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Mar 30, 2014

The Fair Trade Movement Today

This week we're in Indianapolis Indiana at the annual Fair Trade Federation Conference. It's our first time at the event and we had a chance to sit down with the Fair Trade Federation's Executive Director, Renee Bowers and ask some...

Mar 22, 2014

How to Crochet a Pop Top Purse

For our fans who like to crochet with pop tops here is a beautiful bag tutorial from Creatividades100. Thousands of people around the world are fascinated with the art of crochet with pop tops. In Mexico and Central and South...

Mar 20, 2014

It's Spring. You Can Throw It Out Now.

It's the First of Spring so it's officially okay to start cleaning your house. I'm not a clean freak but I do love to throw stuff out. For me it's way better than buying things. So in honor of Spring,...

Mar 18, 2014

Browser Plug-In Blocks Child Labor

How can we be sure that a product is fair trade? Conscious consumers want to buy products that are ethically sourced but how can we make the right decision? There's an app for that, well kind of. aVOID is a...

Mar 16, 2014

Brazilian Hip Hop

Afro Brazilian dance group, Companhia Urbana de Danca performed last night at San Francisco's Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and it was incredible. We found out about the performance at the last minute and rushed over only to have...