Green Kitchen Gear

If you can't get mom out of the kitchen to cook for her, try outfitting her with some updated and unique culinary equipment. If she's still using that non-stick pan, upgrade her to an Earth Pan skillet—a durable eco-friendly alternative, ($45 at amazon.com). We also love these floral and functional One Mango Tree aprons made by women in war-torn Uganda ($10 at worldofgood.ebay.com) and these Red Onion Woodworks cutting and serving boards made from salvaged bigleaf maple ($59 and up at etsy.com).

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