Ten Thousand Villages has been pioneering the fair trade movement since 1946. We’ve opened stores across the United Stat…
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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…
Everything You Didn’t Know About Singing Bowls
Far more than a dish and definitely not for cereal, when these bowls are played they sing a long and haunting song. Sing…
The Tote Project x Ten Thousand Villages
The amount of freedom that can be gained through a fair wage is game-changing. When you’re paid fairly for your work, y…
Sari Not Sorry.
Repurposing sari fabric and giving it new life.…
Father’s Day Gift Ideas for the Hard to Shop for Dad
Because his Father’s Day gift should be as unique as he is.…
How One Woman Started the Global Fair Trade Movement
When Edna Ruth Byler traveled to Puerto Rico in 1946, she had no idea that she was about to start a global movement. A v…