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Now here’s something happy for rainy days: the Spud Raincoat, made from potatoes and designed by the guys from Good for Environment! Under the brand name Equilicuá, they make thought provoking products such as the Econo, a water saving device for potted plants. The Spud Raincoat is for times when plenty of water is falling from the sky, and will definitely cheer you up on a grey day. The coat educates every by-passer on bioplastics by telling them “I was a potato”. And indeed, this waterproof coat is made entirely of bioplastic derived from potato starch and other natural resources, which makes it a 100% biodegradable and compostable product. And to give it the final touch at the end of its product life, the coat has integrated seeds so that plants grow out of it once it is returned to the earth!

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Designer Joan Nadal took on the challenge to re-design one of the most common everyday objects: the humble clothes hanger. A small object with a large environmental footprint if we consider that of the 8 billion polystyrene or polycarbonate hangers manufactured per year, only 15% are recycled. That is enough to fill the Empire State Building 4 times! The solution: make recyclable hanger from just one material, and if you can, recycle something along the way. BoB Hanger does exactly that: it’s made from recycled cardboard and needs two reused bottles to function.

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Photos: Via Nativa.

In our recent How to go Green Holidays, we’ve made the point: this time of the year is not about presents and errands, but about sharing with your beloved. Keeping that in mind, if you still need to get some presents and didn’t find anything in our Green Gifts Guide, here’s a last minute option to shop while doing some good.

Via Nativa is an online store that markets responsible products by Argentine and Nicaraguan artisans under fair trade practices, but with reasonable prices as well. Some of the products include bags and purses starting at 20 USD and adorable kids booties at 28 USD. The initiative also has a base in Brooklyn, at the design shop and art gallery Urban Alchemist.

Find out more about the project and more of the products you can find in the extended.

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Today’s TreeHugger Deal comes to you from Wend Magazine. Built upon the idea that you can't travel the earth without doing your part to take care of it, Wend is a magazine that inspires both adventure and activism. They practice what they preach, and because the Wend team believes in the majesty of nature and protecting our forests, the magazine is printed on FSC certified paper with soy-based inks. Not too keen on consuming the paper? There is also a digital edition along with online-only content such as podcasts and featured blogs from global Wend ambassadors.

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Today’s TreeHugger Deal comes to you from Gwen Designs and its adorable baby wear line called Little Chickie Wear. Each whimsical design is created by owner Gwendolyn Gardner, inspired by a cute antic from her daughter, and is truly a work of art. The baby wear is offered for both boys and girls and sizes range from 3 months to 6T. Little Chickie Wear onesies, tees, and hats can be found at stylish boutiques and online. New designs are added several times throughout the year and we love the new holiday onesie (“Twas the Night Before Christmas”) and “Local Catch,” in addition to “Inside Me.” All Little Chickie Wear pieces are printed on 100% organic cotton and are made in the U.S.A.

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Are you fed up with having to waste tin foil or plastic food bags to wrap your sandwiches? Or you had enough of carrying bulky plastic containers to get your snacks to work? Well, BOC’N ROLL, a Spanish design by MarcaDiferencia, (VERY similar to Wrap-N-Mat...) seems to be the solution. It is a reusable food wrapper, meant to pack up snacks like sandwiches, fruit or biscuits and take them to work, school or on a trip without leaving any waste behind. See video and more information after the jump.

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This week’s TreeHugger Deals comes to you from The Groovy Mind, a company that’s known for their groooovy, gourmet gifts. Each is deliciously organic, fairly traded and seasonally harvested and includes coffee (one of our faves), tea, cookies and corn chips, to name a few. The Organic Meltdown chocolate is some of the best we’ve tasted (we love the “one bar saves one tree” campaign), while the Metro Sensual Spa Box…we’ll leave it at that. Even the most discriminating treehuggers will lose their collective groovy minds over these one-of-a-kind green gifts. They are delivered in a hip, sustainable gift box is wrapped in hand stamped paper and shipped in a groovy literary box—a perfect size for re-use to store small collectibles, magazines or manuscripts.

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If you’ve been looking for a great reusable bag that folds in tightly on itself for easy carrying in no time at all then look no further than the keychain that turns itself into a reusable tote put out by GrowKids.