The most important focus of our store is to offer products that are ethically responsible and have some sort of value and meaning behind their existence. So much of the products we are faced with as consumers are made in huge mass produced quantities by severely underpaid, overworked laborers in underdeveloped countries.
Companies no longer focus on quality and workmanship, they now look toward quantities, and how much product they can produce at the lowest possible cost. This unfortunately leads to child labor, poor working conditions, and even dangerous working conditions, and ultimately poverty and lower standards of living.
Fair Trade Certified
We work very hard and do extensive research into manufacturing processes and philosophies of companies. We have a huge selection of products that are obtained through the Fair Trade Federation, Women's Co-ops, and other ethically responsible companies and organizations.
We care deeply about the artists who make the goods we carry and feel great about offering products that are made with care and passion, by people in need who are given a safe working environment and are respected by the companies they work for. These people are given the opportunity to obtain the bare necessities of living and to use the skills they have learned to improve their lives.
In respect to the artisans we do not offer a large portion of our Fair Trade products online. The companies prefer to encourage a more personal contact from artist, to storefront, to customer, rather than electronic ordering. If there is anything you see pictured on our website that you would be interested in, please give us a call, we would be thrilled to work with you! Or, even better, if you are in the area, stop by our store to see our entire collection of ethically responsible products!
Fair Trade Certified