Holiday Gift Guide 2021, Week 1

With shipping taking longer and longer, if you're a holiday gift-giver, there's no better year to give local than this year! We've reached out to local businesses to put together a list of some of the local items available this year. What's listed here is just a few of the many items available. As the season continues, we will release more items. Today's list is just the first of 4 that will be posted to our site. 

1. A Grasslands Barbecue trucker hat: $25 (Available for purchase online or in person: https://grasslandsbarbecue.com/product/trucker-hat/)
2. Keep Cozy Gift Box from Good Medicine Tea: $45. The box includes 4 caffeine-free teas, chocolate truffles, an infuser, and a card that Good Medicine can fill out for you before they ship it for you! (Buy online here)
   
3. A hip hoodie from Thunder Island: $50. Available for purchase in-person in Cascade Locks. 
4. The Gorge Love gift basket from, Spruce Supply Co. They don't have a physical store you can shop in, but you can order online! $80. Gift box includes wine, a candle, and chocolate. Available for shipping as long as you and the person you're sending it to are 21+ (Buy online here)
5. Natural & organic milk chocolate bonbons from Boda's Kitchen: $13. Pick them up in person or online at https://bodas-kitchen.square.site
6. A peppermint chocolate bar from Columbia Gorge Confections: $8. Buy online here or in person at their new storefront in the old Pacific Rim Roasters spot at 112 7th Street. 
7. Stay stoked with a "Stay stoked" t-shirt from Stoked Roasters: $25. Buy in person or online. 
8. Who doesn't need a nice warm pair of socks? Socks with hops from Double Mountain: $15. Buy online or in person. 
9. A McCarthy Farm Club membership: $160. Members of the McCarthy Farm Club, receive Four Deliveries A Year (A Bouquet of Peonies in June; An Apple box in October; a Wreath in November; and a fruit sampler in December). Purchase online on the McCarthy website. 

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A note on how we pick items: All items featured here were selected by HR Eats with help from business owners. No business paid to have their item featured. To be included, an item must benefit a Hood River eatery, drinkery, or food maker OR be a food, drink or beverage. Want an item featured in our next list? Reach out using our contact form. Looking for a particular item like a cookbook, tea towel, or special salt? Send us a message and we'll try to connect you with a local business that has what you're looking for.