Fair World Marketplace was a fair trade store
(a Ten Thousand Villages partner store) located in Syracuse/DeWitt, New York. Over seven years, sales from this store provided more than $250,000 in income for artisan and farmer co-ops throughout the world. Declining sales following the 2008 recession forced the store's closure in 2011.

Thank you for your support for fair trade!

Saturday, November 29, 2008

Ceramics on Special

Starting December 3rd, we're adding a few ceramic items to our holiday specials. These make a great addition to your home, or a great gift.


These leaf-pattern ceramics are handmade in Indonesia. This platter and serving bowl are beautiful individually and even better as a matching set. Our sale price is $36 for each of them.


This ornately decorated condiment dish is crafted in Vietnam, where there is a long tradition of ceramics. The handpainted dragonfly dish is on sale for $26.

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Let The Shopping Season Begin

With the coming of Thanksgiving, the holidays are in full swing. We've decorated the store and brought in a lot of exciting new items to make it even easier for you to support Fair Trade and find the perfect gifts.


These handmade jute gift bags are made in Calcutta by a group of former prostitutes, now working with dignity to create these festive jute bags. It’s a quick, easy way to wrap gifts and make a difference at the same time. Our special price is $3.99.


To make the countdown to Christmas a little sweeter, we are putting our Divine Chocolate Advent Calenders on sale for $5.95.


It's also time to get the christmas cards in the mail, so this week we are adding these beautiful hand-cut paper cards to our list of specials. These cards are made in Thailand through the Hands of Hope Project, which supports villagers living with HIV/AIDS. Choose from a wide selection and get 3 for $9.

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

New Specials for Nov. 19th


It's time to start decorating for the season! With that in mind, we are starting off this weeks' round of specials with a great deal on these jute paper stars. Handmade in Bangladesh, these beautiful stars add a unique touch to your season. We are offering them for the special price of $8.00!


These wool throws come in two patterns and make for a warm and versatile accessory. They are handmade in Nepal and are normally $44.00. We are putting them on special for $26.00.

This orange-blossom soap is made by Enterprising Kitchen, a chicago group that is devoted to providing development and support services for women who are working towards self-sufficiency. The soap comes in a beautiful bark paper box, a great gift at the special price of $10.95

Sunday, November 16, 2008

Choose Dignity and Freedom


Your purchase of a Fair World Marketplace tote helps provide a sustainable income to over 50 former prostitutes in Calcutta, breaking the cycle of poverty for these women and their daughters.

To continue in the spirit of their mission locally, we will donate 20% of your tote purchase to Vera House.

Located in Syracuse, Vera House works to support those affected by domestic and sexual violence to live safe, self-sufficient lives, to empower women and children and to promote a culture of equality and respect in relationships. For more on their mission, please visit http://www.verahouse.org/ .

Help support FWM's developing projects

This great calendar is full of beautiful photographs from our recent development trips. Proceeds from this calendar will help to support our efforts to create Fair Trade, income-generating projects for groups in Kigoma, Tanzania and Guatemala.
A 2009 calendar is a great way to give yourself and others a daily reminder of the mission behind Fair Trade. People all over the world are empowered to earn a sustainable livelihood with dignity and hope for themselves and their communities.

Thank you for supporting Fair Trade!

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

More Holiday Specials starting Nov 12th


Our list of Holiday Specials continues to grow. With the holiday season right around the corner, now is the perfect time to start shopping for a Fair Trade gift.

Get into the holiday spirit with these adorable, hand-painted elf ornaments from El Salvador. Our special price is only $8.00, for the pair!


This handmade climbing Santa doll is a festive decoration that comes from the Philippines. The original price is $11.00 and we're marking it down all the way to $5.25.


With hat and scarf weather upon us, we thought now would be a great time to put these hand-knitted items on sale. These alapca/acrylic blend scarves and hats are made in Peru and feature matching designs, the hat is on sale for $9.99 and the scarf is on sale for $17.99.

Monday, November 3, 2008

New Specials for November 5th

We’re adding to our list of holidays specials again this week. All sale items will be offered until they are gone. Please keep checking back, as we plan to add specials weekly throughout the holiday season.


This set of butterfly jewelry is made in India and is our biggest special yet. Peridot and Citrine butterflies make for beautiful sterling silver earrings and bracelet. The earrings were originally $32.00 and are on special for $10.00. The bracelet was originally $38.00 and is on special for $14.00.


To help keep your kids’ heads warm this winter, we’re adding these fun knit caps to our special list. These caps are hand-knitted in Bolivia and come in several varieties including, reindeer, elephant, penguin and more. The original price is $19.99 and we are taking 25% off, so it’s $14.95.

Educate your children about the importance of Fair Trade with this colorful story book. We are putting it to the special price of $6.50.