TOPIC: FAIR TRADE (20)
Lemonopoly
http://lemonopoly.orgLemonopoly is a game about our local lemon trade. We trade real, local lemons that grow in backyards, urban farms and on public fruit trees.
Real world economic takeover...in a game.
Sweet Riot
http://www.sweetriot.com/We make all-natural chocolate treats called ‘peaces’, and we work to create a more just and celebrated multicultural world for our next generation.
Yellow Leaf
http://yellowleafhammocks.com/Yellow Leaf aims to engineer a turnaround in which marginalized ethnic groups such as the Mlabri apply their artisan talents of hammock making towards creating a micro-economy that will elevate them from their former state and maintain their cultural identity, with the added benefit of eradicating toxic farming methods within the communities we partner with. Hammocks have been the means to securing civil rights, combating deforestation, creating basic infrastructure and achieving financial security for hill tribe villages in this region of Northern Thailand.
Raven+Lily
http://www.ravenandlily.comRaven + Lily is a socially responsible brand dedicated to empowering women through design partnerships and sustainable economic opportunities.
Afia
http://shopafia.comAFIA is an award-winning sustainable, tastemaking women’s clothing line sourced and sewn in Ghana, West Africa.
Designer Meghan Sebold handpicks the cotton wax fabric from the markets in the capital city of Accra – we use fabric printed in Ghana to support this iconic industry and showcase the fabric in our market. We work with sewing cooperatives in Ghana paid a fair wage for their craft.
