Soften the floor under your feet while you're working on dishes or supper with this Striped Jute Rug from Viva Terra. The soft jute fibers are biodegradable and recyclable, plus the jute plant can be regrown in 4 to 6 months, making it one of the most sustainable fiber sources in the world.

Get It: Striped Jute Rug, $125, www.vivaterra.com

 

One of the coolest innovations to the knife block we've seen, these holders keep knives in place with hundreds of bamboo skewers held within bamboo boxes. Bamboo is a grass, not a tree, and it can grow up to two feet per day. Once harvested, the plant automatically grows a new shoot, making it endlessly renewable.

Get It: Bamboo Box Knife Holders, $49 (small) and $89 (large), www.vivaterra.com

 

Pop this soapstone wine cooler into the refrigerator for a bit, then place a bottle of wine within for perfectly chilled vino every time. The soapstone retains cold and wicks moisture away from the bottle for dripless pouring, and the wine stopper is handcrafted from sea stone. After harvesting the sea stone, the artisans replace each one with another stone from a nearby quarry, keeping the delicate ocean eco-system in balance.

Get It: Soapstone Wine Cooler and Bottle Stopper, $59 (cooler) and $29 (stopper), www.vivaterra.com

 

Stock your kitchen with 100-percent certified organic cotton tea towels from Now Designs. The cotton is grown without harmful pesticides and insecticides, and no chemicals or dyes are used in the towels' production. Even the tag is printed on 100-percent recycled paper!

Get It: Pure Kitchen Organic Tea Towels, $7.50 each, 866-253-9001 or www.nowdesigns.net