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Ayero Earrings

Our Price: $6.00

Made from recycled magazines and calendars. One or two newspaper beads per earring. Hook

Small Journal, soft cover

Our Price: $6.00

4 x 5 inches, soft cover, 60 pages. This is a great soft cover journal. It fits great in your back pocket or in your shirt or fanny pack. Lots of space to write and a thick paper cover to last you a long time.

iPod/cell phone bag

Our Price: $8.00

Padded compact bag great for iPod/mp3 player, Cell Phone, or Digital Camera. Accented in Guatemalan fabric. Expandable sides and bottom. Detachable strap. Belt loop. Let us know what color you prefer in checkout.

Approximately 3.25"W x 4.25"L

Ayero Bracelet

Our Price: $10.00

* Made from recycled magazines and calendars.
* Elastic band allows for expanded fit.

Joyabaj Coin Purse

Our Price: $11.00

5" by 5" - colors and patterns may vary.

Huipil (Wee-peel) is the Spanish term for the traditional blouse worn by Mayan women in Guatemala. It is the most significant part of her costume, and to the knowledgeable observer it identifies a women's village, social and marital status, religious background, wealth, and individual personality.

A well-woven huipil can last 20 to 30 years before it's sold at market and starts a second life as a rag, quilt, or handbag. Since these items are created from many different blouses, designs and styles will vary.

The fair wages the artisans receive improves their living conditions and helps build a better life for themselves and their families.

Small Journal with Button Closure

Our Price: $11.00

75 pages, 4.5 x 6 inches, hardcover. This makes a nice journal for the bedside or day hike. It is small and compact; fits snugly into your day pack.

Small Journal with Two Stick Closure

Our Price: $11.00

75 pages, 4.5 x 6 inches, hardcover. It has a traditional Nepally double stick closure that is very elegant, and at the same time, very durable. This makes a nice journal for the bedside or day hike. It is small and compact and to fit snugly in your day pack.

Eco Shopping Bag

Our Price: $12.00

Size: 15” x 18”
Reusable shopping bag made from locally grown and woven cotton. The pattern is made by hand-block printing with 100% natural dyes.

Cloth Soft Books

Our Price: $13.00

This journal contains paper made of recycled cotton. The cover is made of hand block printed fabric.

This is a Fair Trade product handmade by artisans in India. The artisans have been practicing the art of paper making for generations. They collect cotton waste from the textile industry and turn it into a pulp. They them turn this paper into journals or other forms of stationery. Journals are sold individually. Cover design will vary.

Expression Journal

Our Price: $14.00

These beautiful journals are made entirely of recycled cotton paper, with two of them incorporating recycled Indian newspaper on the front cover design. The cotton used to make the paper is collected from the textile industry, turned into a pulp, and then turned into sheets of paper. This means they are tree-free and eco friendly!

There are three different designs to this journal. One has a dark blue cover with white and cyan butterflies printed on the front (JEB 579). It has a quote on the front: “Spread your wings,… just fly.”

The other two have a dark brown cover. One has a hand-ripped Indian newspaper (either in English or Hindi) that covers the bottom half of the front cover, with a lemon green hand painted silhouette of a plant on top (covering the entire front cover) (JEB 577). It has a quote on the back: “Rooted in the past, growing towards the future”.

The last one has the design of a flower covering the entire front cover, with the stem and the leaves painted by hand and the petals made of a single piece of newspaper (JEB 578). It has a quote on the back: “Every end has a new beginning.”

Color: Brown and blue covers, black and white newspaper designs, green, white and cyan hand paint
Composition: Recycled cotton waste
Size: 5” x 7”

about us

Fair Trade Winds has two retail locations on the east coast and is thankful for all of its online customers from all over the country! As the first exclusively Fair Trade store in Bar Harbor, Maine and Fairfax, Virginia, we are a family-run business committed to helping alleviate global poverty and increase social responsibility through fair trade. The store seeks to empower consumers to become an integral part of a cooperative effort that benefits farmers, artisans, and the environment. If you are in the Washington, DC metro area, we welcome you to our Fairfax store. We are open Monday through Saturday 10:00 am-9:00 pm and Sunday 12:00 pm-6:00 pm, and located between University Drive and Chain Bridge Road, next to Panera Bread. Plenty of free parking.

Fairfax Old Town Plaza
10420 North Street
Fairfax, VA 22030
Phone: 703-877-0577

In Bar Harbor, our winter store hours are Saturday and Sunday, 12:00 pm-6:00 pm. In the spring and summer, we are open Monday through Saturday 10:00 am-9:00 pm and Sunday 12:00 pm-6:00 pm, and will stay open later if Bar Harbor is still hopping! Customers say their vacation to Mt. Desert Island or Acadia National Park is not complete without a trip to our store.

119 Main Street
Bar Harbor, ME 04609
Phone: 207-288-0056

Fair Trade Winds provides something a typical shopping experience doesn‘t – unique gifts with purpose. Shoppers can feel confident that a significant percentage of their purchase goes directly to the artisans and farmers who created it, all over the world. Purchasing Fair Trade certified products marks a distinguished path towards equality, sustainability, and positive change. This direct, non-discriminatory relationship eliminates the need for the underprivileged to rely on the government for their well-being. Craftsmen and farmers are given the opportunity to invest time and money into their talents, land, families, and community.

Are you in search of a specific Fair Trade item? Please email us at info@fairtradewinds.net and we would be happy to find it for you!

We would love for you to be our fan on Facebook: www.facebook.com/fairtradewinds and follow us on twitter.com @fairtradewinds for updates on new products, promotions, and event information. We also welcome you to shop from www.fairtradewinds.net or on eBay’s WorldofGood.com. Our seller page is: http://community.worldofgood.com/fairtradewinds495/.

what is fair trade?

Fair trade is a just, economically and environmentally sound global cooperative between artisans, traders, farmers, buyers, and consumers. By selling directly to buyers in North America, producers in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and other developing countries receive a reasonable living wage for their goods instead of a low, undeserving price.

Workers and their families not only benefit, but the profits are often reinvested in the community to improve health and education. Communities learn the advantage of grassroots development and environmental sustainability. Fair trade builds relationships and encourages gender equality among the producers; the products preserve traditions and cultures. This partnership eliminates government intervention and inflated consumer costs.

Fair Trade Winds provides an outlet for consumers to buy these handicrafts and unique products from a diverse group of artisans. We promote businesses and farming practices that are environmentally sustainable.