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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 […]

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 […]

Fairtrade Fortnight!

Fairtrade Fortnight is upon us! If you’ve never heard of this celebration, it’s an annual campaign organized by the Fairtrade Foundation. Every year for a two-week period, fair trade is promoted through fun avenues like fashion shows, fairs, and food and drink tastings. The objective is to raise public awareness of fair trade and to get […]