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 Cotton Wrapped Wire Figures from Colombia
Yogi figures can be shaped into many positions, plus a variety of animals, such as snails, lions, giraffes, elephants...
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Mud Cloth Bags from Mali, Africa.
Traditional mud cloth (bogolan or bògòlanfini) are transformed into a variety of bags.
Table Runners or Scarves will be available soon!
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Ceramic Animals from Bolivia
Very cute Frogs, Toucans, Doves and Owls
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Recycled Silver Jewelry
from Ethiopia, Africa.
Melted silver thaler coins are the source of silver for beautiful pendants.
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Christmas Ornaments from Colombia and Bolivia
are creatively crafted from corn husks and orange peels!
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Certified Wood Carvings
from Bolivia.
Beautiful herons, doves, toucans, woodpeckers.
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Woven Baskets
and Tote Bags from Ghana, Africa
Weavers in Ghana use elephant grass to create these decorative and useful
baskets and tote bags. The weave is tight, making each basket strong yet flexible.
Don't you need a good tote bag for your vacation shopping trips?
Or help the environment and use fewer paper or plastic bags at the grocery store.
Your fair trade purchase will assist Africans earn money and improve their lives. |
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Since 1992 we have been importing and selling products with positive impacts on the environment
and people to zoos, museums, nature stores, resort and theme parks, botanical gardens, catalogs,
and gift stores throughout the U.S.
You'll find numerous product lines displayed here, but we actually offer more!
Please visit frequently to explore, shop, and learn more about the sustainable
uses of renewable natural resources and the people who craft products from them, especially for you.
Wholesale buyers may
contact us for any items seen here and to inquire about our other products.
Prices shown are suggested retail prices, except for craft supplies such as raw tagua
nuts, slices etc.
Please see our Contact page for more wholesale information.
Retail customers are encouraged to
shop at the stores that carry our rainforest preservation products, or tell stores about them.
Our low wholesale minimum order amount will be attractive to your stores.
But if you can't find our ecological products locally, or if it's
more convenient to shop by mail, you may purchase products directly from us.
Our Contact page has full information on the different ways to order.
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Contemporary Seed Jewelry from Colombia
During a recent trip to Colombia, we found a great workshop that helps disadvantaged youths
by providing them with economic opportunities. Check out these contemporary jewelry designs!
They were a real hit at a recent trade show, so order yours now. |
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Baskets, Trays, Bowls, Planters & more from Haiti!
Renewable resource materials such as sisal, vetiver, palm, vines, straw, and banana leaves
are finely crafted into both decorative and functional items for your home or for gift-giving. Vetiver is
especially good for the land.
Start with a basket or bowl; add a couple bags of Yachana Jungle Chocolate and you've
created a fine house-warming, birthday or hospitality present.
The people of Haiti really will appreciate you helping them make a living through the
use of renewable resources. |
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Basketry from Rwanda
Women from Rwanda in eastern Africa weave natural fiber baskets and Christmas ornaments.
After the 1994 genocide, women began playing a significant role in
Rwanda's rebuilding and democratic transition. |
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Hand-Woven Pine Needle Baskets
Members of a women's collective in El Cerro, Nicaragua
collect pine needles and carefully hand-weave this renewable forest resource into sturdy,
beautiful baskets and vases. |
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Hand-woven Baskets from Zambia
See some of the assorted basket designs woven by Plateau and Gwembe Tonga women in Zambia, Africa.
Sizes range from 9" to 33" in diameter. These Zambian baskets are both beautiful and practical! |
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Soapstone Carvings from Kenya
Tea lights, candle holders, boxes, placecard holders with matching
napkin rings, statues and a beautiful
assortment of hearts -- all carefully carved from soapstone by villagers in Kenya, Africa.
The local peoples directly benefit from your purchases since they're responsible for the
mineral collection, carving and finishing. |
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Coal Carvings from Colombia
Hand-carved and etched coal pendants and Christmas ornaments
provide economic relief for boys and young men in Colombia, so they
don't have to go into unsafe Colombian mines to earn money for their families.
We have quite a few different designs of pendants, and a beautiful peace dove. |
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Practical Cotton Textile Items from Guatemala
Chef's Aprons, Luggage Tags, Bags for Cellphones, Passports, & Jungle Chocolates, Backpacks, Sachets and EyePillows
We have quite a few very practical goodies! They're handmade by Guatemalan women who have not only sewn
the aprons, bags etc, but they wove the fabric, also!
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Brazil Nut Candles
Brazil Nut shells are collected from the Amazon rain forest with the support of Candela Peru.
You'll enjoy this excellent re-use of renewable rainforest resources.
Lead-free wicks. Lots of fragrances from which to choose. |
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Jungle Chocolate from the Amazon!
If you or your friends love chocolate and also want to help folks in the Ecuadorian Amazon
via a non-profit agency,
this is the perfect chocolate for you!!
Enjoy crunchy morsels of pure, natural chocolate to which no butter, fat,
chemicals or preservatives have been added.
Yachana Gourmet Jungle Chocolate Flavors are:
Jungle Chocolate with Raisins and Coconut Jungle Chocolate with Brazil Nuts and Essence of Coffee Jungle Chocolate with Macadamia Nuts Jungle Chocolate with Pineapple |
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Help the people and environment of Ecuador while you enjoy this new natural chocolate treat! |
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Shipibo Rainforest Seed Jewelry
Bracelets and Necklaces from the Amazon
In addition to the pillows and placemats crafted by the Shipibo woman (see above), we are now carrying
beautiful necklaces and matching bracelets created from seeds. Trees and plants create many more seeds than can actually
sprout and take root, so this jewelry helps the Shipibo people make a fair living without harming any trees.
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Tagua Nut
Figurines, Jewelry, Chess Sets, Christmas Ornaments & Boxes
Called "Vegetable Ivory" because
the nut's interior is very hard and ivory colored, our Tagua Nuts are sustainably harvested in Ecuador. |
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Tagua Nut Figurines
We offer a very wide selection of tagua nut figurines of birds and animals, all individually hand-carved from sustainably harvested
tagua nuts. Some tagua nut carvings are small, and are the work of carvers just starting out, so that they can contribute
to their work group. Other figurines are very detailed works of art.
From the main tagua page link above, you'll be able to see pages of coastal creatures, birds, domestic animals,
safari animals and more. |
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"JunkYard Critters"
Very cute sculptures crafted through the reuse of metal parts! See creatures
such as Ants, Butterflies, Crabs, Dragons, Dragonflies, Mice (photo left), Praying Mantis,
Scorpions (photo right) and Spiders.
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Bead Bracelets, Chokers and Handbags
Help women and teenage girls in Guatemala's Highland village,
Santiago Atitlán, receive fair wages, schooling
and stability while you enjoy these lovely beaded bracelets, chokers and handbags.
The women determine a fair price for their products, and are supported by MayaWorks, a non-profit volunteer organization committed to helping
the women and children of Guatemala. A portion of each sale goes towards
a scholarship program. |
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Decorative Pottery
You'll just love all of our decorative pottery from Nicaragua, Bolivia and Peru! |
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Games, Kids and Music
See chess sets that are individually hand-carved from tagua nuts or soapstone.
Plush monkey toys from Colombia help save live monkeys from wildlife trafficking.
We have musical instruments for
kids of all ages, including jackfruit wood percussion frogs and gourd maracas.
You can help Burmese women in Thailand's refugee camps by purchasing a Karen rag doll.
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We're continually adding product photos and new product lines for your online viewing.
Bookmark www.oneworldprojects.com and
come visit us again soon!
You might want to check our "What's New on Your Web Site?" page
on a regular basis.
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You'll see hundreds of different fair trade, socially and environmentally
responsible products here on our web site.
If you are looking for something
but you don't see here, please
contact us. We have even more
gifts in our warehouse!
Please check our What's New page
frequently.
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