{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67ad1a2f505cb2a0a375ba6e/693207f0d06e17dcac5a604c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"S4: Ep1 - The Ultimate Green Queens Sustainable Gift Guide 2025! 💚🎁 🎄","description":"<p>🎄 Ho ho ho! Welcome to a very festive episode of the Green Queens Podcast! ✨</p><p><br></p><p>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? 😱</p><p><br></p><p>So we (Abbie Dewhurst &amp; 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.</p><p><br></p><p>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. 💚</p><p><br></p><p>🎁 </p><p>Josh's Chocolate - https://joshschocolate.co.uk/</p><p>I was a Sari - https://iwasasari.com/collections/clothing</p><p>Nearly New Cashmere - https://www.nearlynewcashmere.co.uk/</p><p>Stoov - https://uk.stoov.com/collections/heated-cushions</p><p>Ere Perez - https://ereperez.com/en-gb/products/coco-crayon-lipstick?_pos=1&amp;_sid=63795f35c&amp;_ss=r</p><p>BAM Clothing - https://bambooclothing.co.uk/</p><p>Unseen Tours - https://unseentours.org.uk/</p><p>Tinwood Wine Estate - https://www.tinwoodestate.com/</p><p>Tea People - https://teapeople.co.uk/</p><p>Regilt - https://www.regilt.co/</p><p>The Ballroom Emporium Oxford - https://www.ballroomemporium.co.uk/</p><p>Lush Spa Treatments - https://www.lush.com/uk/en/c/spa-treatments</p><p>Toast Brewing - https://www.toastbrewing.com/</p><p><br></p><p>00:00 - Intro: Festive jumpers &amp; technical difficulties </p><p>02:16 - Why we are doing a sustainable gift guide </p><p>05:25 - The shocking stats on Christmas waste &amp; unwanted gifts </p><p>09:44 - A genius (free) gift idea for nieces &amp; nephews </p><p>12:20 - Our family gift traditions: Needs vs. Wants </p><p>21:26 - The Virtual Gift Exchange Begins! </p><p>22:20 - Gift 1: Josh's Chocolate (Cornish &amp; Sustainable) </p><p>23:30 - Gift 2: 'I Was A Sari' Upcycled Goods </p><p>26:15 - Gift 3: Nearly New Cashmere Fingerless Gloves </p><p>29:00 - Gift 4: Stoov Heated Cushion (Energy Saver!) </p><p>30:45 - Gift 5: Homemade Gingerbread &amp; The Gift of Time </p><p>35:00 - Gift 6: Ere Perez Plastic-Free Lipstick </p><p>36:35 - Gift 7: Unseen Tours (Social Enterprise) </p><p>39:30 - Gift 8: BAM Bamboo Leggings </p><p>41:35 - Gift 9: Tinwood Estate English Sparkling Wine </p><p>43:55 - Gift 10: Tea People (Ethical Loose Leaf Tea) </p><p>45:30 - Gift 11: Regilt Upcycled Jewellery </p><p>47:50 - Gift 12: Vintage Gucci Strawberry Earrings </p><p>50:55 - Gift 13: Lush Spa Massage </p><p>52:00 - Gift 14: Toast Brewing (Beer made from waste bread!) </p><p>54:30 - Friendship, community, and wrapping up</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>💚✨ Join the greenest girl gang around—hit subscribe, give us a like, and share with a friend!</p><p><br></p><p>📆 Join us for new episodes every Friday</p><p><br></p><p>🎥 Subscribe on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@GreenQueensPod</p><p><br></p><p>🫶🏼 Follow us on instagram: @green.queens.pod - https://www.instagram.com/green.queens.pod</p><p><br></p><p>🎵 Find us on tiktok - Green.queens.podd</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>#greenqueenspodcast #GreenQueens #sustainablegifting #christmas #ecofriendlyliving #sustainablechristmas #lowimpactliving #GreenQueensPodcast #SustainableChristmas #EcoFriendlyGifts #EthicalShopping #HolidaySeason #Christmas2025 #ThoughtfulGifts #ZeroWasteChristmas #MindfulHolidays #GiftGuide2025</p>","author_name":"Imogen Bhogal & Abbie Dewhurst"}