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November 21, 2008

Jo the Bagger

BlueAvocado Reusable Shopping Bags

Ever the maverick, you fight important issues one pow at a time. But you’re not trying to take on the Oval Office or anything, just the environment.

Next on the agenda: saving the trees with BlueAvocado’s reusable shopping bags.

Unlike most green totes, the Austin-based company’s aren’t just cute single sacks. They are part of multipiece kits that include shopping bags, ventilated produce packs, even a strap for wrapping around several styles to keep shoulders from stressing.

The sets are available in three geometric patterns (green, blue, and magenta) with complementary solid brown and white totes. When not in use, you can fold the carriers into each other or slip them into hidden pockets to keep clutter at bay.

Even more thoughtful? Through Kiva, the company donates 1 percent of its annual income to fund loans for microentrepreneurs around the globe.

Now that’s democratic, dog gonnit.

Wink, wink.

Available at Whole Foods Market, 4100 Lomo Alto Drive (214-520-7993 or wholefoodsmarket.com); online at blueavocado.com.