Probably we would all be happiest living the perfectly simple life. Yet even then we'd still be buying some things. And between here and the perfectly simple life, we'll buy a lot of stuff. Why not make all those purchases as positive as possible by buying green?

We're working hard to put together a collection of extraordinary green products and services, provided by individuals and small companies committed to sustainability. Please Note: If you buy through one of the links on this page, we may earn an affiliate commission. This keeps GreenSense 100% reader-supported and free of advertisements or sponsorships. Thanks for your support!

To make it convenient for you to purchase products made by these companies, we've built the GreenSense General Store, where now you can browse and purchase things like handmade, olive oil soaps and shampoo, shaker-style, handmade brooms, beautiful boxes and shelves made from ancient barnwood, exquisite jewelry made from recycled metal gathered on the backroads of Vermont, massage oil, sleepmasks, musical instruments, maple syrup, books, and many more products coming soon.

We emphasize handcrafted goods over machine-made because of their greater potential to enrich people's lives- the lives of those who make them as well as those who use them.

Of course, there are some products that can be mass-produced in a way that is earth and worker-friendly - paper products, some food products, pet products, etc. For those products, and for others not available in our General Store, have a look at our Products and Services links, below.

By the way, if you find a green product or service of extraordinarily high quality, that you think our visitors would like to know about, please use this form, or give us a call at 802-660-3174.

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Avant-gardening - - Learn how to developed personal creativity using plants as a medium for personal expression. Frank and Vicky Giannangelo offer booklets and other resources online, and workshops on their farm in New Mexico.

Coconut Coast Natural Products - - Handmade natural soap and Hawaiian bath salts. All natural bath products handcrafted in Hawaii with pure essential oils and locally grown organic botanicals.

Eco Filter - - Why use paper and throw it away? Ecofilter is made of 100% natural tightly woven cotton that filters out all, but the most aromatic, smoothest tasting coffee possible. Easy to clean (just a quick rinse) and long lasting.

Recycled and Recyclable Products - - For your business: Promotional items made from recycled recyclble and environmentally preferable materials.

Sun Organic Farm - - Sells organic food, organic fruit and organic nuts.

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Ice-Storm Twig Pen - Our own rustic, twig pens made from wood felled by the Great Ice Storm of 1998. the GreenSense

Ice-Storm Twig Pen- background- the Great Ice Storm of '98 - Ice-Storm Twig Pen- background- the Great Ice Storm of '98

Justamere Tree Farm - Goods From The Woods, organically grown, then harvested and crafted by the Welch family on their farm in the Berkshires.

Eye Pajamas Sleepmasks - Handmade, designer sleepmasks in solids and prints, with organic cotton lining and batting. These comfortable sleepmasks completely block ALL light from your eyes - Assuring you a good night's sleep at home or on a plane.

Wildwood Box Company - Finely crafted boxes, handmade from century-old, recycled barnwood.

Works of Nature - My goal is to share and celebrate the beauty of nature while increasing its abundance and preserving its character.

Alkline Battery Charger - - Disposable alkaline batteries represent approximately 200,000 tons of the nation's solid waste. This Universal Rapid Charger will charge not just Alkaline, but also RAM, Ni-MH, Ni-CD, AA, AAA, C, D, 9V batteries.

Avant-gardening - - Learn how to developed personal creativity using plants as a medium for personal expression. Frank and Vicky Giannangelo offer booklets and other resources online, and workshops on their farm in New Mexico.

Bean Bag Chair Cover - - Recycling is good; reuse is better. And despite all your best efforts, it seems like plastic bags and packaging still accumulate. Here's a great solution- Sit on them! This "beanbag" chair can be filled with used plastic bags and packaging, as well as extra pillows, blankets and stufed animals. It's a great alternative to the landfill. It's better than recycling because there's no energy being used to ship and remanufacture the plastic.

Blue Canoe - - Organic cotton bodywear- Underlayers, Activewear, Swimwear, Sleepwear, Casual. All from untreated fabric, grown in colors or dyed with natural dyes.

Coconut Coast Natural Products - - Handmade natural soap and Hawaiian bath salts. All natural bath products handcrafted in Hawaii with pure essential oils and locally grown organic botanicals.

Drawbridge - - Greeting cards depicting the art of homeless children. Proceeds go to support the Drawbridge program, an expressive arts program for homeless children that provides weekly art groups for 1,000 children a year at sites throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. Why art? Because,

...shelters focus on the survival needs of parents. Parents are unable to provide the extra support needed by their children because their own emotional resources are depleted in a time of crisis. The children, sensing the parents' stress, often subjugate their own needs. At school, homeless children often begin a cycle of poor performance that has severe long-term effects....

...The nonjudgmental and loving support of the Drawbridge staff enables the children to rebuild a sense of control and self-worth. Trained facilitators use art to transform self-hate into self-respect, violence into compassion, and powerlessness into active participation.

Eco Filter - - Why use paper and throw it away? Ecofilter is made of 100% natural tightly woven cotton that filters out all, but the most aromatic, smoothest tasting coffee possible. Easy to clean (just a quick rinse) and long lasting.

Fairchild Tropical Garden Giftshop - - Associated with Florida's famous tropical garden of the same name, the shop sells a variety of botanical books and gifts.

High Mowing Organic Seeds - - High Mowing Seeds is a small, certified organic seed company. They supply gardeners with heirloom, open-pollinated seed varieties.

Lotion Lady - - Lotions, creams, body oils, soaps and misters, all made from natural ingredients - NO alcohol, NO mineral oil, NO animal products .

Recycled and Recyclable Products - - For your business: Promotional items made from recycled recyclble and environmentally preferable materials.

Reelife Productions - - Need multimedia documentation? Reelife focuses on environmental and sustainable issues and works with business who operate with those ideals in mind. They're experienced in a variety of types of programming ranging from educational to commercial productions - trade show and festival promotional programming, web-based video and graphic design and much more, all using state-of-the-art digital equipment.

Sun Organic Farm - - Sells organic food, organic fruit and organic nuts.

The Check Gallery - - Using recycled, biodegradable paper, non-toxic solvents and vegetable-based inks, The Check Gallery offers personal checks & address labels that are environmentally safe. With each check you write, you'll be doing your part to reduce the tonnage of waste paper that ends up in landfills.

The Earth Machine - - It's made with recycled plastic. Put kitchen and garden waste in..Take rich clean earth out. NOTE: This site requires Flash.

Virgin Island Campground - - Screened cottages on Water Island, the smallest and least developed of the U.S. Virgin Islands. The cottages are built on the concept that environmental sensibility and human comfort are compatible and that responsible consumption can enhance a vacation experience. they feature: Water saving faucets and showers. Composting toilet and grey water one-pint flush toilets. Recycling aluminum, paper and groceries. Leaving the grounds as untouched as possible by construction. Wind generators to power refrigerator, lights and electronics. Natural air circulation and fans. Use of natural light during the day. Minimal use of fossil fuel powered vehicles, machines and equipment. Solar heating for hot water. Air dry clothes. Use of energy efficient appliances and electronics. Light switches on timers, and much more.

Wild Pantry - - From wild greens, beans, roots, flowers, berries, seeds, mushrooms, and wild meat to wild medicinal plants and otherwise great natural products, Wild Pantry specializes in wild edible, medicinal and useful plants of the Southeastern United States and some other areas of the United States.

Wilderness Rustic Furnishings - - Hardwood twig chairs, stools, beds, shelves, all made from mostly dead or dying wood gathered in the forests of the Upper Peninsula of Michegan.

Zoot - - If you're finding it hard to keep track of information on your computer, Zoot can "doot", better than anything else out there.. It's written and maintained by Tom Davis, from his home-business in the Green Mountains of Vermont.