A friend posted a plea for help in finding fair trade Christmas gifts as their family gift exchange requirement was that all gifts be fair trade. It's a great idea and I offered to help with the links that I have culled over the years - and instead of posting 15 different facebook updates I thought I'd put them all here so that she and anyone else looking can have this reference. I will be happy to update the list if you leave me links in the comments with your favorite products and sites. These are in no particular order and I am not affiliated or associate or benefiting from any of these links:
- Saints Coffee - fair trade coffee - support Orphan work done by Tom Davis and hopechest.org
- Bead for Life - jewelery and beads to diy your own jewelery made in Uganda
- Sole Rebels Footwear - shoes, slippers and boots - all hand made, sustainable and fair trade, made in Ethiopia
- Krochet Kids International - hats, hoodies - one of my favorites - college boys make good - must just go and look around the site
- Equal Exchange - fair trade coffee, tea, chocolate, nuts
- Pants to Poverty - undies for men, women & kids (British term PANTS means bad or rubbish and underwear -so the pun is intended)
- 10,000 Villages - Stores, online and traveling markets - tons of beautiful products from all over the world - a store in Columbiana, Ohio in Das Dutch Haus mall (friend lives close by)
- Trade as One - like 10,000 Villages -nice Christmas items
- 31bits - Fair Trade Jewelery - really beautiful pieces
- A Trade for Trade - fabric, stamps (for Mom Laryssa!) and recycled Sari linens - so beautiful
- Green Heart Shop - lots of products - toys are cute
- Little Footprints Toys - sweet toys
- One Mango Tree - clothing, accessories, jewelery
- Natural Candy Store - some fair trade candy and lots of more organic non-additive candies
- Modern Homesteader Green Gift List - list of some fair trade, but lots of sustainable, green items and products
These are not necessarily "fair trade gifts" - but support great work on the ground in locations where these NGO's are located:
Hope that helps - by no means exhaustive - but will give you a good start :) (again, will gladly add any links to other fair trade items left in the comments)
4 comments:
I also recommend "Pearls With Purpose."
Excellent info here, I am currently doing some research and found exactly what I was looking for.
Excellent list.
Nice work Cynthia and Tony and Heather - there is so much to share when it comes to handmade Christmas - great list here!
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