Fair Trade Woolens from Lost Horizons

Lost Horizons is a Lummi Island based company that has been working with a womens’ cooperative in Nepal for over 20 years. Each year, these women create new patterns and styles of hats, scarves, gloves, mittens and handwarmers which they then knit by hand for Lost Horizons. We carry their woolen goods every year and every year they sell out. They are great impulse buys on a rainy day and also great gifts. Each item is also lined with fleece, making it extra warm and cozy and keeping anything from getting too itchy.

Calendars from Small Changes Are Here!

It’s that time of year again. We have a beautiful assortment of wall calendars, boxed calendars, engagement calendars and planners.Our calendars come from Small Changes, a company out of Seattle that we’ve worked with for over a decade. They always have the most diverse selection of calendars for us to choose from, and that makes it easier to bring you the best calendars out there! Come browse the selection and pick up one that you love. Calendars also make great gifts!

New T-Shirts from Fluffy Co.

“FluffyCo is a medley of individuals who produce sustainable and design-driven products out of a blue painted loft in San Francisco’s Mission District.

With humble beginnings in 2005 we have since flourished but remained true to our philosophy. FluffyCo’s wish is to provide sustainable products that are all fabricated in the USA. FluffyCo can be found in over 300 US and worldwide retailers including small boutiques and retail giants like Modcloth. FluffyCo can also be found through our own online store, where we offer a full range of our products. Fresh designs can be found every Spring and Fall and are often nature inspired with an urban twist.

We pride ourselves on collaborating with small and family-owned businesses to complete the production line. We always consider the environmental aspects of design, using minimal packaging, local production, water based inks (as opposed to plastic based), and often use eco + organic materials. All that and we still offer our products at an affordable price.

What Makes FluffyCo Special We are a small business that is environmentally conscious and design oriented. Not always following trends, but taking the road less traveled. We are quirky and wild with a thirst for innovation and resourcefulness.”

Knit Mitts from Texture Clothing

Texture Clothing is a Bellingham based company that uses organic cotton and hemp that would otherwise be headed for the landfill to create these beautifully  color blocked and functional knit mitts. We are happy to be supporting Texture and excited to offer these cooler weather must-have accessories.

Fair Trade Items from SERRV

“SERRV is a nonprofit organization with a mission to eradicate poverty wherever it resides by providing opportunity and support to artisans and farmers worldwide.

At SERRV, every product has a true story behind it. These stories are uplifting. They are about freedom from poverty and achieving basic human rights, such as access to food, shelter, education, and basic health care. And they are stories about equality and dignity for all people.

For 63 years, SERRV has practiced core values that create positive change through lasting partnerships and trust. We believe in building environmental, economic, and social sustainability. We esteem culture traditions that nurture the human spirit. We aim for the highest quality of products and service, we invest in sharing information with those we serve, and we value our national network of volunteers who bring our mission to life.

SERRV works to eradicate poverty through our direct connections with low-income artisans and farmers. We market their crafts and foods, find joint solutions to their challenges, and help them grow and embrace the future. One of the first alternative trade organizations in the world, SERRV is a founding member of the World Fair Trade Organization (formerly IFAT) and a founding member of the Fair Trade Federation (FTF).”

Fun, fun, fun! new socks from Happy Socks

“Happy Socks are manufactured in Turkey at a family-owned factory that have been in the business for more than 30 years. Happy Sock tights are manufactured in Italy, where production is renowned for its high quality. Some specific items and collaborations are also produced across the world in various locations. The factories maintain respectful working environments in accordance with International Labour Laws and Standards, and are visited frequently. Most socks are unisex, made from combed cotton.

In a traditional world of black, grey, and blue dress socks, fashion socks stand out from the crowd, displaying a more creative look. Checked, striped, dotted, or any other design you can think of, these socks can be worn in accompaniment with dress shoes, sneakers, or even a tuxedo in formal wear. Fashion socks are also perfectly at home in casual wear, adding a piece of colourful flare to blue jeans and a T-shirt.”

New from Cuppow: BNTO Canning Jar Lunchbox Adaptor

•  BNTO (ben-toh) is Cuppow’s newest canning jar adapter for bringing food with you on the go! They took inspiration from Japanese bento boxes and created a conveniently shaped insert that separates a canning jar into two compartments so you can mix or dip like a champ.
• Made from BPA/BPS-free rigid plastic. Reusable and dishwasher safe.
• Product and Packaging made in the USA, from 100% recycled materials.
• 6-ounce BNTO lunchbox adaptor for use with a wide mouth canning jar (We sell single wide mouth jars-pint or quart-separately).

Vinyl Record Bead Necklaces from Mali

These great trade beads are called “Vulcanic” because they were made from vulcanized rubber. At one time early disc music records were made from vulcanized rubber (this was in the 1800’s). This is why these are referred to as Vinyl Record Beads. These heishi (pronounced “hee-shee”) are hard, like a record album. They are vintage, and hail from Mali. Women wear them around their waist, to help them hold their shape. Each strand can contain thousands of these thin discs, usually strung on twine through a pinpoint hole in the center of the bead. There is really a lot of work that goes into these and the colors are vibrant and playful. They are really unique pieces and we are pleased to be able to offer them to our customers. We are getting them from Woman Shops World on etsy and she says that, “10% of all sales will be donated to V-Day, a global activist organization dedicated to ending violence against women and girls.”

 

Organic Cotton Underwear & Socks from PACT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cotton is one of the most heavily sprayed/treated crops there is. Most commercial underwear is made from cotton treated with chemicals, then bleached. We believe it’s important to offer an alternative that is also doing something to give back to the community. That’s where San Francisco based company PACT comes in:

• INGREDIENT SOURCES

  Our socks are made with organic yarns at an eco-concept factory in Turkey powered by wind energy. The cotton for our underwear and T-shirts comes from a single organic cotton project and every facility PACT goes through is GOTS certified by the Control Union. At PACT, we are serious about “good” clothes.

• GREEN MANUFACTURING

  We searched the world for a network of factories committed to making organic clothing in sweat-shop-free facilities. And we visit every facility multiple times a year to ensure that you not only feel good in PACT but feel good about where PACT came from.

• PACKAGING

  All PACT packaging is printed with vegetable based inks on paper made from FSC controlled wood in a factory powered by wind energy and the carbon impact is off-set by Climate Partner..

  

Tovolo Popsicle Molds for Hot Days & Cool Treats!

Tovolo’s fun and useful pop molds are made from BPA free plastic and are the perfect way to stay cool this summer. Freeze fruit, smoothies, yogurt, fresh juices or something for the adults…any way you look at it, these are a must have item for summer. Going fast, so get yours!