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4 Mins Read Every Christmas, we generate huge amounts of water, greenhouse cases and paper waste. If we all try to reduce our eco-footprint a little bit, it could go a long way! Before you buy any mixed material tinsel, new ornaments and battery lights, here are some ideas to spice up your home this festive season with […]
3 Mins Read According to the world’s largest online B2B platform for returned and excess consumer items, B-Stock Solutions, the secondhand apparel market is growing 21 times faster than the primary market, making secondhand gifts a likely trend this Christmas season. The company, which was founded in 2008, argues that this shift is predominantly driven by more conscious […]
5 Mins Read While real trees do use up fewer materials and resources to produce than fake ones, these “eco” varieties of organically grown trees often need to be ordered and transported from harvesters half-way across the world, leaving behind a hefty carbon footprint. Plus, once the season is over, countless trees pile on top of our already […]
3 Mins Read The Green Queen Zero Waste Christmas Market 2018 is a specialty pop up market featuring locally made, zero waste and eco-friendly brands. We aim to keep the market as plastic-free as possible and show Hong Kongers that’s it’s possible to celebrate Christmas consciously. Below, we share our top 10 reasons why you should come. 1. […]
4 Mins Read Vegan Mince Pies? Sounds like an oxymoron, right! We thought so too but turns out it’s more than possible and even more delicious than the original version. Ally Van de Pol of Dragon Fitness & Coaching, a fitness coach and plant-based advocate, shares her very special recipe below. Yumsy! Sweet Shortcrust Pastry & Pie Assembly […]
3 Mins Read Loving Earth Chocolate Gift Box 3-Pack HK$ 127 It’s hard to do Christmas without chocolate! Spoil your favorite herbivore with this delicious trio (Mylk, Mint, Dark) of raw vegan choccie bars by one of the first OG vegan chocolate brands Loving Earth- all their bars are organic, fairly traded and wild-crafted functional foods, made with love […]
8 Mins Read This Xmas, be a #GiftActivist: give a present that initiates social and environmental change!
4 Mins Read It’s the most wonderful time of the year! The lead up to Christmas! We’re total suckers for Santa season, there’s no hiding it. The food, the merriment, the parties, the pajamas…Unfortunately, in our capitalist times, Christmas is also a time of excess consumerism. consumerism /kənˈsjuːmərɪz(ə)m , noun Consumerism is a social and economic order that […]
6 Mins Read As the countdown to Christmas 2017 begins, searching for gifts for your nearest and dearest can be a drag if you don’t know where to start. Fear not, we got you! Green Queen has rounded up the best holiday gift ideas to suit everyone on your list and every budget. From the gym buddy who’s […]
4 Mins Read Green Queen has put together the ultimate vegan Christmas 2017 food guide. Why should omnivores have all the fun during festivities? Here’s where to stock up on all things vegan yuletide this holiday season from Christmas pudding to advent calendars. Happy Holidays! Ed.Note: We will continue to update this post as we find more options! […]
3 Mins Read The holidays are upon us and it’s undoubtedly a joyful time of the year. It can also be a very un-eco, selfish time, where shopping and consuming overtake the spirit of giving that is at the heart of Christmas. We all need a reminder on ways to be kinder and greener, so below we share […]
7 Mins Read This Christmas, spoil your nearest and dearest with the perfect present thanks to Green Queen’s Xmas Gift Guide, a collection of the city’s best ethical, organic and artisan brands and products. Crafted 852 Coconut Crazy Gift Box Crafted 852‘s ‘In A Box’ sets provide a high quality gifting solution, perfect for any occasion. Each box […]
5 Mins Read It’s December so for this month’s pick of Green Queen’s favourite products, the theme is great Christmas stocking fillers! Raiz The Bar Authentic Drinking Chocolate With Dark Chocolate Shavings In case you haven’t noticed, we are massive Raiz The Bar fans. The Oompa Loompa sisters of Hong Kong have redefined the chocolate scene in Asia! Their […]
4 Mins Read Yay for Thanksgiving & Christmas dreams! It’s that merry time of the year again when visions of stuffing and pumpkin pie overtake all other thoughts! This is also the time when the quest for the perfect turkey becomes everyone’s most pressing grocery quest. This being Hong Kong, finding the right bird (ahem) is not an easy […]
3 Mins Read Who doesn’t love Christmas? ‘Tis the season to give, receive, eat and be merry and we’re already wearing bursting with yuletide cheer! The tree is trimmed, presents are popping up under it in the middle of the night (Is that you, Santa?) and the letter box is filled with cards from friends and family. Not […]
4 Mins Read Expecting a full house on Christmas Eve/Day and have not gotten around to sorting out your sustainably sourced Christmas dinner? Not to worry, Green Queen has you covered. We have scoured the Green Queen Guide to Hong Kong to bring you the best last minute options to sort out everything from meat to veggies to […]
2 Mins Read Grocery stores full of cranberries mean the holiday season is upon us- there’s something so festive about these juicy jewels that gets us feeling all Christmassy. But boring old cranberry jelly felt like a letdown so we added some of our Green Queen pizzazz and concocted this cranberry relish recipe- the pineapple adds some real zing […]
3 Mins Read Can you believe it’s less than a month until the New Year? 2014 just flew by! Luckily, we have Christmas to look forward to first. Christmas is a time for celebration with family and friends, a time to take stock and give thanks and best of all, a time to eat! While most of us […]
4 Mins Read Nothing makes the little ones happier than a good old-fashioned celebration! The kiddies love the action, the special foods, the costumes, the decorations and the buildup of excitement that precedes festivities. Trouble is, the way we celebrate special occasions- be they birthdays or Christmas or Lunar New Year- seems to be an excuse to worship […]
6 Mins Read With the holidays right around the corner, the yearly nightmare before Christmas of what to get everyone on our list has begun. However, this year PhatRice has you sorted. The sustainable e-commerce platform features fair trade, socially conscious and ethically made products and brands from around the globe. Who can argue with gifting that enriches the life of the […]
5 Mins Read Everyone’s got that one person that is absolutely impossible to shop for. They have everything or they are super picky or you are simply out of ideas. For that hard-to-cross-off-list individual, we have stumbled on the most perfect gift: The Entertainer Hong Kong: 2015 Edition. What is The Entertainer Hong Kong you ask? Simple: a […]