"The NEPAD Agency has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Fairtrade Africa, whose main task is to represent the interest of Fairtrade certified producers in Africa and to promote their socio-economic development through trade. In Africa, Fairtrade is working in 28 countries and with over 290 producer organisations, representing more than 600,000 individual farmers and workers who are involved in various value chains including coffee, cocoa, tea, vegetables, fruits, wine, cotton and seeds and nuts." Read more....
allAfrica.com: Africa: NEPAD, Fairtrade Africa Sign MoU
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Organic is a Good Thing..
As more and more information becomes available to us via news reports and the Internet, we are becoming aware of the potential dangers of ingredients in some foods and chemicals used in traditional products like soaps, clothing and household cleaners. It can be very overwhelming when you decide to replace all your traditional products with organic. Not only can organic products be relatively expensive, but there are also a substantial amount of choices available.
Organic Foods
Many different types of organic foods are available at local farmer’s markets, specialty grocery stores and even large chain supermarkets. Carefully read all ingredients to make sure what you are buying is legitimately organic, and choose a few items at a time to replace. For example, you may wish to start with fruit. Most large grocery stores now have an organic section. Browse the fruits and compare prices. You may also wish to inquire as to the origin of these fruits and the practices of the farmers who are providing these items to the stores.
Organic Cleaners
Due to the nature of the chemicals contained in cleaners, waxes and other household products, this may be an area of interest for your entire family. Unlike food, you’re not likely to ingest the ingredients in household products, but the fumes and chemicals contained in these products can damage your body in other ways. Seek out alternatives that make use of natural substances when freshening, cleaning and polishing the items in your home.
Organic Clothing
Switching to organic clothing may also be important to you. Many traditional clothing manufacturers make use of toxic pesticides and fertilizers when growing crops and fibers. Over time, traces of these chemicals can contribute to health problems. All types of organic clothing, such as cotton, wool, hemp and soy are available in the market today.
Organic Foods
Many different types of organic foods are available at local farmer’s markets, specialty grocery stores and even large chain supermarkets. Carefully read all ingredients to make sure what you are buying is legitimately organic, and choose a few items at a time to replace. For example, you may wish to start with fruit. Most large grocery stores now have an organic section. Browse the fruits and compare prices. You may also wish to inquire as to the origin of these fruits and the practices of the farmers who are providing these items to the stores.
Organic Cleaners
Due to the nature of the chemicals contained in cleaners, waxes and other household products, this may be an area of interest for your entire family. Unlike food, you’re not likely to ingest the ingredients in household products, but the fumes and chemicals contained in these products can damage your body in other ways. Seek out alternatives that make use of natural substances when freshening, cleaning and polishing the items in your home.
Organic Clothing
Switching to organic clothing may also be important to you. Many traditional clothing manufacturers make use of toxic pesticides and fertilizers when growing crops and fibers. Over time, traces of these chemicals can contribute to health problems. All types of organic clothing, such as cotton, wool, hemp and soy are available in the market today.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Scarf Fashion Tips
Scarves are one of this year’s latest trends. What makes them so popular? Take a look at some of the fashion suggestions for wearing a scarf. Our scarves are handmade by fair trade artisans from global communities.
Scarf Fashion Tips
The scarf is one of the most versatile fashion accessories for women today. Available in solid colors, prints, and striped patterns, scarves are easy to match with most styles of women’s clothing. Deciding how to wear your scarf is a matter of personal taste. Here are a few ideas to get you started.
Form-Fitting or Body-Hugging Dresses, Knits, and Sheaths
The scarf is an excellent fashion accessory to wear with form-fitting or body-hugging dresses, knits, and sheaths. This style of clothing opens up lots of fashion opportunities including the standard wrap-it-around the neck several times and the place-it-on-the-neck and allow it to hang down the back. One particularly bold suggestion is to wrap your scarf around your waist for a bold splash of color. If you like, you can wrap it around the waist, cross it in the front and loop it around the neck for a bold effect. Of course, you can simply wrap the scarf several times around the neck in the traditional fashion.
Sophisticated Eveningwear
Scarves are made with a wide assortment of fabrics suitable for eveningwear including silk, alpaca, and 100% cotton material. For backless evening dresses, loop your scarf around the neck once and then allow it to fall down your back. Since some styles are wider than others, you may want to try a few different widths to see which one works best with your evening dress. Sequined scarves are quite popular for holiday events.
Casual Wear
Thinner scarves are perfect any time of the year and can be worn with t-shirts, dresses, and sweaters for an attractive look. The thicker styles are more suitable to wear during the cooler months of the year. If you want to create a unique look with your scarf, wrap it around your neck once or twice and then slip it up onto your head.
The manner in which you decide to wear your scarf is important since the scarf is going to draw attention to wherever it is worn. Try several different fashion styles throughout the year and see which ones generate the most compliments. Then, you can make your decisions about how to wear your scarf using some of the reactions that your sense of fashion has created.
Scarf Fashion Tips
The scarf is one of the most versatile fashion accessories for women today. Available in solid colors, prints, and striped patterns, scarves are easy to match with most styles of women’s clothing. Deciding how to wear your scarf is a matter of personal taste. Here are a few ideas to get you started.
Form-Fitting or Body-Hugging Dresses, Knits, and Sheaths
The scarf is an excellent fashion accessory to wear with form-fitting or body-hugging dresses, knits, and sheaths. This style of clothing opens up lots of fashion opportunities including the standard wrap-it-around the neck several times and the place-it-on-the-neck and allow it to hang down the back. One particularly bold suggestion is to wrap your scarf around your waist for a bold splash of color. If you like, you can wrap it around the waist, cross it in the front and loop it around the neck for a bold effect. Of course, you can simply wrap the scarf several times around the neck in the traditional fashion.
Sophisticated Eveningwear
Scarves are made with a wide assortment of fabrics suitable for eveningwear including silk, alpaca, and 100% cotton material. For backless evening dresses, loop your scarf around the neck once and then allow it to fall down your back. Since some styles are wider than others, you may want to try a few different widths to see which one works best with your evening dress. Sequined scarves are quite popular for holiday events.
Casual Wear
Thinner scarves are perfect any time of the year and can be worn with t-shirts, dresses, and sweaters for an attractive look. The thicker styles are more suitable to wear during the cooler months of the year. If you want to create a unique look with your scarf, wrap it around your neck once or twice and then slip it up onto your head.
The manner in which you decide to wear your scarf is important since the scarf is going to draw attention to wherever it is worn. Try several different fashion styles throughout the year and see which ones generate the most compliments. Then, you can make your decisions about how to wear your scarf using some of the reactions that your sense of fashion has created.
Friday, December 3, 2010
Free shipping this weekend at Planet One Gifts
Order over $100 worth of Fair Trade gifts online and receive free USPS ground shipping in the continental US.
Enter "freeshipping" into coupon box at checkout!
Many new gifts and gadgets just in. Check out these recycled metal "Word Bowls".
Enter "freeshipping" into coupon box at checkout!
Many new gifts and gadgets just in. Check out these recycled metal "Word Bowls".
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Saturday, November 20, 2010
Economical Holiday Gifts
It really is the thought that counts.
With the holiday season approaching many people are thinking ‘How can I afford gifts for everyone?’ With a little creativity this problem is easily solved!
For the Coffee Drinker:
Place a $5 gift card to their favorite coffee house inside a mug, wrap in a few layers of tissue paper and tie off with ribbon.
Many stores offer $1 packets of coffee. Purchase several of these, place in a basket, and then your java lover will have a variety of flavors to try out!
Many coffee drinkers worry about enjoying their beverage of choice and then having coffee breath for the rest of the day. Take a coffee mug and fill it with mints, gum, or the breath freshener of choice. This gift can be wrapped in tissue paper or just given as is.
For the Cook:
Baskets are the best. Have a pasta lover? Fill a basket with several types of pasta and a jar of sauce. Dinner is served!
Most culinary enthusiasts can never have enough spices. Select several of their most used or favorite spices, place in a basket or even a bowl and present.
Kitchen utensils wear out quickly. Purchase several of the most commonly used utensils such as slotted spoons, serving spoons, and spatulas. Tie a ribbon or a piece of twine around them and a practical gift is created!
Have someone on your list who loves to bake? Buy a large mixing bowl and place various mixes inside. Not only will your baker love the mixes, the bowl can be used throughout the year.
For the Home:
Candles are always a great gift! There are a wide variety of scents and styles available at every price range. Buy one or several, wrap in tissue paper, and top with a bow!
So, what if there is someone on the list who loves candles but has already been given this great gift? Fear not, those candles will always need holders! Votive candle holders can be purchased rather inexpensively.
Pictures tell our lives and frames are a great gift idea. You can either select a special frame or a set of several frames. In addition, placing a picture in there of a shared event or a child will also create a keepsake.
The thought of giving holiday gifts does not have to be a headache. Keep the recipient in mind and there are plenty of ways to bring a smile to their face while keeping a budget in mind. Enjoy the holiday season and remember that it really is the thought that counts.
Friday, October 29, 2010
Eco-Friendly and Fair Trade Home Décor Products
Fair trade artisans create attractive, high quality, eco-friendly products for the house and home. From handwoven baskets to olivewood salad bowls, your shopping options are as varied as the designs that are offered. Consider fair trade products for the benefit of the earth!
Enjoy the high quality of handcrafted home products created by fair trade artisans who have the ability to transform simple banana fibers, discarded animal bone, and olivewood into gorgeous creations that are useful for the home while also being friendly for Mother Earth.
Eco-friendly handwoven baskets are probably more colorful and unique than many customers realize. Utilizing coils of all natural fibers, these all natural handwoven baskets offer a unique pattern, handy loop for easy hanging, and durability. Consider using one of these attractive handwoven baskets to create a delightful gift basket of your own for that special someone in your life. Just fill it with other fair trade products from our bath and body line, fashion accessories, or fair trade chocolates. This is an easy task since our fair trade handwoven baskets come in a variety of useful sizes.
Skilled artisans from Kenya hand carve unique olivewood salad bowls that feature a beautiful wood-grained appearance in two generous sizes. Serving your guests with these attractive round salad bowls and accompanying salad servers will prove to be one of the delights of your evening. Another perfect idea is to combine our eco-friendly salad servers and serving bowls to create a unique and welcome gift for a housewarming, bridal shower, birthday, or retirement party.
Enjoy browsing through an attractive assortment of quality, handcrafted fair trade home products produced by skilled artisans from Uganda and South Africa. We guarantee high quality products!
Fair trade artisans create attractive, high quality, eco-friendly products for the house and home. From handwoven baskets to olivewood salad bowls, your shopping options are as varied as the designs that are offered. Consider fair trade products for the benefit of the earth!
Enjoy the high quality of handcrafted home products created by fair trade artisans who have the ability to transform simple banana fibers, discarded animal bone, and olivewood into gorgeous creations that are useful for the home while also being friendly for Mother Earth.
Eco-friendly handwoven baskets are probably more colorful and unique than many customers realize. Utilizing coils of all natural fibers, these all natural handwoven baskets offer a unique pattern, handy loop for easy hanging, and durability. Consider using one of these attractive handwoven baskets to create a delightful gift basket of your own for that special someone in your life. Just fill it with other fair trade products from our bath and body line, fashion accessories, or fair trade chocolates. This is an easy task since our fair trade handwoven baskets come in a variety of useful sizes.
Skilled artisans from Kenya hand carve unique olivewood salad bowls that feature a beautiful wood-grained appearance in two generous sizes. Serving your guests with these attractive round salad bowls and accompanying salad servers will prove to be one of the delights of your evening. Another perfect idea is to combine our eco-friendly salad servers and serving bowls to create a unique and welcome gift for a housewarming, bridal shower, birthday, or retirement party.
Enjoy browsing through an attractive assortment of quality, handcrafted fair trade home products produced by skilled artisans from Uganda and South Africa. We guarantee high quality products!
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Accessorize Your Fashion Style with Eco-Friendly and Fair Trade Products
Eco-friendly and fair trade products are becoming more popular as people discover the wisdom of purchasing environmentally-friendly products. This earth is the only one we get to live on, so taking care of it is important. Here at Planet One Gifts, we provide an amazing array of eco-friendly fashion products. Check us out!
The popularity of green living has created a terrific opportunity to accessorize your fashion with eco-friendly, fair trade products that offer durability and gorgeous fashion styles. We are proud to be able to stand behind the fine quality of our hemp and recycled fashion products. Not only are our products environmentally friendly, but they are attractive, affordable, and stylish, making them the perfect fashion accessories for any stylish outfit during the day or night no matter where you find your path taking you.
We offer a colorful array of recycled purses, belts, and wallets that offer durability while being attractive enough to make others ask you where you purchased them. From recycled tire tube purses and wallets to recycled candy foil wrapper purses to recycled Huipile purses to recycled can tab belts, we have accessories that are suitable for holding the necessities or cinching your waist while also offering a stylish look.
Handcrafted by fair trade artisans, our hemp macramé belts, Lamu bags, and hemp backpacks and totes are attractive, strong, and functional. Creating sustainable products is one of the best ways to protect the environment while also meeting the demand for fashion accessories that are functional, durable, and attractive. Browse through our fine selections of eco-friendly and fair trade accessories including purses, wallets, belts, and scarves to find the one that pleases your eye while also protecting the environment.
Eco-friendly and fair trade products are becoming more popular as people discover the wisdom of purchasing environmentally-friendly products. This earth is the only one we get to live on, so taking care of it is important. Here at Planet One Gifts, we provide an amazing array of eco-friendly fashion products. Check us out!
The popularity of green living has created a terrific opportunity to accessorize your fashion with eco-friendly, fair trade products that offer durability and gorgeous fashion styles. We are proud to be able to stand behind the fine quality of our hemp and recycled fashion products. Not only are our products environmentally friendly, but they are attractive, affordable, and stylish, making them the perfect fashion accessories for any stylish outfit during the day or night no matter where you find your path taking you.
We offer a colorful array of recycled purses, belts, and wallets that offer durability while being attractive enough to make others ask you where you purchased them. From recycled tire tube purses and wallets to recycled candy foil wrapper purses to recycled Huipile purses to recycled can tab belts, we have accessories that are suitable for holding the necessities or cinching your waist while also offering a stylish look.
Handcrafted by fair trade artisans, our hemp macramé belts, Lamu bags, and hemp backpacks and totes are attractive, strong, and functional. Creating sustainable products is one of the best ways to protect the environment while also meeting the demand for fashion accessories that are functional, durable, and attractive. Browse through our fine selections of eco-friendly and fair trade accessories including purses, wallets, belts, and scarves to find the one that pleases your eye while also protecting the environment.
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