This holiday season, Anna Getty—environmental advocate, writer, television personality, chef, mother, and organic living expert—helps families reduce their carbon footprint and save money without sacrificing style or tradition. Anna advises how to best choose a tree (real or fake?), mitigate the negative effects of necessary travel, recycle post-holiday, and more. She shares favorite holiday recipes for organic appetizers and homemade craft ideas such as pine cone wreaths and recycled sweater pillows.

Have you ever thought of using whole anise as an ornament for cloth napkin rings made of thread? They look lovely, and will smell divine, too.

Watch Anna talk about her book on this YouTube video: