Fair Trade Gift Basket from No Sweat Apparel
This basket is unique in that it is focused on “winter spiced” coffee and includes: organic fair trade coffee, cinnamon sticks, cloves, and spices. Yum! Also has a nice ceramic mug created by a Cooperative in India who are working to improve employment and education opportunities in their village.
$25.00 at No Sweat Apparel
Many other holiday gift baskets are available at No Sweat Apparel!
December 17th, 2006 17:19
There’s a product I think you may be interested in—jewelry made from colorful seeds harvested from tropical forests in South America. The seeds are a renewable resource, the jewelry is made by local women working cooperatively, and all profits from the sale here are sent back to the artisans and their community. I’m retired and I worked with two women from Colombia to get the project off the ground. I’m providing the marketing for it here, and operating the website as a charitable venture. The women use a variety of local seeds (shown on the website) and the range of possible styles is virtually unlimited.
They also work with local fibers (including hemp), and can incorporate wire of various sorts. If you have your own designs or would like to modify any shown on our website or elsewhere, please call or email me. I can discuss prices and production of samples.
Seed jewelry is environmentally responsible, supports traditional handicrafts, local economic independence, and social justice. It is original, fun, and inexpensive. It is forms a complement to a simple, environmentally and socially responsible lifestyle.
Please visit our website http://www.seedjewelrycenter.com and send me any questions you may have. If you can write in Spanish, I can provide email addresses you can use to contact the women in Colombia. You may also be interested in viewing the Campohermoso website which has a page discussing the project, http://www.campohermoso.org .
Thanks for your consideration of these products and this project!
Rusell Trenholme
Santa Barbara, California
805-969-1750
October 11th, 2007 08:02
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October 31st, 2007 20:27
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I like the idea that when I buy a gift basket like this I not only get a smile from a friend or family member I also get the benefit of helping a poor farmer from Latin America or a poor bag maker in India earn a fair wage and improve on their community. It is a nice feeling to be able to help as much as this. I think Eco gifts are the wave of the future and fair trade is the best way to market these products because of their worthwhile mission.