Monthly Archives: March 2013

St. Patrick’s Day – The Fair Trade Way

St. Patrick’s Day is a major holiday in Cleveland, Ohio where I grew up. When the Irish were immigrating to America around 100 years ago or so many of them settled in Northeast Ohio.  And even today there is a lot of Irish heritage pride in the city. So to celebrate this fun day there’s […]

International Women’s Day

Psst—do you know what today is? Besides March 8 (and Friday, which is always worth a mention)? It’s International Women’s Day! Every year since the early 1900s, this holiday has marked the achievement of women in society and celebrated our diverse heritage as business women, mothers, artists, teachers, and passionate individuals who want to make […]

Breakfast Quinoa – Fair Trade for Breakfast

Martha Stewart! I’m a big fan. I enjoy reading her magazines and dream about the crafts and tasty treats I can make with the Martha Stewart line at various stores. But I’ll be honest, I generally just dream and don’t actually create. This time is different. In my pursuit for a delicious fair trade dish […]

Cute & Fun Birthday Gift Ideas

It’s my good friend’s birthday on Wednesday, and I want to give her a fun birthday gift that is not only meaningful and fair trade, but something she’ll love as well. I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to share some of my favorite cute birthday gift ideas for your friends. I tried to […]

The Perfect Gift

Finding the Perfect Gift Can Be A Lot of Fun! Friends who know me well know that I enjoy giving out creative and unique gifts for birthdays, holidays and hostess gifts. This past New Years Eve my husband and I along with a group of good friends rang in the New Year at a Great […]