As Valentine’s Day approaches and you start thinking about the perfect gift for that special person in your life, consider gifts that make a difference as well as show how much you care.
Wild Birds Unlimited, found online at www.wbu.com, offer gifts that will bring the recipient joy, benefit the environment, assist wildlife and help a culture halfway around the world all at the same time.
Jewelry is a perennial favorite for Valentine’s Day, and your Valentine is sure to appreciate colorful jewelry that comes direct from the African continent.
Zulugrass jewelry – a combination of a bamboo-like grass and hand-blown glass beads – brings dazzling color to fashion while improving life for women in Africa’s Maasai tribe.
Many Wild Birds Unlimited stores sell the popular strands, which are made in more than 200 vivid color combinations. The durable, stylish strands may be worn as necklaces, anklets, bracelets and hair ties or be used as wine charms or drapery tiebacks.
Is your Valentine a coffee lover? You can help both birds and people by purchasing shade grown coffee from plantations where the bean trees provide habitat for many of the birds that migrate to Central and South America during the winter.
According to the Denver Post, by 1990 more than 50 percent of farms in Central and South America had converted to sun coffee farms, destroying winter habitats for many migratory songbirds.
Scientific studies have found as many as 150 bird species in traditional shade coffee plantations, second only to the number of birds found in virgin tropical forests.
Seven varieties of Song Bird Coffee are also available: birder’s blend, French roast, Nicaraguan, Costa Rican, Guatemalan, hazelnut and decaffeinated blend. Fifteen cents from each package of coffee purchased goes to American Birding Association programs.
Wild Birds Unlimited also offers EcoTough bird feeders. Made from recycled plastic milk jugs, they won’t rot, crack, fade or split. These bird feeders are so durable they’ll look almost new even after years in the yard. Most varieties can be hung or post mounted.
Wild Birds Unlimited is committed to bringing people and nature together with products that support sustainable agriculture and manufacturing processes.
So this Valentine’s Day, forget the chocolates and be inspired by Mother Nature.
Wild Birds Unlimited is the largest franchise of backyard bird feeding and nature specialty stores throughout the United States and Canada.
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