Fair trade

Rooibos Tea Shortbread recipe for Holiday gatherings.

(Disclaimer: this post contains affiliate links) Fair Trade Denim at Target A few weeks ago, I started hearing the whispers from ethical influencers and bloggers: “Did you know that that they carry Fair Trade denim at Target now?” I immediately went to Google to try to find press releases or other information about the launch…and …

Welcome to my New Haven apartment! Featuring fair trade, artisan made, sustainable, and secondhand goods from companies like Yabal, Amani Ya Juu, and Ten Thousand Villages.

SOL Organics makes fair trade and GOTS certified sheets and other home linens at a price point that makes better home linens more accessible. I’m reviewing a fair trade sheet set in this post.

What?! I just received an email from Fair Trade USA notifying me that J.Crew and Madewell have officially joined the Fair Trade Certified family, with 30+ styles receiving the certification agency’s stamp of approval. From the press release: For every piece, a premium is paid into a Community Development Fund run by the people who …

I received a free item from Eshakti with no requirements regarding editorial direction. Please note that this post was originally published in 2018 and some details have changed. This post was reviewed in 2021 and one update was made (see below). In 2014, when I was just a baby ethical blogger, Eshakti reached out to …

The fair trade system was created to address the root causes of global poverty and income inequality by advocating on behalf of marginalized workers – mostly women – and creating economic infrastructure to aid in long term, sustainable employment. Because the fair trade system as we know it grew out of Western, mostly white, charity …

“Conscious” Capitalism and Imperialism I recently finished reading Dangerous Territory, a spiritual memoir about Amy Peterson’s experience as a short-lived missionary in a closed country in Southeast Asia. I read it hoping to glean some good information about cross-cultural communication and the dangers of Western missionary models and related forms of “development” (read this post for …

Ethical on a Budget This post was generously sponsored by DoneGood and contains a few affiliate links. Fair Trade Month is in October. I love Fair Trade Month for a few reasons: It unites the ethical community as we swiftly move toward the Holiday shopping season It celebrates the good work of artisan communities all …

This post was produced in partnership with Dunitz & Company. A choker that doesn’t choke… I really like that chokers are back in style, except for one thing: they make me feel like I’m choking. But I figured out a way to get the cool Victorian-era meets the ’90s look I’m going for without fear …