My gift-giving priorities always include shopping locally. That’s why I share my top picks every year for locally-sourced gifts ahead of the holiday season! From local food delivered to your door, to great membership packages, and more.
Here are my six favorite locally-sourced Wilmington gifts:
True Blue Butcher & Table Gift Deliveries
If your friends and loved ones would appreciate a nice home-cooked meal where they didn’t have to do any of the heavy lifting, I have a perfect gift! True Blue Butcher & Table has DIY meal kits available for pickup. Select one of their kits, from custom burgers to NY strip steak meal, and order! The boxes range in pricing depending on the meal. True Blue also offers butcher boxes that come stocked full of steaks, chicken, specialty cuts and more.Â
Airlie Memberships
Who doesn’t love an experience over a tangible object? (Especially these days when we’re all trying to cut down on the clutter!) For this, I love gifting Airlie memberships. Not only will these come in handy year-round, but will actually encourage you to go out and drop by Airlie for a beautiful stroll more often! Individual memberships start at $40, with family packages and other specialty membership tiers available as well.
Day-Off Gift Card Package
Gift someone a wonderful day off by giving them gift certificates to several places they can go all in one day. Try a restaurant, coffee shop and a local shop all close by! Here is a list of shops we loved to check out this year.
Stock the Bar Gift Basket
Grab some locally-made spirits from Blue Shark Vodka (available at ABC stores), End of Days Distillery, and a few locally-made mixers. We love For The Love of Margaritas and their hand-squeezed mixers along with their seasoning salts. Stock up on mixers and homemade bitters from Pomona Shrub — they also provide beautiful dehydrated fruits for garnishes and shimmer drops to make your cocktails sparkle.
Family Experiences
Gift memberships for families that children will love this year. In addition to an Airlie Gardens membership, consider supporting the Children’s Museum of Wilmington with an annual membership or a membership to Jungle Rapids where they can have water play, indoor playground play, and more.
Lefler DesignStudio
These gorgeous handcrafted jewelry pieces are all made by artist Terri Lefler inspired by her adventures as a landscape architect and surfer. Personally, I cannot wear enough of her earrings! (Check out her story here.)
