The first rule to celebrating St. Patrick’s Day is that you don’t have to be Irish to love the Irish. The second rule of the day is that you gotta go green…and the greener the better! So enjoy the luck of the Irish this year and celebrate an eco-friendly St. Patrick’s Day. Here’s how:

Invites: Skip the paper invites this year and send text messages or evites for your next get together. Whether you’re hosting a party or organizing a pub crawl, Evite has an invitation to match your mood.

Beer: Up for a pint? Look for a locally brewed beer (less miles to travel) in draft form (no extra resources) served in a reusable glass (no waste) to hit green gold! If you have the choice, try a Fat Tire Amber Ale from Colorado’s New Belgium Brewery where every stage of the brewing process has been designed to improve energy efficiency; or the Brooklyn Extra Brune from NY’s Brooklyn Brewery where the brewing process and company HQ are powered by 100% wind-generated electricity.

Food: There’s more to St. Patrick’s Day than corned beef and ham. Check out these recipes for Vegetarian “Beef” and Guinness Stew, Happy Irish Beer Bread, and Vegan Irish Whiskey Bread (I’m sensing a theme here); or stop by the Irish Vegetarian to learn how to make Irish favorites like Potato Cakes, Colcannon, or Curried Nut Roast.

Flowers: If you’re sending flowers to celebrate the day, try the Rainforest Foundation Charity Bouquet from Organic Bouquet. Your recipient will get one dozen gorgeous chartreuse organic roses, and with each purchase Organic Bouquet will donate 5% to the Rainforest Foundation-US, a non-profit that helps indigenous and traditional rainforest populations secure land rights, manage natural resources and strengthen their capacity to defend and sustain their ways of life.

Crafts: Looking for a St. Patty’s Day craft ideas? Check out these great eco-friendly St. Patrick’s Day crafts that are sure to please all of your little leprechauns.