Not Your Grandma's Gift Baskets!

Gift Baskets are an easy and sweet way to show love during the holiday season! And while some of us may have time to create these lovely gifts with hand-picked items and goodies, some would rather leave that job to the professionals! It is so fantastic that we have many local shops that are willing not only to put baskets together, but stock them with some fabulous local items!

For the Gardener: Head to The Gardens at Cal Turf, where they will not only create a gift basket but wrap anything you purchase.

For the Chef: Pacific Treasures offers a great variety of gourmet specialty merchandise, including specialty cookware, kitchen gadgets, gourmet food, and everything for your kitchen and entertaining needs.

For the Home-Lover: PS I love you too will make anyone feel special with their unique gifts to pamper a heart or home!

For the Health Nut (pun intended!): Central Valley Healthy Snacks, The Naked Nut, and Naturally Nuts all offer a large variety of nuts, dried fruits and veggies, specialty sweets, and healthy snacks!

For the Farmers' Market Enthusiast: Family Farm Fresh brings the Farmers' Market to your front door, offering a weekly and bi-weekly subscription service to a basketfull of healthy fruits and vegetables. This is the gift that keeps on giving!

For the Foodie: Bravo Farms has a great selection of gift boxes and baskets with prepicked items. Cousin Eddie's Favorites features eggnog from Top O' the Morn Farms, as well as a moose mug, peanut brittle, and chocolate covered pretzels. You can find their selections here and here or head into one of their shops to make your own custom basket. (And check out the Volcano Box--one of our absolute faves!)

We all know how busy this time of year can get. Head to one of these lovely shops and let them take some of the stress out of your Christmas shopping, all while supporting the local businesses we love.