Tag: ten thousand villages
Holiday Gift Guide: Giving on a budget
By Louise Krafft
The holidays are fast approaching though there is still plenty of time to browse and shop. And there is not a more...
The ins and outs of fair trade
By Kate McMahon
World Fair Trade Day, a global celebration held each year on the second Saturday of May, is coming up this weekend. It’s...
Holiday Gift Guide: Last second gift ideas for the holiday straggler
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
Life can get busy, and sometimes that means the holiday shopping you wanted to do weeks ago is still on...
Homes: The ins and outs of fair trade
By Jenni Leister and Kate McMahon
So many times when we talk about creating a more sustainable, green home, discussions turn to green energy and...
Holiday Gift Guide 2020: Easy but great last minute gifts
By Denise Dunbar | [email protected]
Our lengthy, warm fall has lulled many Alexandrians into slow-tracking preparations for the holidays. Now, suddenly, we are in the...
Holiday Gift Guide 2019: Eco-friendly gifts
By Luke Anderson | [email protected]
Christmas lights burning all night, wrapping paper strewn across the floor — the holidays can be a difficult time to...
Ten Thousand Villages celebrates 25th anniversary
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
Alexandria first fair trade retailer, Ten Thousand Villages, officially celebrated its 25th anniversary on Oct. 25, according to a news...
Ten Thousand Villages to hold three-day fair-trade rug event
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
Local nonprofit store Ten Thousand Villages is partnering with the fair-trade rug company Bunyaad to hold a fair-trade rug event...
Ten Thousand Villages to aid women’s program
King Street shop has been raising money for the Office on Women since 2007
