Beehives, Vegan Lube, Organic Scrub, Summer Bling

Urban essentials for an organic lifestyle

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If you can garden, you can be a beekeeper, cause it takesbeehive about the same amount of time and energy to tend veggies as it does to keep bees. This gorgeous, copper-topped English garden bee hive is like functional sculpture for your yard. With your own hive, honey is suddenly super local, and there’s nothing better for sweetening iced tea and lemonade on a hot summer day. hmsbeekeeper.com

lav rose lube - lgEau de Love

You eat well and use nontoxic skin care products, but what about your most tender parts? Good Clean Love lubricant is organic, 100 percent vegan and chemical free. It has no glycerin (associated with yeast) or artificial color, and with all-natural scent, you’re not inhaling chemicals. Flavors like Lavender Rose, Cinnamon and Vanilla make lovemaking even more delicious. Goodcleanlove.com

Sensual Scrub

Many of Naturity’s products are made for babies, so you know they understand sensitive skin.sweet orange ss Their products are 99–100 percent organic and completely chemical-free. All of which makes their super fragrant body scrubs (choice of six scents in glass bottles, eco-friendly packaging) a total luxury. Our tester was partial to Sweet Orange, but you can’t miss with any of them. Naturity.net.

JiveALime 1ozCrunchy Fruit

Are you a snacker? Love the crunchiness of chips but wish you could get it from something just a tad more nutritious? Whatever Funky Monkey does in their freeze drying process (they’re not tellin’, but there’s no fat, sugar or gluten), they manage to retain the nutritional value of fresh fruit. Plus, three of their seven flavors are 100 percent organic. FunkyMonkeySnacks.com

Summer Blingbali478

The beautiful colors of the rudraksha beads in Bali Malas look great against a tan. Malas have been used for centuries to count mantras during meditation practices. Touch them absentmindedly, and they’re a great reminder to come back to the breath. These lovely beads are authentic, sustainably harvested, fairly traded and ethically produced. BaliMalas.com