Fair Trade-“a counter movement to greed and waste and dominance”

“…what we both want to happen—a counter movement to greed and waste and the dominance of corporations—is already happening. It is happening simply because a lot of people have seen things needing to be done and are doing them. They are at work without grants, without official instruction or permission, and mostly unnoticed by the politicians and the news industry. Eventually this movement will have political powers which will be in some ways regrettable. I hope it will have the sense and strength to remain locally oriented, and to resist the simplification and corruption that will come with power”

-Wendell Berry in YES magazine http://www.yesmagazine.org Summer 2011 Issue A Quieter Life Now

Today I just want to acknowledge all of the great local work so many Fair Traders are doing. It is indeed such powerful work and it is as Wendell Berry so beautifully writes,so often “without grants, without official instruction or permission, and mostly unnoticed by the politicians and the news industry” yet the movement is growing and educating and evolving. Everyday we at Ganesh Himal Trading remind ourselves of what an amazing network of people this is. We are grateful that there is such amazing diversity, so many innovative ideas and so many young people engaged. We constantly strive to stay true to the principles of Fair Trade and to stay committed to the small, local change-makers whether they be in Nepal or here in North America. Thanks to all of you for joining us on this journey of hope and change.