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Fair Trade Web Sites Links
Here is a list of our favorite links about FAIR TRADE & RECYCLED PRODUCTS. We hope this list helps you IN YOUR QUEST FOR MORE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT FAIR TRADE. If you have suggestions about other sites to include, send email to theendsoftheearth@sbcglobal.net. |
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The Fair
Trade Federation (FTF) is an association
of fair trade wholesalers, retailers, and producers whose members
are committed to providing fair wages and good employment
opportunities to economically disadvantaged artisans and farmers
worldwide.
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http://www.fairtradefederation.com |
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 Equal Exchange
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Equal Exchange, founded in 1986, is the oldest and largest
for-profit Fair Trade company in the US.
From the Ends of the Earth purchases all our
organic coffee, organic tea, and organic chocolate from Equal
Exchange and their farmer partners. |
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For funky African artisan crafts, check these guys
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| Global Crafts Online Shopping |
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umbrella organization that works with numerous artisan groups
throughout Africa. Their Coops include Teenage Mothers
Association of Kenya (TEMAK) and the Jedando Coop which makes
fabulous metal art pieces including recycled wire Harley Davidsons. |
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Fabulous chocolate? Worldly goods? Fair trade? They've got it! |
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One World Projects is an established industry player in the
fair-trade, socially & environmentally conscious market.
Founded by Phil Smith in September of 1992, One World Projects,
Inc. imports and distributes fair-trade crafts and commodities from
over 20 countries and more than 60 producer groups throughout
Central and South America, the Caribbean, Africa, and Southeast
Asia.
Many of the products imported by One World Projects (OWP) are made
from renewable resources, thus providing artisans with incentives
to conserve, protect, and in many cases restore their natural
resources and biologically-diverse ecosystems. All products provide
viable economic alternatives to artisans and their families in
developing countries while promoting social and environmental
responsibility.
Located in western New York, OWP imports, warehouses, and
distributes to both wholesale and retail markets a wide range of
high-quality gifts, home accessories, jewelry, apparel, and food
products. To learn more visit their extensive website. They are one
of my heroes. |
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For Asian crafts you can't beat em'. |
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Tribal Monsoon offers a complete collection of handmade Asian crafts, beding, rugs, furniture, and homedecor. thevision of Tribal Monsoon is to connect consumers and retailers worldwde with the unique creations of artisans in Asia. |
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