As Rebecca likes to say "Every product has a story." When you walk into your local supermarket, shopping mall, or "big box" store,  you often don't have a clue what the "story" might be behind the product you purchase. When you purchase Fair Trade goods, you can be assured that workers were paid a decent, living wage and had safe working conditions. You can be sure that the manufacturer did not use child labor and that there was respect for the environment.

At Kingdom Ventures, we believe in Fair Trade principles and where possible, we encourage our suppliers to become Fair Trade certified. Where that is NOT yet practical, because of our close relationships with our suppliers we know that the practices of Fair Trade are being followed.

KVI is obviously not the only Fair Trade e-retailer. Because we are "partners" in promoting Fair Trade, and especially because these other Fair Trade e-retailers also stock some of the Hagar Design products, we encourage you to visit their sites as well.

• In central California: Trade as One
• In the Milwaukee area: Trails to Bridges
• In Portland, Oregon: Global Sistergoods
• In Holland, Michigan: Cross Cultural Connections