Mustard Seed’s August window display features some great bags for back to school! Some of my favorite bags (largely because of the name) are the Happy Handbags from Unique Batik. In addition to the happy handbags, Unique Batik also makes the creatively-named “secret-size bags” and “small bags with big possibilities”. All these bags can be… Continue reading »
Apr
06
Grow green in your kitchen!
Mustard Seed offers several ways to be organic and green in your home, especially your kitchen! Organic Foods from Equal Exchange Eat organic by consuming and cooking with foods and drinks from Equal Exchange! Organic foods are produced using environmentally sound methods that don’t involve pesticides and chemical fertilizers, and don’t contain genetically modified organisms.… Continue reading »
Apr
02
Shop sustainably!
These bags from Handmade Expressions are sustainable and environmentally friendly. Why go shopping and use the plastic sacks, when you can be fashionable and nice to the environment when you shop? The group of artisans who create these jute bags is called Amar Jyoti. It is a school in India that provides vocational education to… Continue reading »
Mar
29
Green ways to share thoughts.
Use these green ways to express your thoughts and feelings! Recycled School Paper Journals from Handmade Expressions These journal’s covers are actually made from recycled school papers that were used, so each of the journals are unique in their own way! The paper is also naturally died with tea leaves. Tea dyeing is an easy way to… Continue reading »
Feb
01
Magazine products by Mai!
It’s a new year! Out with the old, in with the new! RECYCLE! This week, we’re highlighting Vietnamese recycled paper merchandise, by Mai Handicrafts. Vietnamese magazines are recycled into these beautifully handcrafted products like Colorway trivets and coasters. Mai Handicrafts has 300 artisans, 80% of which are women. The artisans of Mai Handicrafts earn much… Continue reading »
Jan
27
Who knew paper could create beautiful jewelry?!
Today we are highlighting recycled paper jewelry from SUUBI and Light Gives Heat! Suubi means hope. This project is about creating consistent weekly incomes in otherwise unemployable areas in Uganda through the purchasing and re-selling of handmade jewelry. This allows for women to provide food and pay school fees for their children. The majority of… Continue reading »
Dec
14
great merchandise on it’s way! sneak peak…
this morning was a busy one… full of re-stocking and ordering new merchandise… one of our favorite pasttimes at the Seed (second only to opening new merchandise!) I thought I would give you a sneak peak – lucky you! Color-Splash Recycled Sari Collection via Handmade Expressions made in India … in case any family members… Continue reading »
Mar
03
Sustainable goods
One of the main tenets of fair trade is sustainability. Simply defined, something that is sustainable is able to be maintained at a certain rate or level. Fair trade strives to provide sustainable incomes for people that allow sustainable growth through an environmentally sustainable practice. Although many things come to mind when you think of… Continue reading »