Fairtrade Fortnight starts today!
Imagine if you could help feed a family! This is Reena. She is an artisan from Rajasthan, a vast desert area in Western India. Reena, her family and her tribespeople have a long legacy of creating beautiful colourful tapestries and home décor products. Using the material that is on hand or is donated, they create a joyous patchwork of intricate designs and traditional motifs. Reena comes...
3 Ways In Which You Are Making A Difference
With so much noise around Fair Trade, ethical consumerism and zero waste, it can be overwhelming to filter the real from the rhetoric. Here at Boho Homes, we can empathise with the cynicism that you would greet another ethical supplier with or the questions you have around the things you buy. We can empathise because we question our consumption habits too. This is also why...
5 myths about Fairtrade - What is Fairtrade ?
'Teach us how to fish - do not just give us the fish” Thank you for being a part of our Fairtrade journey. We started exploring what is Fairtrade as a family in 2016. With the availability of Fairtrade coffee, sugar and chocolate, our interest was piqued. So what is Fairtrade ? Fairtrade is unique. It is a simple mission to make a difference in...
You can be an Eco warrior & save money!
Is it getting noisy in there with all the talk about Sustainability, climate change, becoming plastic free? I don’t know about you guys but all this discussion sometimes overwhelms me. Does it mean I need to spend more money and buy more things so that I can become more sustainable? Do I need to throw away all my plastic boxes and the IKEA plastic sandwich...
Conscious living is a journey!
How many of us have preserved our purchases from various travels? Be it from lavender fields in UK to the souks of Marrakesh, we all have one special souvenir to remind us of those special moments. While I have enjoyed countless hours of bargaining in the souks and bazaars, how many of us spare a thought for the artisans who make these products? To be...
