| Fair Trade Products in North Carolina |
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Carolina Hope:
Carolina Hope offers rugs from Beacon of Hope, a project founded by Kenyans in 2002 by women in one of Nairobi’s slums. All rugs are made be either women who have HIV or who have lost a loved one to HIV. |
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Forests of the World:
Since 1993, Forests of the World has imported and distributed fairly-traded products made by people living in and around endangered forests worldwide. Forests of the World sells primarily to retailers, but has occasional retail events. |
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From the Mountain:
Susan Ingles ignites her passion to create economic opportunities for developing communities by expertly matching production capacity on five continents with buyer demand in the US gift, home accent, fashion, and natural products markets. |
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Jinga Fair Trade:
Jinja Jewels markets unique, handcrafted items, supporting the sustainability efforts of small artisan groups around the world. Our current good-cause gifts include colorful jewelry made from recycled paper from Uganda; luxurious, hand-embroidered silk scarves and tie dye accessories from India; and hand-woven, alpaca wool products from Peru.
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Larry’s Beans:
Larry’s sells awesome tasting coffee that makes the world a better place. |
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| One Neighborhood: One Neighborhood is a non-profit organization based in Huntersville, NC U.S.A. We operate a retail store selling fair trade and handmade arts and crafts from around the world. Our aim is to make positive change in America and abroad by participating in the fair trade movement. In our retail store you will find goods from some of the most skilled artisans around the world. From home décor to musical instruments to jewelry to children’s toys, we offer a fair trade alternative shopping experience. |
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One World Market:
One World Market is Durham’s only non-profit store devoted exclusively to the mission of fair trade. The store features hand-made crafts and artwork created by craftspeople from 50 countries that are struggling economically. One World Market also sells items from impoverished regions of the United States. |
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Padgett Station:
Padgett Station is a fair trade organic bistro located in Carrboro, NC. Padgett Station serves organically grown, fairly-traded indulgences that are chosen for their quality, flavor and the manner in which they were produced. |
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Peace Goods:
Peace Goods is a fair trade organization that was started by returned Peace Corps volunteer, Kyley Schmidt, after she spent 2 1/2 years in Madagascar establishing a women’s silk weaving cooperative. After returning to her home state of North Carolina in 2005, Kyley founded Peace Goods to help the weavers market their cloth in the U.S. |
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Ten Thousand Villages, Raleigh:
Ten Thousand Villages, Raleigh is a locally operated non-profit retail store, which is one in a network of over 100 Ten Thousand Villages fair trade stores in North America whose efforts improve the economic status of tens of thousands of artisans. |
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Unique Batik:
Fairly traded, adventure-ready bags, clothes, and charmed objects from Guatemala, Ghana, and beyond! |
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Zebra Crossings:
Zebra Crossings imports unique fair trade gifts and accessories that not only look good, but do good as well. |
