• Our supply chain includes pack mules!

    Our supply chain includes pack mules!

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    “Pack mules??!?” “Yes, they use pack mules to bring the jewelry down the mountain.” When I first spoke to Elsa Haberle, manager of Langtang Designs, she told me about the resilient and dedicated women who make the beautiful jewelry of Langtang. Their story begins in 2015, when an earthquake devastated much of Nepal, and severely impacted their villages in the Langtang mountain range. After...
  • Accountable Relationships -- Fair Trade Principle #2

    Accountable Relationships -- Fair Trade Principle #2

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      Long-term business relationships that are open, respectful and honest. Relationships that grow to feel like family. That’s what Fair Trade strives to create. Making a difference for our artisan partners and their families is important to fair trade businesses, and we do this by working with them fairly and consistently. We recognize that the goods we buy enable artisans to lead thriving and...
  • Cultivate New Opportunities -- Fair Trade Principle #1

    Cultivate New Opportunities -- Fair Trade Principle #1

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    Does it really make a difference? Does “fair trade” really mean anything? How do I know which claims to trust? It’s hard to know. Many terms – ethical, sustainable, direct trade -- suggest that products are made in ways that respect the producers with fair wages, safe working conditions, environmental stewardship, equal treatment for women and refusal to employ children. But which terms, which...
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