Earth Impact

This is such a nice place. The owner is very friendly and welcoming, which is a big plus. She carries nice scarves, t-​shirts and gifts in her shop, also nice tea.

I got another beautiful ring, beautifully simple design, substantial silver with a large abalone cabochan for only 35 dollars! I am hoping Stephanie will get more of these in soon. Check out the picture.

Lots of unique gifts and treasures in this shop. I feel like everything has been hand selected, and the owner (Stephanie) is very easy to talk to about what she’s put in the store. I had been looking for a teapot and found the perfect Bee House teapot here!

Love Earth Impact for sustainably produced tee shirts, soft, stylish & comfortable. Also a nice selection of jewelry, bags, scarves.

I love Earth Impact, Stephanie is very conscientious about what she sells in her store.
She has a wide variety of products; jewelry, organic clothes, art, etc.
Stephanie supports local artists and I like to support locally owned businesses.
I shop @ her store whenever I can, and my gifts are well received. :)

This is one of my favorite shops. It is full of unusual and beautiful things. I can always count on finding gifts that people are happy to receive — clothing, art, handbags and other accessories, wall art, journals. All of these items reflect the taste and sensibility of Stephanie the owner. Her preference is for eco-​friendly and local, using organic fibers whenever possible.

Lots of hemp-​y wool-​y hippie-​y stuff… clothing, accessories, art, jewelry, housewares. I’m not big on the whole organic movement and all that, but I still like to browse through here whenever I’m downtown. The selection is definitely interesting; in particular, I really love their lotus-​style lighting fixtures (see photos I posted). Way cool. I do think the prices are a little high, especially on some of the clothing. That’s part of my beef with this whole organic-​sustainable-​thing. Always so much more expensive than regular stuff. Yeah it’s trendy, but I think they’d get a lot more people on board with the movement if they made it more accessible cost-​wise.

After my lengthy coastal hikes I often pass through downtown HMB in order to grab a sandwich at San Benito, but I don’t really linger because it’s kind of jarring after a solitary morning out in nature to suddenly be amongst the hustle and bustle of a downtown, even if that downtown is as tiny and lacking in «bustle» as HMB’s.
Still, the weather was so nice on Veterans’ Day that I felt like hanging around after my hike/​sandwich, and I figured I could get a head start on holiday shopping by browsing the windows for ideas.
The fair trade clothing in Earth Impact is what caught my eye. There are gorgeous jewelry items and impressive art pieces, but what I ended up purchasing for my mom was a gorgeous scarf made out of a piece of shimmering, raw lavender silk. It was a hit when I presented it to her over the holidays.
Many many props to the lovely owner (whose name I’ve forgotten, sorry!) who took the time to giftwrap my purchase nicely and deal with my onion-​y San Benito sandwich breath while we were chatting as she worked. The holidays may be over for another year, but Earth Impact is worth a look-​see for all your gift-​giving needs year-​round.