Fair Trade means that the products you purchase have been produced in a manner which sustains the planet and its resources and that the farmers and artisans who grow or make the items have been paid a wage which sustains them and their families.

To further our mission of promoting Fair Trade, Four Corners of the World joined with more than twenty other members of the Milwaukee Fair Trade Coalition in organizing the first annual Fair Trade Day Crawl on Saturday, May 10. For the list of shops and sponsors involved in the Coalition go to www.milwfairtrade.org.

For Spring, Barb has really stocked up the store beautifully. And we always have frequent new deliveries. Most recent are new sterling silver jewelry with semi-precious stones from Nepal including necklaces, pendants, earrings, and rings. We also have new batik blockprinted 100% cotton wrap skirts and purses. You won’t want to miss the colorful, contemporary summer dresses, skirts, blouses and jewelry made in India for our new supplier, Mata Traders. The unique fabrics are hand blocked using vegetable dyes. Mata Traders is a Midwest based company that works with two women’s cooperatives in India. They choose to support home-based industries to keep the cultural fabric of local societies intact. 

Thank you for continuing to support us in our mission of Fair Trade.