Greenheart Shop is a nonprofit, eco-friendly, store in Chicago that specializes in fair trade items. Fair trade is important because it assures the consumer that the artisan who made the piece was paid a fair wage and was working in humane conditions. Those are things that many people here in the US take for granted. Items offered in the shop include clothing, candles, home decor, bath and beauty products, food, paper goods, and children’s toys. 
Greenheart, carries some lovely Fair trade jewelry, like the rings below.  The rings were made in Indonesia, through a fair trade company called World Finds. The …read more

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Chic: You can carry your cozy fall sweater, too. I think it’ll pair up well with pretty much anything from a tee to a simple black dress. I love the bright color.
Green: Low impact dye and hand knit by villagers in impoverished countries.
Buy: Get the Wool Cable Purse, $55
Bonus: Use code okoholiday and you’ll get an additional 25% off.

This necklace is full of Fair Trade goodness.
The pendants are hand-carved by artisans from sienna and red tagua. Women’s cooperatives from Bali, Ecudor and the US worked together to make this necklace happen, so it’s got a lot of love and hard work in it.
I love the simplicity of the necklace. It’ll be great for a party.
$128 from $198
By the way, if you see something you like at Equita that isn’t on sale, but you want it, use code “midsummer25″ to get 25% off all non-sale merchandise!
Get the Red Double Drape Necklace

This necktie is gorgeous and will keep you warm. The luxurious mongolian cashmere can dress up any bland winter outfit. I love the playful stripes, and how the sophisticated colors take the classiness of it up a notch.
It also makes a great gift!

Handmade by a fair trade, sustainable co-operative in Mongolia, you can get it from Stewart + Brown.
The best part? It’s on sale for $59.00–down from $109.00!

Hip & Zen is going crazy. Or something. Their line of fair trade bags are on a super sale!
This beaded patchwork bag by Xhenoga, a Black Empowerment group in South Africa. It was handmade there, and its production abides by the Fair Trade Principles. A portion of the proceeds go towards the Topsy Foundation, a foundation providing a multi-faceted approach to helping babies affected by AIDS.

The price, you ask? It’s $38.70. Down from $129.00. That is NOT a typo!
Xhenoga made this bag too:

It’s on sale for $59.70, down from $199.00.
These aren’t the only bags you can get for sales like …read more