The artisans of Rishilpi Handicrafts, masterminds behind the bestselling Essential Companion Tote, have designed a new p…
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Tree-Free Handmade Paper from KICK Trading
At Lake Victoria, Africa’s largest lake, invasive water hyacinth has become a nuisance for fishing communities. The wate…
Take Out the Trash: Eco-friendly Easter Basket Ideas
Reduce waste this year by filling your Easter baskets with reusable and recycled fair trade gifts.…
Labors of Love: A Handcrafted Valentine’s Gift
Meet Begum, artisan of Bonoful Handmade Paper and maker of the Lots of Love Wall Hanging. Bonoful Handmade Paper is a wo…
7 Galentine’s Day Gifts that Empower
Celebrate your best friends with these empowering gifts. Because friendships are everything, and Galentine’s Day is the …
Inside Our New Maker-to-Market Spaces
Ten Thousand Villages has been pioneering the fair trade movement since 1946. We’ve opened stores across the United Stat…
From the Himalayas to Your Tree: Watch the Yeti Ornament Crafting Process
Making of a Yeti Felting is a unique art and a crafting tradition in Nepal that our artisan partner Association for Craf…
How Our Fair Trade Model Is Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
These days, it seems like you see ‘fair trade’ everywhere. A steadily growing number of fair trade products are making t…
Happy Birthday, Little World: Our Ethical Baby Collection Turns One
Babies grow a lot before their first birthday. Turns out our ethical baby collection did too! Last October, we introdu…
Room for Everyone: Setting an Ethical Holiday Table
We believe that global economic justice is possible when we work together to do business differently, when we make space…