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San Francisco's Best Eco Shops

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Eco Shopping in San Francisco for organic, recycled, all-natural or sustainable goods? Chances are you’ll find it at one of these eco boutiques.

1. Clary Sage Organics

Courtesy Clary Sage Organics
This dramatic space on fancy Fillmore Street features concrete floors, reclaimed furnishings and dramatic floral displays. It's a chic setting for the appealing line of streamlined, chemical-free apparel, cosmetics, and skincare.

Address: 2241 Fillmore Street
Phone: 415-673-7300
Website: Clary Sage Organics

2. Little Otsu

This small press offers handmade books, paper goods, and gifts produced by a variety of local artists. Beautiful, one-of-a-kind stationary, cards, calendars, posters, and journals are among the compelling items here.

Address: 849 Valencia Street
Phone: 415-225-7900
Website: Little Otsu

3. Green Arcade

If you’d like to read up on green living, this the place to do it. Green Arcade offers a wide range of books on the environment, urban planning, organics, and the environment.

Address:1680 Market Street
Phone:415-431-6800
Website: The Green Arcade

4. Eco Citizen

Owned by a former fashion stylist, Eco Citizen has the feel of an art gallery, with blonde wood floors and white walls. This store sells seriously stylish clothes for women , many crafted from sustainable textiles. Many local designers are featured but the full range of this cosmopolitan shop spans the globe.

Address:1488 Vallejo Street
Phone:415-614-0100
Website: Eco Citizen

5. Ladita

This intimate shop sells stylish sweatshop-free clothing, gifts, and accessories. Ladita won a “Best Green Threads” award in a 2008 issue of San Francisco Magazine. Handbags crafted from vintage car upholstery. And all-natural organic beauty products are just a few of the innovative items offered..

Address:827 Cortland Street
Phone: 415-648-4397
Website: Ladita

6. A Happy Planet

Courtesy A Happy Planet
This attractive showroom displays a full line of organic mattresses, bedding, clothing, and house wares. Customers can test mattresses, choose non–toxic bedroom furniture crafted from Maple wood, and peruse the line of luxurious “clothing basics.” A Happy Planet also sells “durable essentials” for the home like non toxic wool rugs, drapery, and kitchen towels.

Address: 4501 Irving Street
Phone: 415-753-8300
Website: A Happy Planet

7. Spring

Courtesy Spring
Started by a husband and wife team after the birth of their fist child, Spring specializes in green products for the home. Patrons will find high-end gift items like pillows and table linens that are toxin- and chemical- free, as well as practical appliances like water and air filters.

Address: 2162 Polk Street
Phone: 415-673-2065
Website: Spring

8. Ecologique

Ecologique focuses on fashion for men, women and babies, with pieces crafted from sustainable goods like cotton, bamboo, hemp, and recycled materials. Accessories, beeswax candles, and organic body products are also in the product mix.

Address:151 Gough Street
Phone: 415-621-2431
Website: Ecologique
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