Try a designer reusable bag from Whole Foods Market. Fill it with organic apples and chocolate for the perfect holiday gift. And, unlike a holiday stocking, you (or the lucky gift recipient) can use this bag year-round. It’s is also an unbeatable gift bag — very affordable, recycled and completely reusable.

On Wednesday, October 15, that cute bag you see will be available at Whole Foods nationwide. 

It’s their first designer exclusive reusable bag. And it’s only .99 cents. A smaller bag is available for .79 cents.

Best of all, the bag is made from 80% post-consumer plastic bottles. It’s called A Better Bag.

If that’s not enough, the bag features a lovely tree with a special message written by Sheryl Crow.

This bag was created to encourage shoppers to embrace simple steps in their everyday lives to reduce consumption and to help spread awareness about the Natural Resources Defense Council and its Simple Steps program.

Curious about sizes?

The large bag is 14 x 15.5 x 8, while the smaller bag measures 9.5 x 12 x 7.5.

(Image via Whole Foods Market.)

Click here to learn about all the current contests, themes and everything else going on at Tree Hugging Family in October 2008 – that includes Blogtoberfest, (we’re giving away over $7,000 in prizes)!

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This book, appropriate for baby to preschool age children, follows the adventure of one little boy and his reusable bag. Really cool design and a simple message make this book a great find for eco-friendly parents and kids. As a bonus, the book comes with a tot-sized reusable Tyvek shopping bag.

Click here to learn about all the current contests, themes, and green challenges going on at Tree Hugging Family in May 2008

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First I show you a cute bag, then I tell you it’s only available at Whole Foods stores in northern New Jersey, New York and southern Connecticut until the end of April.

But hey, if you live there, you can help out MillionTreesNYC, a citywide effort to plant and care for one million new trees across the five boroughs over the next 10 years. NYC & Company (New York’s tourism organization) teamed up with Whole Foods to bring these cheery, functional and earth-friendly bags into being. And Mayor Bloomberg declared April 2008 MillionTreesNYC month.

For each limited-edition, 100% organic cotton bag sold for $11.99 in April, Whole Foods will donate $1 to MillionTreesNYC.

And in case you haven’t heard yet, Whole Foods is eliminating all plastic bags from their stores by Earth Day, April 22. Customers who don’t bring their own bags will be offered a recycled paper bag with encouragement to bring reusable bags in the future.

Bag photo courtesy of NYC & Company.

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