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When people are out looking for bath towels, hand towels, washcloths, kitchen towels, and even sheets for their bed they are inundated with thousands of options. Size, color, shape, fabric, and texture just to name a few. Everyone wants a good towel for an affordable price but there are other factors involved. A few of these factors for today’s modern, eco-friendly shopper are absorbency, softness, and sustainability. With the eco-impact thought process, sustainability is at the forefront of many minds in choosing the right fabrics for our families. Turkish Cotton and Organic Cotton towels are being hailed as the best...

Alpaca’s are those furry animals living in the highlands of the Andes in South America. They are used as pack animals because of their sure footing and ability to carry heavy loads. Silver is a chemical element with the Symbol Ag and has the highest electrical and thermal conductivity as well as reflectivity of any metal. Silver is used in electronics, jewelry, and alloys. Neither of these terms has anything to do with the common term “Alpaca Silver”. Alpaca Silver is an alloy that contains no silver or Alpacas whatsoever! Alpaca silver is commonly used in Central and South American...

You may have heard of it, you may not. We carry it in our store (a significant number of our products) and that may be where you have seen it but what is Fair Trade? Well, I can tell you it’s not an eye-for-an-eye nor is it I’ll trade you this for that. Fair Trade is a belief, a crusade, an iconic way of life to bring equality and fair treatment around the world.                                     The Fair Trade Federation is in the business...

Why is organic such a hot button in today’s society? What has made us, as consumers, willing to pay a higher price for the same product just because it says “Organic”? Those are some fantastic questions and I will try to answer them very simply. There is always much more information out on the web about organic products but here we go for a quick down and dirty answer. What exactly does “Organic” mean in relation to products that we see and use? Organic means that the item and MOST of its components are derived from living matter. It can...

Sustainable wood comes from sustainably managed forests. It’s renewable because the forest stewards manage the landscape to prevent damage to eco-systems, watersheds, wildlife and the trees themselves, taking a long term rather than short term view of the resource. Sustainability in this context means the forest should still be there for your grandchildren and great grand-kids, able to soak up carbon emissions and keep our air clean for generations to come as well as a haven for wildlife. Wood from unsustainable sources, on the other hand, is chopped down willy-nilly leaving bare areas that, unless they’re carefully treated, never really...