From B Corps to brands that use certified organic ingredients, here are the best gardening gloves and tools from eco-committed brands.
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There is something wonderfully calming and rewarding about tending to your garden. Whether it’s your indoor collection of pots and plants, a rose-tinted front lawn, a small orchard, or a community garden where you can tend to your tomatoes with friends, getting our hands in the dirt is one way to connect with the world around us. It’s no wonder that gardening has been lauded for its therapeutic abilities to reduce stress and feelings of loneliness. Yet, before you get your hands in the dirt, it might be helpful to slip on a pair of gardening gloves to protect your arms from rough bushes or a basket to put all of your clippings and cuttings in.
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When you think about items as simple as gardening tools, sustainability or ethical production might not be the first criteria that come to mind. But, even in the case of gardening gloves, brands are producing great products while taking steps to give back to the community and the environment. Terrain, a nature-inspired off-shoot of Anthropologie, partners with the regenerative agriculture organization Kiss the Ground. Uncommon Goods, a retailer of unique gifts, is a B Corp that gives back regularly to American Forests. Elsewhere on the list you’ll find brands that use certified organic ingredients or ship items with compostable or recyclable paper.
Gardening Gloves
How could you not smile slipping on a pair of floral gardening gloves? As an added bonus each pair is durable and long enough to protect your skin from scratchy branches or thorny bushes. The only exception is the hand-painted Lavender Bundle Gloves from Uncommon Goods.
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As a B Corp company sharing goods from local artisans, Uncommon Goods has consistently made The Wellness Feed lists for gifts, home decor, and ‘yes’ gardening gloves. The company consistently gives back to nonprofits, ensures that minimum wage is nearly double minimum wage, and items are shipped to your door in recycled or sustainable materials.
Gardening Tools
The right tools make all the difference in the garden. These tools will nourish your soil, make it easy to dig, and clip away unwanted weeds in your garden. One sustainable tip is to save all of your plant cuttings and compost them to turn them back into nutrients for your soil.
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Spade to Fork is a brand committed to eco-friendly packaging. The family-owned business produces gardening items that are toxic-free, certified organic, and shipped in eco-friendly packaging.
Gardening Bags To Carry It All In
The best gardening bag will last you a lifetime and each of these picks holds that promise. The totes and boxes are made locally in the U.S. from durable materials like heavy-duty cotton canvas, steel, and leather. The toolbelt is made in China. All of them are bags you can use for years without worrying that they’ll fall apart and become waste. And yes what you have is one of the most sustainable tips of all.