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  <title>Green Options &#187; bed and bath</title>
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    <title>Green Shopping Spotlight: Organic Style</title>
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    <dc:creator>Victoria Everman</dc:creator>
    
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    <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://victoriae.greenoptions.com/files/2007/11/organicstyle.jpg" alt="Organic Style" align="right" />Thanksgiving is only a week away, which means the gift-giving season is in full swing. To make your seasonal shopping easier and more sustainable, I&#8217;m bringing you a series of green online stores that offer a wide variety of eco-gifts that would make anyone on your list feel appreciated. The <a href="http://victoriae.greenoptions.com/2007/11/01/green-shopping-spotlight-max-and-zane/">first offering in this series was Max and Zane</a> and now, for my second installment, I bring you <a href="http://www.organicstyle.com/">Organic Style</a>.</p>
<p>Your might remember <a href="http://www.rodale.com/">Rodale</a>&#8217;s <em>Organic Style Magazine</em>, which ran from 2001 to 2005, acting as a vital source of information for consumers during the early stages of the second coming of the environmental movement. Bought by sustainable flower innovator <a href="http://www.organicbouquet.com/">Organic Bouquet</a> in May of this year, I <a href="http://victoriae.greenoptions.com/2007/08/27/the-green-options-interview-gerald-prolman-ceo-of-organic-bouquet/">interviewed Organic Bouquet&#8217;s CEO Gerald Prolman</a> not long after the deal was made public. Launched just a few days ago, Organic Style is primed to become a top eco-shopping destination.</p>
<p>&#8220;All the products sold on the site will be either certified organic, transition to organic, bio-dynamic, sustainable, Fair Trade or a new category we call &#8216;not certified but worthy.&#8217; To help get the word out, we plan re-launch the <em>Organic Style</em> magazine in the second quarter of 2008.  We plan to initially publish the <em>Organic Style</em> magazine quarterly and offer it as a free OrganicStyle.com customer benefit. We want to give our customers information that will be valuable in their lives, that will help them make informed decisions about a balanced and responsible way to live and celebrate life,&#8221; said Gerald Prolman in our August interview.</p>
<p>As expected, Organic Style offers a breathtaking variety of <a href="http://www.organicstyle.com/Product/Category.aspx?categoryId=67">flowers, wreathes, and plants</a> - my personal favorites are the <a href="http://www.organicstyle.com/c_168/charitable-giving.html">charitable bouquets</a>, which give a percentage of each purchase price to each bouquet&#8217;s non-profit organization. The <a href="http://www.organicstyle.com/Product/Category.aspx?categoryId=235">holiday section</a> offers seasonal gift baskets, wreathes, and gifts for your favorite canine (hopefully they&#8217;ll had some feline offerings too). As a bit of a sweets fiend, I was instantly drawn to the <a href="http://www.organicstyle.com/Product/Detail.aspx?productId=1346&#38;subCatId=237">organic holiday sugar cookies</a> and <a href="http://www.organicstyle.com/Product/Detail.aspx?productId=1347&#38;subCatId=237">organic gingerbread cookies</a> gift baskets. If gift baskets are your favorite way to give gifts, make sure to check out the <a href="http://www.organicstyle.com/Product/Category.aspx?categoryId=79">gourmet section of Organic Style</a>, which has nearly 30 different eco-combinations.</p>
<p>Even after the holidays have passed, <a href="http://www.organicstyle.com/">Organic Style</a> is a bookmark-able shopping destination for green wardrobe, gardening, and bed &#38; bath goods (I&#8217;ve already got my eyes on their <a href="http://www.organicstyle.com/Product/ProdList.aspx?subCatId=201">beautifully colored organic blankets</a>). With my eco-fashion business focus, I couldn&#8217;t help but be impressed by their <a href="http://www.organicstyle.com/Product/Category.aspx?categoryId=143">apparel category</a> that offers non-nonsense, well-designed garments and accessories.</p>
<p>Though most of us don&#8217;t need an extra incentive to shop, Organic Style has a built-in <a href="https://www.organicstyle.com/Forms/EcoPointInfo.aspx?from=&#38;type=2&#38;returnURL=/Forms/EcoThankYou.aspx?from=">eco-points program</a>. Every time you make a purchase on the Organic Style site, your earn eco-points (1 point for each dollar spent). For every 10 points your earn, you can use them for $1 off a future purchase. Upon reaching a few hundreds points, you can also redeem your eco-points for free flower bouquets to help brighten your (or someone else&#8217;s) day.</p>
<p>Do you have a favorite online green store? Share your choice shopping destinations in the comments section and they will be considered for the next installment of Green Shopping Spotlight.</p>
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