Soulemama, one of our favorite blogs to follow, has featured our lovely hand painted eva cups and jugs! Hand painted by Kashmiri crafts people through Nkuku, a fair trade company that creates contemporary… Read More
Adding to our current color block obsession here at Greenheart, I have compiled a visual wishlist of my favorite bright and bold accessories. Check them out! Author: Sarah Griffis
With color-block being a huge trend this spring, we thought we’d share some of our brighter accessories to show that you can be fair trade eco stylin’ without looking like this. … Now… Read More
Check out this interview with Sarah, our product developer for Sobremesa. Loving the hand carved textured wood bowls Author: Sarah Griffis
Hello dear readership, It’s been a while (for which we dearly apologize). However, in our absence we have been very very productive to bring all sorts of new surprises to you (and who… Read More
By: Sarah Griffis, Greenheart E-commerce Assistant Who said diamonds have to be a girls best friend? Be ethical, original, and chic this holiday season with my new best friends: recycled pop tabs and… Read More
By: Sarah Griffis, Greenheart E-commerce Assistant As snow looms on the very near horizon, and the wind persist to blow cold air up our jackets - We here at Greenheart have been keeping our spirits… Read More
By: Sarah Griffis, E-commerce Assistant for the Greenheart Shop Made with the sweet, delicious, and socially responsible honey produced by Beeline. Beeline is a Chicago based non-profit that works to educate and employ… Read More
Halloween has been well into a few days of celebration leading up to the official Oct.31 holiday, but there is still time to take stock of what you are handing out to co-workers or trick-or-treaters in the form of chocolate. It may be unthinkable that the chocolate we enjoy could come from the hands of children working as slaves. In Ivory Coast and other cocoa-producing countries, there are an estimated 100,000 children working the fields, many against their will, to create the chocolate delicacies enjoyed by Western countries.
As consumers, we have a choice with every purchase we make, and the strongest vote we have is with our dollars. Every purchase we make has an impact on the earth. When I buy a dress from Gap that’s made in China, I vote for Chinese labor practices. Now, I’m not saying that we should feel guilty every time we buy something that isn’t fair trade – but I know that I have a choice.
