The ‘trade movement’ started because we wanted an alternative to mass produced goods. This approach not only stimulates creative discussion between companies, it ties commerce to actual communities and lessens our environmental impact. The more companies that are dedicated to their region, using materials from their area, for their neighbors, the more we will be able to reduce our footprint and advocate for a different consumer culture.
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We discovered rolls of leather tucked in the back of a run-down barn in rural Ohio.
We discovered rolls of leather tucked in the back of a run-down barn in rural Ohio.
Conventional cotton occupies only 3 percent of the world’s farmland, but uses 25 percent of the world’s chemical pesticides and fertilizers. It is the number one most pesticide-laden crop in the US.
Conventional cotton occupies only 3 percent of the world’s farmland but used 25% of the world’s pesticides.