Earth Divas is most well-known for our fair trade bags. However, many people don’t realize we have a wide variety of fair trade gift bags and note cards. All the paper products we offer through Earth Divas are hand made, and I love them because they’re very earthy and natural.
Here are a few of my [...]
Filed under: Fair Trade Bags on March 27th, 2013 | Comments Off
Last year Earth Divas become a recognized fair trade organization through the Fair Trade Federation. This was a happy day for us because it meant we’d achieved a high standard of excellence and fairness in the eyes of this worthy organization.
This recognition also showed the world that we truly care about fair trade, and that [...]
Filed under: Fair Trade Basics on March 26th, 2013 | Comments Off
Spring is starting to make herself known in many parts of the country right now. And with Easter only a week away, it really does feel like winter is over and done with. Where I’m at in New Mexico I can see pale green buds opening up on the trees, and tiny purple flowers are [...]
Filed under: Fair Trade Bags on March 25th, 2013 | Comments Off
Did you know that the average American consumes 22 teaspoons of sugar every day? That’s 100 pounds of sugar each year. Yeah, it’s a lot.
Much of the world’s sugar comes from Africa, where it’s easy to grow sugarcane. The problem is that because the sugarcane industry is so huge there, workers are largely unprotected. Child [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized on March 16th, 2013 | 1 Comment »
World Fair Trade Day is May 11. And to celebrate, this year the World Fair Trade Organization is coordinating events with hundreds of retail outlets around the world.
The theme for this year’s celebration is Fair Trade Relationships, and this is an issue that hits home with us here at Earth Divas. We believe that the [...]
Filed under: Fair Trade News on March 15th, 2013 | 1 Comment »
When I stumbled into this interview with Chris Haughton on Digital Arts I knew I had to share it with all of you because it’s just amazing.
Chris Hauton is an author, but he’s also the owner of Node, a company that helps connects artists with fair trade artisans in Nepal. Put simply, the artists create [...]
Filed under: Fair Trade Living on March 5th, 2013 | 1 Comment »
It’s hard to believe that South by Southwest (SXSW) starts March 8. I’m so happy for all of you who are getting to go! Stevie Nicks is speaking at the festival this year, and as she’s one of my favorite artists I would love to have the chance to see her.
The wonderful thing about SXSW [...]
Filed under: Fair Trade Bags on March 4th, 2013 | Comments Off
