start to Make Money and Make A Difference, Glenn Croston, Ph. D.
• Green Jobs: A Guide to Eco-Friendly Employment, A. Bronwyn Llewellyn
• Great Jobs for Environmental Studies Majors, Julie DeGalan
• Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed, Jared Diamond

Send us YOUR suggestions for "green books" to contact@greendecade.org!