Reverse Trick-or-Treating sounds, well, a little tricky, but really it’s an amazing campaign to help stop all sorts of social and economical ills around the world, as well as encourage kids and adults to learn about the issues now.

The Reverse Trick-or-Treating campaign launched three years ago by Global Exchange in order to create awareness of the pervasive problem of child labor, forced labor and trafficking in the cocoa fields. It also serves to empower consumers to advocate for more fair cocoa sourcing policies. Fair Trade standards matter to people all over the world – when you support Fair Trade …read more

Gifts with Humanity is a site that belongs to the Fair Trade Federation. Members are committed to providing fair wages and good employment opportunities to economically disadvantaged artisans and farmers worldwide. So you can feel good about purchasing artisan-made pieces from this site.
I found lots of clever items in the Home Decor section, including the wonderful tin lion shown below.  This piece comes from Zimbabwe, where there are no lions.  Other gift categories include wearables, stationery, dining, and instruments.

Another item that really caught my eye was found in the stationery section. I think these notebooks, made from handmade paper …read more

For people serious about their tea: I just found out about this company last month. They won Best Black Tea and Best Green Tea in the Commercially Brewed Category at the Annual World Tea Expo in April 2006. From the Press Release:
Rishi Tea, the leading importer of Organic loose leaf tea in North America and 3-time winner of “Best Tea” by the SCAA, took home two 1st Place awards for their Organic Iced Teas at this year’s World Tea Expo. The Expo kicked off with the 3rd Annual Iced Tea Shake-Off competition, a blind sampling by industry …read more