Exceptional Vinegar

Made from surplus California persimmons, Figure Ate’s subtly sweet, amber-colored vinegar brightens everything from marinades to cocktails. With bitter greens, pomegranate arils, and warmed nuts and chèvre and you’ve got a fête-worthy salad. As part of the nonprofit White Buffalo Land Trust, Figure Ate helps expand regenerative agriculture and restore ecosystems for generations to come.

♫ A Present From a Fir Tree

Juniper Ridge’s Christmas Fir collection captures the cozy, nostalgic scent of pine needles, woodsmoke, and freshly cut trees. Even better, it’s sustainably made — the California brand upcycles Christmas trees each year to create candles, room spray, incense, and bath and body products that smell just like Christmas.

Beautiful Tools for Every Cook

Montana-based Earlywood handcrafts kitchen tools that effortlessly marry form and function. The Flat Sauté Set includes a trio of slender, multipurpose tools that sautés, stirs, scrambles, spreads, and serves and is available in a variety of gorgeous, sustainable woods. This hardworking, space-saving set is destined to become a favorite.

Plants With a Promise

Modern Sprout, a family-owned company based in Chicago, makes it easy to garden wherever you are. These cleverly designed hydroponic herb kits are guaranteed to grow, so even folks who are less botanically inclined can enjoy fresh herbs all year long. Choose lavender, basil, parsley, mint, rosemary, or cilantro, or get more than one!

Dishwashing Dominance

The last time my mother-in-law was in town, she made my day by asking me how I keep my water glasses so clear and spotless. The secret is Dirty Labs’ Bio Enzyme Dishwasher Detergent. Last month, I accidentally let myself run out and bought some Cascade Platinum Pods. I was honestly shocked by how poorly the pods performed in comparison. Dish detergent may not seem like a sexy gift, but anything that gets the dishes cleaner is a winner in my book.

Better Brushes

Who says cleaning tools can’t be beautiful? This Zero Waste Dish Brush set replaces disposable sponges and plastic brushes with these hardy yet elegant wood and plant fiber tools. The kit includes a long-handled brush, a pot-and-pan scrubber, a dish scrubber, a bottle brush, and a produce brush, all of which look great next to the sink.

A Cooler Gift Bag

Bringing a special bottle to a party? Instead of a single-use gift bag, try packing the bottle in this reusable, insulated wine and spirits tote. Made from leather-like, FSC-Certified Supernatural Paper, the attractive lightweight bag is the coolest way we know to carry wine. Like Bluedot Living, Out of the Woods is a 1% for the Planet member company. Last year, the brand donated 1% of its profits to the National Forest Foundation.

Want to get in touch? I’d love to hear from you. Tell me about your favorite sustainable products and anything else that’s on your mind — email marketplace@bluedotliving.com. I’ll see you again Monday after next.

– Elizabeth Weinstein

Elizabeth Weinstein, Bluedot’s Marketplace Editor, lives in Manhattan with her husband; papillon Finley; and cats SanDeE* and Modell. When she’s not asking the folks at Bloomingdale’s and Nordstrom to try on their most sustainable sneakers in a size 9½, she can be found at the Union Square Greenmarket or gardening on her rooftop terrace.