With heavy hearts, GreenUP has made the difficult decision to close our downtown retail space known to many as the GreenUP Store.
GreenUP invites you to join us in December for holiday shopping featuring local makers. As always, the proceeds from your purchases will support our charitable work.
A longtime staple in the heart of Peterborough, the GreenUP Store at 378 Aylmer Street North has engaged hundreds of local businesses and supplied countless products and resources to support greener living. Our Refillery has diverted thousands of plastic bottles from landfill and encouraged lifestyle changes in its patrons.
GreenUP has made this decision as it is paramount that our financial health supports GreenUP’s mission to inspire and empower environmentally healthy and sustainable action in our community.
As a registered non-profit charity, GreenUP relies on funding from multiple sources. Operating as a social enterprise, our store was established to both share local sustainable products with our community and to serve as a revenue stream to support our environmental work.
Since the pandemic, while our programs remain in high demand, retail has been struggling across the board. The GreenUP Store is no exception. As our beloved store has not been able to contribute to our operating revenue, it is in the best interest of the organization to shift our focus to our many other programs which empower climate action.
GreenUP has been in a challenging fiscal year and shopping at the GreenUP Store this Christmas will directly support our charitable work. We would love to see you over the next couple of weeks to refill your favourite products and stuff those stockings with sustainable goods.
To prepare for the holiday season, GreenUP Store program coordinator and avid environmentalist Eileen Kimmett has curated a list of affordable and locally made stocking stuffers.
Locally made gifts for under $10
- Ornaments from RDR Creations and Brianna Gosselin
- Beeswax tealights / votives from This Old Flame
- Vegetable / flower seeds from Urban Tomato Lady
- Handmade gift bags and stockings from Marie Olver
- Lip balm and handmade soap from Swift Acres
- Christmas cards from Brianna Gosselin, Anita Clifford, Jackson Creek, and Ella Mollie
- Handmade key chains from Spruce Moose
Locally made gifts for under $20
- Shampoo bar and lip tints from Birch Babe
- Knitted mittens, hats, and pocket animals from RDR Creations
- Honey from Swift Acres and a maple syrup tasting trio from Red Mill
- Beeswax candles from This Old Flame
- Coffee from Birds & Beans and Old Rail Coffee
- Reusable facial rounds from Cheeks Ahoy
Your support this holiday season is deeply appreciated and the GreenUP Store will maintain regular business hours until December 21st. Clearance sales will be held January 7 to 17, with additional details to be posted on our social media and in our e-newsletter.
GreenUP gift certificates will continue to be honoured at GreenUP Ecology Park. However, if you have one you would like to use in our store, we encourage you visit us soon for your holiday shopping.
GreenUP’s dedicated staff of passionate professionals remain committed to community-centred solutions, engaging residents and stakeholders to address the climate crisis through delivering quality nature-based education and programs.
Our home energy efficiency services will expand in the new year, Green Economy Peterborough is offering new membership tracks, and we continue to grow our operation of the native plant and tree nursery in GreenUP Ecology Park in 2025.
The GreenUP team is already drawing up plans for new schoolyard green infrastructure projects, hosting youth-led climate action events, we will continue to inspire active transportation, and so much more.
As always, we are eternally grateful to our incredible community for the many years of support. If you would like to help us to continue offering climate solutions at this critical time, please donate to GreenUP at greenup.on.ca/donate-now. All donations are tax deductible.
