Have you ever been in a Fair Trade Shop? It is a great business to buy from and they usually have very unique and beautiful products. This past weekend I went to a Ten Thousand Villages fair trade retailer in Philadelphia - take a look at the unique products on display at the store and a few things I picked up myself! What is Fair Trade?
Fair trade provides under- and unemployed artisans from around the world with an opportunity to earn income and improve their quality of life by establishing a sustainable market for their handcrafted products.
Retailers engaging in fair trade may sometimes even pay the artisans an up-front fee of 50% of the total order price. This is to assist the artisan in acquiring raw materials and equipment, without incurring high-interest bearing debt.
Check out the Ten Thousand Villages website for shopping and other information: http://www.tenthousandvillages.com/
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