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Comment on Play that Soothing Music — to increase sales by Panos

Panos — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:17:09 +0000

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Comment on Sharing Their Stories by Theresa

Theresa — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:19:00 +0000

Isn’t great when we can help artisans support their families? I love it! ShopMayu.com is doing the same thing with Peruvian artisans.

Comment on We’re Open For Business! by Theresa

Theresa — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:11:29 +0000

Congratulations on your grand reopening!

Comment on Sharing Their Stories by Fair Trade Shopping

Fair Trade Shopping — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:15:43 +0000

Fair Trade is a means to develop producers’ independence. Fair Trade relationships provide continuity, during which producers and their marketing organizations can improve their management skills and their access to new markets.

You did that exactly. Great going.

Comment on Sharing Their Stories by Cheyenne

Cheyenne — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:16:36 +0000

Love this!

Comment on Geotagging the World via Wiki by joulal

joulal — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 10:02:19 +0000

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Comment on Mother-Approved, Kid-Friendly Jewelry! by Calley

Calley — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:03:55 +0000

THANK YOU!!! You are too sweet! I’m looking forward to reading more of your posts.

Comment on New item: Zulugrass accessories by Mother-Approved, Kid-Friendly Jewelry! « Ten Thousand Villages of Austin's Blog

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 17:37:59 +0000

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Comment on Impact of Globalization: Forum on Fair Trade and Latin America by adoneeVal

adoneeVal — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 04:33:26 +0000

This look interesting,so far.
If it’s not just all bots here, let me know. I’m looking to network
Oh, and yes I’m a real person LOL.

Later,

Comment on Why is London so Fair Trade Friendly? by belinda bryant

belinda bryant — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:15:25 +0000

Its really encouraging to see such positive comments.

I absolutely agree the Fair Trade label is becoming increasingly common in the Western world. But while shoppers seem keen to pay a little over the odds for fair trade products, some observers question how effective it really is in helping developing third world farmers.

In my view, the more the Western market is flooded and the more Fair Trade sold, then over time, the third world will surely reap the benefits in the end?

Surely, the more fair trade labelled items we buy, the more the third world produce and sell, and then the more we buy, the more the third world earn and so on…..and this can only be a positive cyclic relationship perpetuating greater wealth over time for impoverished societies?

The craftsmanship on fair trade crafts including wood carvings, embroider and jewellery is truly outstanding. Quite clearly the skills of the indigenous communities who produce such gems are passed from generation to generation so skills like wood carving, hand painting, hand screen printing and jewellery crafting do not fade. We are lucky to have accessibility to the products of great artisans so we can appreciate their unique beauty in contrast to mass produced generic products that are not, in sharp contrast, skilfully handcrafted and have no soul or originality.