FAIR TUESDAY
- Jonit Mata
- 27 Nov, 2012
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Small Business Saturday is an alternative to Black Friday when Americans are encouraged to patronize small businesses rather than big box stores. Last year, to... Read More ››
Yes, it did. On Monday, Chicago Fair Trade is screening the documentary, Bananas!*, the story of twelve Nicaraguan banana workers suing Dole Food in a ground-breaking... Read More ››
Pig roast and potluck? BYOB? Patsy Cline cover band? These were some of my husband’s early suggestions for our wedding plans. A picnic affair he... Read More ››
I’ve long been an admirer of Human Rights Watch. In fact, when I went to grad school and studied trans-national advocacy, I considered them my dream... Read More ››
Today is Small Business Saturday! 30% off all purchases on our website today with the code SmBizSat. Read More ››
There are two very cool events coming up this weekend in Chicago. The first is STOP TRAFFICK’s annual fundraiser on Saturday evening at the beautiful Intuit Center for Intuitive and... Read More ››
Michelle and I drove up to the very cool city of Milwaukee in May to attend the Fair Trade Federation’s annual conference. Michelle is an old hat... Read More ››
Here are the first runway pics from Greenheart’s Fair Trade Fashion Show. A big thank you to all the fabulous models and to Greenheart Shop for putting... Read More ››
A few weeks after Chicago was declared a Fair Trade City, several more towns will reach that milestone. Enough to make 1000 fair trade towns... Read More ››
Chicago celebrated World Fair Trade Day with an exciting announcement. After a 2-year campaign of outreach to residents and businesses, Chicago was declared a Fair... Read More ››
fairtrade.us is giving away a $250 shopping spree this World Fair Trade Day – May 14th. All you need to do to have a chance of winning is... Read More ››
If you are in the Chicago area, head over to Daley Plaza on Friday, May 6th to celebrate World Fair Trade Day! Read More ››
Yesterday was Michelle’s wedding shower, and as you can see, Mata Traders was very well represented! Here we are all decked out in our Mata... Read More ››
It’s early November… time to place orders with our producer groups for Spring/Summer 2011. To help us determine what to order, we hosted a focus... Read More ››
STOP TRAFFICK is a grassroots effort to raise funds for victims of human trafficking. If you’re in/near Chicago, please join us at their annual fundraiser... Read More ››