🎄 Ho ho ho! Welcome to a very festive episode of the Green Queens Podcast! ✨
This Christmas, we’re spreading holiday cheer without the waste. Did you know that in 2024, 3 in 5 Brits received gifts they didn’t want, creating over £1 billion of waste? 😱
So we (Abbie Dewhurst & Imogen Bhogal) curated a sleigh-full of sustainable, ethical, and truly thoughtful gifts—perfect for everyone on your list (and totally okay to treat yourself, too!). From upcycled saris and bread-brewed beer to heated cushions and experiences that give back, this is your ultimate Green Queens Christmas Gift Guide.
We also share our family traditions, spill the tea on the perils of buying “tat,” and explore why sometimes the best gift is just time together. 💚
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Josh's Chocolate - https://joshschocolate.co.uk/
I was a Sari - https://iwasasari.com/collections/clothing
Nearly New Cashmere - https://www.nearlynewcashmere.co.uk/
Stoov - https://uk.stoov.com/collections/heated-cushions
Ere Perez - https://ereperez.com/en-gb/products/coco-crayon-lipstick?_pos=1&_sid=63795f35c&_ss=r
BAM Clothing - https://bambooclothing.co.uk/
Unseen Tours - https://unseentours.org.uk/
Tinwood Wine Estate - https://www.tinwoodestate.com/
Tea People - https://teapeople.co.uk/
Regilt - https://www.regilt.co/
The Ballroom Emporium Oxford - https://www.ballroomemporium.co.uk/
Lush Spa Treatments - https://www.lush.com/uk/en/c/spa-treatments
Toast Brewing - https://www.toastbrewing.com/
00:00 - Intro: Festive jumpers & technical difficulties
02:16 - Why we are doing a sustainable gift guide
05:25 - The shocking stats on Christmas waste & unwanted gifts
09:44 - A genius (free) gift idea for nieces & nephews
12:20 - Our family gift traditions: Needs vs. Wants
21:26 - The Virtual Gift Exchange Begins!
22:20 - Gift 1: Josh's Chocolate (Cornish & Sustainable)
23:30 - Gift 2: 'I Was A Sari' Upcycled Goods
26:15 - Gift 3: Nearly New Cashmere Fingerless Gloves
29:00 - Gift 4: Stoov Heated Cushion (Energy Saver!)
30:45 - Gift 5: Homemade Gingerbread & The Gift of Time
35:00 - Gift 6: Ere Perez Plastic-Free Lipstick
36:35 - Gift 7: Unseen Tours (Social Enterprise)
39:30 - Gift 8: BAM Bamboo Leggings
41:35 - Gift 9: Tinwood Estate English Sparkling Wine
43:55 - Gift 10: Tea People (Ethical Loose Leaf Tea)
45:30 - Gift 11: Regilt Upcycled Jewellery
47:50 - Gift 12: Vintage Gucci Strawberry Earrings
50:55 - Gift 13: Lush Spa Massage
52:00 - Gift 14: Toast Brewing (Beer made from waste bread!)
54:30 - Friendship, community, and wrapping up
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