“I've been absolutely terrified every moment of my life, and I've never let it keep me from doing a single thing that I've wanted to do.” – Georgia O'Keefe (on the date of her birth)
Nov 15, 2018
“The highest possible stage in moral culture is when we recognize that we ought to control our thoughts.” – Charles Darwin
Nov 14, 2018
“Great hearts send forth steadily the secret forces that incessantly draw great events, and wherever the mind of man goes, nature will accompany him, no matter what the path.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Nov 13, 2018
“The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.” – William Cooper
Nov 12, 2018
“Our repeated failures to fully act as we would wish MUST not discourage us. It is the sincere intention that is the essential thing, and this will in time release us from the bondage of habits...” – Thomas Troward
30 years ago today, the world’s first International fair trade certification was launched uniting producers and labeling initiatives across Europe, Asia, Latin America, North...
30 years ago today, the world’s first International fair trade certification was launched uniting producers and labeling initiatives across Europe, Asia, Latin America, North America, Africa, Australia and New Zealand behind the Max Havelaar Foundation plan in the Netherlands. Last year, ethical sales of global Fairtrade products rose by 8 percent to nearly $9.2 billion, generating more than $193 million for farmers and co-ops, with products in the U.S. like coffee, cocoa, and bananas seeing growth of 24%, 33%, 51%. SEE more impressive facts... (1988)
