5 Handmade Eco-Friendly Hamper Baskets You Need in Your Home Right Now
Gathered from nature, and then handwoven in Bangladesh, by Women Artisans, these five baskets are a must-have for eco-friendly lovers!
Meadow Basket
Natural Materials Used: Kaisa Grass and bluish-gray vegetable-dyed Jute Wrapping.
2. Wild Style Hamper
Natural Materials Used: Kaisa Grass and red, blue, white, green, and yellow cotton.
3. Blue Ribbon Bogra Basket
Natural Materials Used: Vegetable-Dyed Kaisa and Palm Leaf Grass.
4. Calm Mood Hamper Basket
Natural Materials Used: Kaisa Grass with Jute and Recycled Plastic accents. Leather Handles.
5. Bright Day Hamper
Natural Materials Used: Recycled Cotton Sari Fabric, wrapped around Kaisa Grass.
*Comes in a variety of colors and patterns.
Ten Thousand Villages
Ten Thousand Villages was founded by Edna Ruth Byner, A wife, and mother from Akron, Ohio. While visiting Puerto Rico with her husband in 1946, Edna met a few women who were struggling to put food on the table for their children. After seeing a handful of pieces of their fine embroidery, Ruth was moved to bring some of them back to her home town to sell.
Edna Ruth Byner began sharing the stories of the Women Makers to her friends and neighbors, explaining how each purchase helps The Women, their Family, and their Community, gain economic independence.
Now Ten Thousand Villages practices Fair Trade with 30 developing Countries!
What I especially like about this Company, is that via video, pictures, blogs, and written stories, you get to see, and hear from the actual Makers. Ten Thousand Villages takes you behind the scenes of every single country that they have partnered with, allowing you to watch the Makers in action.
You will feel like you are truly a part of The Villages!
Fair Trade
Fair trade proves that greater justice in world trade is possible. It highlights the need for change in the rules and practice of conventional trade and shows how a successful business can also put people first. It is a tangible contribution to the fight against poverty, climate change and economic crisis.
—World Fair Trade Organization
Ten Thousand Villages is the epitome of what fair trade should look like. Their business model is one that a start-up fair trade company would want to readily adopt. Simply put, they first ask the Makers what would be a sufficient amount of pay, then both parties come up with a fair agreement. Next, Ten Thousand Villages pay the Makers FIRST (50% of the agreed price), before products are shipped, to protect Makers from exploitative loans.
I’ve always had a heart for fair trade and indigenous cultures, so this makes me smile!
Support Women Artisans
When women have money, they have a say in the family… and their voice is heard. She gains confidence. Life becomes important for her. And so that’s in the real sense, that’s economic empowerment.” – Meera Bhattarai, CEO and founding member of ACP-Association for Craft Producers in Kathmandu, Nepal.
