As our loyal readers know, we love to provide you with the inspiration and resources to Fair Trade your holiday celebrations (check out our complete guides to Fair Trading your St. Patrick’s Day, Valentine’s Day, Easter, & Halloween and check back soon for more winter holiday tips, including Christmas essentials). If you’re new to Fair Trade or aren’t yet able to make Fair Trade part of your day-to-day purchases, holidays are a great way to support the movement and show your family and friends you don’t just care about them, but you also care about the farmers and artisans who worked so hard to produce their treats and gifts.
With the Festival of Lights right around the corner, we wanted to share our fabulous Fair Trade Chanukah finds:
- Canaan Fair Trade’s Olive Oils (available in Nabali Tree, Rumi Tree, Estate varieties; also available at Greenheart):
Happy Chanukah!
Shalom & Love,
Your Fair Trade Trendsters
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We simply lurve Andean Collection's Tagua Bib Necklace in Berry (also available in Lavender, Teal, Ivory, Soft Gray, & Midnight Teal). Well, to be honest, we lurve AC's entire line. Delicious. (Andean Collection's drool-worthy products can also be found online or in Chicago at Greenheart Shop.)
Who says you have to be dull for fall? Why not add a juicy pop of color to your late autumn palette with one of these Fair Trade fabulous, Berry-licious accents?:
- Andean Collection’s Infinity Scarf in Berry (available at Greenheart; additional colors available: Chocolate, Forest Green, Leaf Green, Quarry, & Sunset Orange):
- Andean Collection’s Lola Hat in Fuchsia (also available in Camel, Chocolate, Electric Blue, Lavender, Leaf Green, Slate, Soft Gray, & Taupe; also available at Greenheart):
- Andean Collection’s Trapezoid Necklace in Berry (also available in Ivory, Onyx, Pacific Blue, & Sunset Orange; also available at Greenheart):
- Andean Collection’s Floresta Necklace in Berry (also available in Teal, Lavender, Ivory, Sunset Orange, Midnight Teal, & Soft Gray; also available at Greenheart):
- Andean Collection’s Classic Tagua Bracelet in Berry (also available in Turquoise, Nude, Ivory, Multi, Fuchsia, Nutmeg, Tomato, Military Green, Sea Green, Incan Sun, Soft Gray, Lavender, Pacific Blue, Coral, Kiwi, Burnt Sugar, Quarry, & Pink Grapefruit; also available at Greenheart):
- Andean Collection’s Accented Bracelet in Onyx (also available in Leaf Green, Midnight Teal, & Soft Gray; also available at Greenheart):
- Andean Collection’s Polished Tagua Bracelet in Berry (also available in Soft Gray, Nude, Emerald Sky, Rose Pink, Ivory, Nutmeg, Onyx, Pacific Blue, Incan Sky, Leaf Green, Lavender, Chocolate, Olive Green, Pink Grapefruit, & Midnight Teal):
- Andean Collection’s Frida Earrings in Berry (also available in Sunset Orange, Onyx, Pacific Blue, Pink Grapefruit, Ivory, & Quarry; also available at Greenheart):
- Andean Collection’s Floresta Earrings in Berry (also available in Lavender, Teal, Sunset Orange, Ivory, Soft Gray, Midnight Teal):
- Andean Collection’s Square Stud Earrings in Berry (also available in Leaf Green, Pacific Blue, Ivory, Midnight Teal, Soft Gray, Sunset Orange, Onyx, & Pink Grapefruit; also available at Greenheart):
- Andean Collection’s Mesa Ring in Berry (also available in Ivory, Leaf Green, Midnight Teal, Soft Gray, & Sunset Orange; also available at Greenheart):
Not only will these delicious berries perk up your late fall looks, but they’ll continue to make a brilliant splash in the winter months. Instead of traditional bling, why not pair one of Andean Collection’s show-stopping statement pieces with your little black party dress?
Happy Accessorizing!
Peace and Love,
Your Fair Trade Trendsters
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Delight your wee ones with these fabulous Fair Trade finds, including Global Exchange's Bundle of Bunnies Zippered Toy (shown above).
As our loyal readers know, we love to provide you with the inspiration and resources to Fair Trade your holiday celebrations (check out our complete guides to Fair Trading your St. Patrick’s Day, Valentine’s Day, & Halloween). If you’re new to Fair Trade or aren’t yet able to make Fair Trade part of your day-to-day purchases, holidays are a great way to support the movement and show your family and friends you don’t just care about them, but you also care about the farmers and artisans who worked so hard to produce their treats and gifts.
We, at Fair Trade Trends, love Easter, a time of remembrance and renewal. Whether you celebrate Easter as a religious holiday or simply enjoy the time to gather with friends and family, we’ve got some fabulous Fair Trade finds for you!
We hope you enjoy our Complete Guide to Fair Trading your Easter!
FAIR TRADE CHOCOLATE TREATS:
- Divine Chocolate’s Milk Chocolate Speckled Eggs (Available at SERRV and Greenheart):
- Sweat Earth Chocolates’s Decorated Chocolate Egg (Available ganache fillings: Hazelnut, Aztec, Vanilla Creme, & Classic Dark Chocolate; available vegan fillings: Peanut Butter, Coconut, & Vegan Caramel):
- Sjaak’s Organic Chocolates’s Assorted Chocolate Filled Egg Box (“Five tantalizing filled chocolate eggs. Flavors include; Raspberry, Vanilla, Creamy caramel, Almond Butter and Peanut Butter”):
- Coco-Zen’s Bunny Truffles – 2-Piece Tin (“Choose from: White Chocolate with Dark Chocoloate Coconut Ganache, Milk Chocolate with Milk Chocolate Latte Ganache, & Dark Chocolate with Dark Chocolate Orange Ganache; 1-Piece Box and 6-Piece Tin with 2 Truffles of each flavor also available):
- Sweet Earth Chocolates’s Easter Egg Gift Box (Both Classic and Vegan available: “Classic will have a milk chocolate bunny, a mixture of dark and milk chocolate eggs, a chocolate ganache egg, a vanilla creme egg and a caramel filled egg. The vegan version will have all dark chocolate bunny & eggs with a peanut butter filled egg, a caramel egg & a toasted coconut fondant egg”):
- Theo Chocolate’s Spring Confection Collection (“This 8 piece box includes 1 each: Lime Coriander, Pearl Jasmine, Burnt Sugar, Lemon, Mint, Hazelnut Gianduja, Lavender Caramel & Ginger Rose Caramel”):
FAIR TRADE EASTER BASKETS:
“Small teal-colored Basket includes: Divine milk chocolate Easter bunnies, Divine milk chocolate speckled eggs, Women’s Bean Project jelly beans, Women’s Bean project espresso beans”:
“Medium red easter basket includes: Divine milk chocolate Easter bunnies, Divine milk chocolate speckled eggs, Women’s Bean Project jelly beans, Women’s Bean project espresso beans, chocolate chip oatmeal cookie mix”:
“Large yellow easter basket includes: Divine milk chocolate Easter bunnies, Divine milk chocolate speckled eggs, 2 Women’s Bean Project jelly beans, Women’s Bean project espresso beans, snickerdoodle cookie mix, one small Divine milk chocolate bar, one small Divine dark chocolate bar, and one super soft Alpaca stuffed bunny”:
- Children of the World Basket (“The colorful Children of the World Garland (Sasha, India), Children of the World Ornament (Manos Amigas, Peru) and Divine Milk Chocolate Eggs packaged in a handmade basket”; available at SERRV):
- Bird Lover’s Basket (“Homemade basket contains papier mâché Perching Dove Box (Asha Handicrafts, India), Divine Dark Chocolate Eggs and the realistic Bird’s Nest with Eggs, made with dyed tagua nuts (Camari, Ecuador)”; available at SERRV):
- Global Exchange’s Easter Bunny Gift Box (Includes a handmade carrot zippered toy with three mini bunnies nestled inside and two bags of delicious milk chocolate coins):
FAIR TRADE STUFFED BUNNY RABBITS & Spring Finger PUppets:
- Fair Indigo’s Cutie the Lamb Organic Stuffed Animal (Cutie is an award-winning, Fair Trade friend who is part of the Joobles line, which was featured on NBC’s Today Show. Other Joobles characters include: Jiffy the Giraffe, Icy the Penguin, Pip the Dog, Mel the Monkey, Flop the Frog, Roar the Lion, Racky the Raccoon, Squeaky the Pig, and Calley the Cat. Matching Blankie, Hooded Cardigan, and Hat/Mitten Set are also available):
FAIR TRADE EASTER GIFTS & CARDs:
- The Community Crafts Association of the Philippines’s Coco Rabbit Planter (Available at SERRV):
- The Community Crafts Association of the Philippines’s Wooly Rabbit Planter (Available at Ten Thousand Villages):
- Salay Handmade Paper’s Bunny Love Card (Available at Ten Thousand Villages):
FAIR TRADE RELIGIOUS GIFTS & CARDS:
Hoping you have a joyful Easter!
[Update: Check out these darling Fair Trade Easter dresses for your little girl!]
Peace and Love,
Your Fair Trade Trendsters
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Dear Andean Collection,
How have we not heard of you sooner? We are literally in lurve with your ethical company and your breathtakingly beautiful jewelry. Seriously, you’ve taken our breath, and we need it back. Why? So we can sing your praises!
Pardon us a moment while we swoon over these noteworthy pieces from Andean Collection’s awesome lookbook:
- The Floresta Necklace in Teal (Also available in Lavender, Ivory, and Sunset Orange):
- The Riverbed Bracelet (Shown in Soft Gray, Ivory, Coral, and Turquoise; also available in Chocolate, Incan Sun, Nude, Olive Green, Onyx, and Tomato):
Readers, these are just a few of the gorgeous necklaces, bracelet, earrings, and belts available from one of our new favorite companies.
We hope you enjoy Andean Collection as much as we do!
Peace and Love,
Your Fair Trade Trendsters
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Here at Fair Trade Trends, we strive to bring the Fair Trade love to our holiday celebrations (check out our complete guides to Fair Trading your Valentine’s Day and Halloween). Which is why we’re super psyched to present our newest collection of fabulous Fair Trade finds that will bring you a little Luck o’ the Irish this March 17.
- FAIR’s Quinoa Vodka (Other Fair Trade premium spirits available for responsible drinking: Goji Berry Liqueur and Coffee Liqueur):
- Indigenous Designs’s Bon Marche Tee in Citrine (Also available in Navy, Pink, Capri, & Mulberry):
- Indigenous Designs’s Essential Crew in Eco-Green (Also Available in Black, Plum, & Burgundy):
- Indigenous Designs’s Cable Cardigan in Rosemary (Also available in Burgundy & Ivory; available at Revive, as well):
Happy Fair Trade St. Patrick’s Day!
Peace and Love,
Your Fair Trade Trendsters
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Fair Trade Flowers for Valentine’s Day from Organic Style.
THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO FAIR TRADING YOUR VALENTINE’S DAY!
In preparation for the mushiest, lovey dovey-est day of the year, we’ve gathered an awesome collection of our favorite Fair Trade Valentine’s Day gifts. (BTW February 14 is also known as Singles Awareness Day. If you find yourself flying solo on 2/14, we highly suggest you treat your beautiful, spectacular self to a fab Fair Trade present [or two, or three, or four...]).
Unfortunately, as much as we lurve the warm, fuzzy feelings of V-Day, the presents we give to announce our love often also carry unseen messages of injustice and cruelty as the farmers who grow our chocolate and flowers and the miners who unearth our diamonds are often exploited, if not enslaved, in the production of these gifts. However, thanks to Fair Trade Certification, you can give your honey a truly sweet gift, one that protects the rights of workers, women, and children; builds up communities; and helps to sustain the environment.
OUR FAVORITE GIFT IDEAS:
FLOWERS:
While women love flowers (“over 90% of gift flowers in the US are given to women”), the flower industry, which notoriously pays its workers poverty wages, clearly doesn’t love women back. Over half of the women working in Ecuador’s flower industry have faced sexual harassment at work. Further, The U.S./Labor Education in the Americas Project and The International Labor Rights Fund also reports that:
“66% of Colombian and Ecuadorian flower workers suffer from work-related health problems. [Since] pesticide abuse is rampant – flower workers experience higher-than-average rates of premature births, congenital malformations, and miscarriages.”
And yet, these facts are hidden from us consumers, and we continue to give flowers as signs of our affection. However, thanks to Fair Trade, we can give breathtaking bouquets (like those pictured at the top of this post), which empower women and protect workers and the environment. For more information, visit Fair Trade USA’s Fair Trade Certified Flowers page. (Fair Trade flowers can be purchased online at Organic Bouquet and Organic Style.)
Fair Trade flower worker “Elvia Almachi, 6 years working at Agrogana, Comite de Vigilancia of the Joint Body.”
DIAMONDS:
While they’re not in everyone’s price-range, if you are planning to give the gift of bling, we urge you to support companies like Brilliant Earth, which provide a Conflict-Free Guarantee.
CHOCOLATE:
While Marilyn told us that “diamonds are a girl’s best friend,” we know better. Check out these yummy gifts that will definitely show your cutie you’re sweet on her/him. (To learn more about the importance of buying Fair Trade chocolate, see our post on Fair Trade Films: Child Slavery in the Cocoa Industry):
- Theo Chocolate’s Aphrodisiac Collection (“This 8 piece collection includes 1 each of the following: Dulce de Leche, Fig Fennel, Licorice, Ginger Rose Caramel, Hot Ceylon Cinnamon, Honey Saffron Caramel and Tequila Lime”):
- Sjaak’s Organic Chocolates’s Valentine Heart Truffle Box (A handmade box “filled . . . with 20 delicious dark chocolate creamy truffles. Flavors include: Raspberry, Almond, Hazelnut, Cherry and Orange”):
- Global Exchange’s Thinking of You Gift Box (“Chocolate covered Brazil nuts from Candela co-operative in Peru, 40 pieces of Equal Exchange mini dark chocolates, beautifully packaged in a box with a heart, Cinnamon scented heart candle, & 3 bars of Organic Chocolate from Divine, [assorted Flavors]“):
WINE:
PAMPER YOUR SWEETIE:
- Global Exchange’s Bath and Beauty Spa Basket (“A natural hand-woven basket from Cambodia filled with: Choice Organic Chamomile Tea, 2 Organic Divine chocolate bars, Tea Infuser Mug, Citrus Blossom Bath Salts, Afghan Rock Soap (set of 5), Putumayo’s Women of Africa CD, & Pumice Baby Foot”):
JEWELRY:
GIFTS THAT SHOW YOU CARE:
- Ruth and Nohemi’s Naomi Bear (Available at SERRV):
- Putumayo’s World Music’s Tango Around the World (“Passion, style and elegance are interwoven to create this musical tapestry of international tango and tango-influenced songs”):
- Putumayo’s World Music’s ¡Salsa! (“A hip-shaking music collection featuring many of the hottest salsa bands in North and South America”):
- Asha Handicrafts’s Love Birds Box (Available at Ten Thousand Villages):
- Seven Hopes United’s Hearts for Africa (“The sale of each heart helps fund the rebuilding of a primary school in war zones or conflict-ridden areas of Africa”):
CLOTHING & ACCESSORIES:
- Fair Indigo’s Baby Alpaca Scarf in Pink (Also available in Dark Charcoal Heather, Camel, Deep Pink, Bay Blue, Burnt, Orange, and Charcoal Heather):
CARDS & GIFT WRAP:
- Salay Handmade Paper’s Bunny Love Card (Available at Ten Thousand Villages):
We hope you’ll spread the love and fabulousness of Fair Trade this Valentine’s Day!
Peace and Love,
Your Fair Trade Trendsters
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Fair Trade Peacock Ornament Available at Greenheart.
1) We’ve missed you! Tons! But “while we were away, we didn’t write home every day,” and for that:
2) We’re so sorry! Unfortunately, our temporary hiatus came during the busiest shopping season of the year, so we hope that:
3) You had an amazing (Fair Trade) holidays and are having a fabulous new year! And our New Year’s resolution is to keep on sharing our fav Fair Trade fads with you, our lovely readers.
After finding this gorgeous Fair Trade bangle, we fell in lurve with a new trend that will have you flaunting your feathers – The Peacock Motif:
The perfect accessory to compliment the jewel tones so popular this season, peacock feathers add a splash of drama and romance. Check out these super funky finds that are definitely not just for the birds:
- Ethos Paris’s Sirene Organic Dress (Available at Revive; Peacock feathers not included but make an awesome accent):
Happy Fair Trade 2011!
Peace and Love,
Your Fair Trade Trendsters
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At the Ohio FAIR TRADE Expo last weekend, we had the amazing pleasure of shopping at the Fair Trade Marketplace:
“In addition to great workshops and panels, the Ohio FAIR TRADE Expo includes a Fair Trade Marketplace featuring fair trade vendors from across Ohio and the region. [The Marketplace hosts] vendors with clothing, household items, artisan creations, food, drink, and more from around the world!”
Specifically, we absolutely adored Cleveland’s own Revive Fair Trade Boutique. While at their stand, we fell head over heals for Tara Project’s Vibrant Glass Bead Necklace:
We all wanted to take home this stunning strand of pretty beads (in person, the brass is much more muted and funky), but unfortunately, the Revive stand only had one left. Rather than re-enact a childhood tug-of-war, which honestly would have been uncouth, we settled for a serendipitous trip to their Legacy Village store after the Expo. Hooray!
At Revive, we stumbled upon our new favorite Dress of the Day: Ethos Paris’s Sharav Dress (Revive Carries the Aubergine and Black):
“A sleeveless, cotton, A-line sheath that offers classic styling and shaping for your work wardrobe. Add a belt in a contrasting color, and chunky jewelry for a bolder daytime look!”
“Made from certified 100 percent organic cotton, which is produced, processed and manufactured according to Fair Trade practices. No genetically modified cotton is used to make this garment.”
Don’t you just love the darting detail, which creates a semi-empire waist? And that serrated neckline is simply fan-tab-u-lous! While the bottom perplexed us at first, the concealable drawstring is actually a major bonus, allowing you to wear the skirt as a classic A-line or a fun, retro bubble dress.
By layering this dress over a pair of leggings and a turtleneck or long sleeve shirt, you’ll have a super stylish look ready for chillier weather:
We absolutely love this dress styled with Tara Project’s Vibrant Glass Bead Necklace (see above) and a colorful, chunky bracelet like the Tagua Twist Bracelet (Available at Revive):
“Sustainably harvested tagua nuts” make fabulous, eco-friendly jewelry as they provide a rain forest friendly industry for local artisans. Further, this carvable nut “provides a beautiful alternative to ivory, so demand is reduced for the slaugh[t]er of elephants.”
Hope to see you at next year’s Fair Trade Expo! If you can’t make it to Ohio, look for a similar event in your area:
Peace and Love,
Your Fair Trade Trendsters
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Purple Haze. Because we love Jimi as much as we love Bob.
Though we’re all about our earthy browns and olive greens for fall, we are absolutely thrilled that jewel tones are making a comeback. To celebrate, here’s our collection of pretty purple Fair Trade finds:
- Fair Indigo’s Elaine’s Ring:
- Fair Indigo’s Boiled Wool Clogs (Also Available in Dark Red, Acorn, Charcoal Heather, and Vintage Green):
This fall, you’ll absolutely glow in these rich jewel tones. And when you buy Fair Trade, you can look good while you do good.
Peace and Love,
Your Fair Trade Trendsters
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