As the year settles into its final weeks, we’re leaning into the art of giving and slowing down—from unique scents and handcrafted design to climate reads and community-led impact.

Cook/Gift: Donabe Cooking Class Gift Certificate
Carly Maltzman of Donabe With Me offers donabe cooking classes in Los Angeles; we like the idea of giving this as a gift certificate to friends and family this holiday season.

Give: west~bourne Fundraiser for Food Forest Collab
We’ve partnered with Food Forest Collab, a nonprofit working with female-led farm communities in Kenya to form cooperatives, integrate regenerative agriculture, and build necessary infrastructure. This month, we’re aiming to raise $10,000 to help these Kenyan farms achieve international Regenerative Organic Certified status; we hope you’ll join us.

Play: Kindred Black x Don’t Let Disco Mancala Board
Our sort of board game, the Kindred Black Mancala Board collaboration with Don’t Let Disco is handmade of solid clear glass with everything from shells and sapphire to moonstone and antique glass as game pieces.

Drink: Fireside Fiore Mocktail
A holiday mocktail recipe from Figlia incorporating almond extract, cardamom, and cinnamon—served warm.

Subscribe: Grist Climate and Environmental News
A quality news source for critical information of our era from Grist, a nonprofit, independent media organization dedicated to reporting on climate change.

Scent: Activist x Bodha Beeswax Eau de Parfum
The scent of honey—a collaboration between the founders of ACTIVIST and BODHA is a limited edition natural perfume inspired by the shared memories of New Zealand’s beehives and native Mānuka trees.

Stay: The Apartment in Copenhagen
You can now rent out the beloved Copenhagen interiors shop, The Apartment, in Christianshavn.

Collect: Forks Plus Flatware from Brooklyn-based Kelsey Fairhurst
A set of architectural, (literally) flatware with a flattened shape recalling bistro design.

Read: Mad Agriculture Journal Issue 14
Celebrating the launch of a new journal edition from our friends at Mad Agriculture—all about “fecundity, friendship, and the creative work of tending land and life along California’s coast.”