What is fair trade?

Fair trade is an alternative trade system that aims to empower developing country producers and promote sustainability. Mainstream trading, through globalization of the economy, tends to drive down prices, wages and working conditions, and environmental and labor protections. Fair trade, on the other hand, advocates livable wages, safe and healthy working conditions, democratic participation, and [...]

What is Fair Trade?

Fair trade is an organized social movement and approach to commerce that intends to discourage global poverty, working with marginalized populations to further the economic empowerment of those populations.  Fair trade also advocates payment of a fair price as well as favorable social and environmental standards in depressed areas that produce the goods that are [...]

Fair Trade Shanzu Transitional Workshop Bags

Looking for stylish Fair Trade items? These beautiful bags from the Shanzu Transitional Workshop in Mombasa will fit your needs. Natural Organic Clothes has a selection of three bags. You have the Shanzu Lamu – a 16″x13″ bag with a wide shoulder strap. A smaller bag is the Shanzu Patch 8″x8″ [...]

Get Some New Threads, Pops

My dad is one of those guys who has worn the same clothes since the 1970’s. For Father’s Day this year, I’m getting him some new clothes. Rather than play into the corporate black hole of buying sweatshop-manufactured wares, I’m buying him some fair trade clothing.
Not only will he FINALLY get some new [...]

Comfort without the Guilt

Purchasing fair trade clothing may seem like something that it’s a trend, but it should be a long-term commitment that can have some really positive effects.  Most commercially available clothes are manufactured in sweatshops; even brands that are advertised as sweatshop-free and made in the United States (such as American Apparel), have run into accusations [...]

Fair Trade Products and Living Green

Fair Trade products are a very important part of Living Green as a responsible servant of the earth and its people.  The following is an email I received from 
Rubana Ahmad owner of Ethika Boutique Ltd. In response to my need to understand why Fair Trade is an important part of the Living Green issue.
Hello Living [...]