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Committed to creating a better life for women, their families, and community. Profits from sales of Guatemalan Fair Trade crafts go into community programs. Wide range of textile crafts plus terracotta items, vegetable candles, baskets, recycled and sustainable gifts, bead jewelry, and more.

This small natural organic food store has provided organic and/or natural products to this island community for over 40 years. Sells organic, NON-GMO food, locally grown and island produce, as well as over 300 bulk herbs, spices, tea, and coffee that is roasted onsite. The store is located inside a famous, historic coffee roasterie where they roast directly traded Heirloom®Coffee beans.

"Coffee, human rights, developing economies. Quality, sustainability, social responsibility. Shade-grown, certified organic, and Fair Trade. Not just a cup, but a just cup."

"Teeccino, America's favorite coffee alternative, is naturally caffeine-free, non-acidic, and brews just like coffee." Ten delicious flavors in medium and dark roast. Natural energy boost from nutrients not stimulants. Heart-healthy and gluten-free. Enhances digestion and regularity. Available in natural food stores and www.teeccino.com. Free sample with newsletter.

Offering a large selection of certified organic, shade-grown, and Fair Trade coffees and teas. Carbon Neutral. "Walking gently upon the Earth for over 20 years."

Extracts, compounds, body care, pure essential oils, more.

Vegan-friendly, Fair Trade coffee house uses organic ingredients in all espresso drinks, homemade goodies, and lunch items. Funky garden patio and community-oriented artwork and events.

Partners with Amazonian communities to source organic traditional guayusa leaf (a high-caffeine and high-antioxidant tea-like beverage)--try it bagged or loose-leaf.

Smuckers removes GMOs and high fructose corn syrup from Uncrustables, its very popular peanut butter and jelly product for kids.

Green America's GMO Inside campaign has mobilized tens of thousands of consumers to ask Smuckers to remove GMOs from its products.

Direct suppliers of the freshest bulk organic herbs, spices, teas, essential oils, and herbal products. Over 4,000 product offerings to choose from, all from natural sources. The leading organic supplier that provides farm-direct organic products, with a steadfast and uncompromising commitment to the environment. Shop online, or request a free 72-page catalog. An herbs, health, and harmony company since 1987.

NOVICA offers thousands of limited edition and one-of-a-kind handmade gifts, jewelry, and home decor treasures. When we founded NOVICA to create a better system for remote artisans around the world, we never imagined we'd be on the verge of providing almost $100 Million in funding to artisans. Every day our team is filled with new energy because there are so many lives that have been impacted in such a positive way. NOVICA works with over 2,000 artisan groups representing approximately 20,000 talented artisans and their 50,000 extended family members worldwide. We're also closely partnered with National Geographic and Kiva who helps us provide 0% interest microcredit loans to our artisans. For more info please visit: Our Mission.

Since 1985, an importer of handmade ethnic handicrafts created in developing countries. These items are all handmade and fairly traded.

Promotes economic development for Maya artisans in Guatemala by creating markets in the US for their handcrafted products. Profits are returned to Guatemala.

Prints, notecards, and coloring book honoring Guatemalan Maya arts traditions. Helps support Pro Arte Maya Education Project for children in Guatemala.

Roasting exclusively Fair Trade, organic, shade-grown coffee for wholesale, retail, and fundraising. Also offering a wide selection of coffee gifts and a coffee-of-the-month club.

Designer working in vector graphics to produce 3D laser cut wall constructions. Often artworks are constructed using a multitude of materials to build from including eco friendly materials like hemp fiberboard and bioplastic.

Produced by rural artisans, the Tilonia collection of home textiles, gifts, and accessories brings the color and spice of India to the modern home.

Tom Fritz has been a commercial photographer in Milwaukee for over 20 years. A native of Long Island, Tom cultivated the seeds of his artistic vision on the streets of New York City. After attending the Rochester Institute of Technology, Tom spent several years working both in industrial and advertising photography before opening his own studio in 1983. At the onset of the digital boom Tom was a pioneer, being one of the first in Wisconsin to offer high-resolution digital photography.

Today Tom is recognized for integrating traditional photographic aesthetics with the latest electronic tools to expand the boundaries of photography, creating complex imagery with artistic subtlety.

Tom’s unique vision runs the gamut of elegant and sophisticated to downright quirky. This gift of broad visual interpretation has established strong relationships with clients who trust that Tom will create stunning and thoughtful photographs.

Operating out of a 10,000-square-foot facility just minutes from downtown Milwaukee, Tom and his staff offer full-service studio and location photography as well as in-house E-6 and black-and-white labs and digital services.

Tom’s relaxed demeanor is his trademark, providing a calm atmosphere in the highly charged and demanding field of commercial photography and design. His ever-expanding knowledge of the digital industry has made Tom a leader in the Milwaukee photography community, and his door is always open for healthy creative exchange.

Practices and develops sustainable photography and film services creating lifestyle, portrait, fashion, and corporate imagery for clients around the world.

Since 1986 Equal Exchange has been America's pioneer brand for Fair Trade organic coffee, tea, and hot cocoa. Today we are a full-service wholesaler to grocery stores, restaurants, cafes, and other food service customers nationwide. Unlike most brands we are also an importer and work directly with over 40 co-operatives of small-scale coffee, tea, cocoa, and sugar farmers in 20 countries around the world. This enables us to consistently maximize both product quality and our social/environmental impact, and be your connection to farming communities from Mexico to Sri Lanka.

Assists African, Brazilian, Guatemalan artisans marketing their jewelry, scarves, telephone wire baskets, keychains, holiday ornaments, African/African Diaspora CDs. Emphasizes environmental, social issues. Fair Trade.

Offers natural alternatives to chemical pesticides and products for Pets. People. Property.™ Treat Nature with Nature.™

An exclusively organic and Fair Trade tea company specializing in premium-quality yerba mate, rooibos, tulsi, green, and black teas at everyday prices.

Award-winning, online, eclectic, green, Fair Trade international folk art gallery, wearable and decorative art and handcraft. Multicultural workshops. Social media, small business consulting available.

Our pet toys reflect the shapes and textures found in nature  We use natural and organic materials...no plastics, synthetics, or harsh dyes. Cats and dogs love these simple natural qualities.  Our toys are interesting, well made, durable.... and most importantly... fun!

We believe there is no Planet B. Our pets are impacted by pollution and climate change just as much as us, maybe more. At the very least, they depend on us to take care and to take responsibility.  Because of this, sustainability is an important part of our business model.  We strive to be a nearly zero waste and are a scent free/ chemical free workshop.  We ship with minimal use of plastic. Our fabrics and cotton stuffing is GOTS certified and our wool is pasture raised from small regional family farms.  

We share 5% of each sale with rescues and off set our carbon use with contributions to regional environmental and land use organizations. 

Wholesales only the highest-quality, Fair Trade, shade-grown, chemical-free, specialty coffees. Reduces roaster profiteering while empowering the small grower.

With Purpose, you are not only feeding your dog a top quality pet food but also you are supporting humane farm animal practices.

Pet products using environmentally responsible materials and manufacturing, including a quick, sanitary way to pick up dog waste. Also used by rafters and campers.

Produces a very large line of only USDA-certified organic teabags and loose teas. Fair Trade teas, organic and fairly traded gifts, accessories, and private label and food-service teas.

Sells Swheat Scoop, environmentally friendly wheat litter. Scoopable, flushable in sewer and septic systems. Money-back guarantee. Sold by local pet stores, or call (800)SWHEATS.

Beautiful, functional, handcrafted Baskets of Africa and more. We work directly with small producer groups in many African nations to source unique and high-quality crafts. You benefit from our decades of experience by receiving quality created, true Fair Trade items for your home, office, display, or other use. Indigenous African designs combined with the dignity, respect, and living wages we supply to weavers shines through in the quality and creativity of these baskets.

An artisan roaster of specialty coffees and teas purchased exclusively under socially and environmentally responsible certifications.

Unique and eco-friendly pet beds and toys that are better for people, pets and planet


P.L.A.Y. is a San Francisco-based company creating unique and eco-friendly beds and toys that are stylish for owners, safe for pets, AND better for our planet. Designed to fit any home, our award-winning beds are made with the finest fabrics and feature furniture-grade craftsmanship, stylish trims, eco-friendly stuffing and are 100% machine washable. P.L.A.Y. also creates fun and interactive toys ranging from durable squeaky plush toys sewn with multiple-stitch construction to our intellectually-stimulating Wobble Ball sure to engage your pet. We love great design, we care about the planet and most of all, we’re obsessed about animals! Save 15% on your next order on petplay.com with promo code NGP15.

Sourcing, roasting, and blending fairly traded, organic, and sustainable boutique coffees.

Offers natural and holistic food, treats, supplements, medicine, grooming, herbal remedies, raw and organic food, toys, and much more for your dog or cat.

Direct suppliers of premium, all-natural, hand-rolled incense sticks from India. Offers ten scents and two assortment samplers, packaged in 100% recycled farmed paper. Mysore sandalwood cones also available. 10% profits support widows in Vrindavan, India. Wholesale and retail orders welcome.

Your Online Pet Boutique for Organic, Eco-Friendly along with Made in the USA pet products for your Canine, Feline and Equine pals.

100% natural home and personal fragrance products under the rareEARTH and rareESSENCE brands. 100% essential oil fragrances. Candles, Diffusers, Room Mist & Natural Perfumes.

Natural, dehydrated human-grade whole foods for pets. Non-GMO produce, organic grains and herbs, wild caught meat, free-range chicken. No perservatives.

Greenfeather Bird Supply, LLC & our own "GFBToys," an award-winning line of Avian & Small Animal to Rabbit toys is an "eco-ethical" company committed to always offering stores the finest quality of creative designs that are eco-friendly, safe, & cruelty-free. GFBS is: Service. Integrity. Experience.

Effective, clean, and safe hand-crafted treatments for face, hair, and body. Sensitive, rosacea, acne, and aging issues addressed. Award-winning. Natural. Sumptuous. Made in Wisconsin.

Sewn the in USA. Durable, earth-friendly collars, leashes, harnesses, and toys. Made from 55% hemp and 45% certified organic cotton. Great for dogs or cats with allergies.

Eco-friendly, healthy dog treats made with food from restaurant buffets. Food that's good for you transformed into treats that are great for your dog!

We offer solutions to customers who read labels, looking for the best for their family whether they have 2 feet or 4. We put Nature First, using plant-based ingredients to cleanse & moisturize and protect dogs, their people and the planet. Retail, Wholesale & Private Label.

Specializing in the best local, holistic, and raw diets for companion animals. Full-service pet supply store emphasizing eco-friendly and Fair Trade items, and locally produced goods. For the past twelve years, The Woof has maintained a strong commitment to its community. Through healthy relationships with local farmers, as well as the various local rescue organizations, fundraising events, adoptions and, specialized clinics and pet supply and food drives, the Woof has offered everyone the opportunity to be a better pet owner. Local store-to-door delivery available in Washington DC and parts of Montgomery & PG County.

DVDs by Lynn Vaughan and Deborah Jones, LMT's: Bodywork for Dogs—Intuitive Touch® Through Massage, Acupressure and Awareness, Intuitive Touch® with Horses.

We produce a full line of premium quality natural supplements for companion dogs, cats and other animals. Our products are manufactured from our certified organic, facility in Montana from sustainable, earth friendly and socially responsible sources.

A Plus Natural Enzymes natural pesticides & cleaning products. Bedbugs, head lice, ants, roaches, fleas, flies, mosquitoes, spiders, etc. Also, products for pets, horses, hotels, apartment buildings, homes, restaurants, nursing communities, etc.

Insecto, a natural insecticide EPA#48598-1, is an environmentally friendly diatomaceous earth formulation for pest control. Registered for organic production. OMRI listed.

Non-chemical termite control. Leases the Electro-Gun, a non-chemical method of controlling drywood termites, to licensed pest control operators. Increases consumer awareness to initiate more widespread availability of alternatives.