- February 06, 2019
- Michele Adams
Looking for an Ethical Influencer, Fair trade Maverick and an Ethical Brand Directory?
How can one person do so much? Does she have a team of 20 or more? Who is this person? Meet Molly I wrote about Molly Stillman a few years back - this single person entity dynamo who seems to float around the social media portals as though she is equipped with wings on her shoes? Every page on my social feed...
What is Afterpay? Is it the same as Flex Play?
The Village Country Store and Afterpay Shop Now. Enjoy Now. Pay Later. Buy what you want today, pay for it in four equal installments, interest-free. While you may be familiar with the term Flex Pay via the Big Box Buy Channels on TV, you may not have heard of Afterpay. Better than Flex Pay.Flex Pay depends on your credit worthiness...
"We live in a very global world. The item you just purchased at your local store likely was made with materials sourced from one or more foreign countries. Globalization has had some positive impacts. But it has also had some negative ones.
The ever increasing free market and competition for lower prices has led to long, complex supply chains; making it difficult to trace where the products we buy come from. But every once in a while, a news story will feature child slaves in cocoa bean fields or gold mines in Africa, garment factory fires killing hundreds or sweatshop workers committing suicide in Asia. And then we pause to think about what we buy." - LeeAnne McCoy, Change The World by How You Shop
- January 22, 2019
- Michele Adams
How to Shop Ethically While Following Your Ideals?
Change the World by How You Shop Ethical Consumption, Ethical Purchasing, Moral Purchasing, Ethical Sourcing, Ethical Shopping or Green Consumerism - All of these mean essentially the same thing ... an awareness of consciousness, social inequities and an inner probing of how we behave and act in the world around us. Each of us, in our own way, contribute to the...
- January 15, 2019
- Michele Adams
VHC Brands - The Village Country Store - We're Growing!!
Thank you so much to all our friends, family and wonderful customers who made our first few years online into an amazing experience! We continue to be so grateful for the opportunity to support artisan wares and crafts from developing countries ...and now, at the beginning of a New Year 2019, we are incredibly excited to have partnered with VHC Brands...