In the Valley, fair trade practices are important to many people. Ten Thousand Villages doesn’t just support Fair Trade, it’s their whole purpose. Started in 1946 by a Mennonite woman who was struck by the poverty of the women she saw on a trip to Puerto Rico, the business of selling their hand-sewn embroidery in America has grown into the Fair Trade Movement. Ten Thousand Villages partners with villages around the world to sell their handmade products, thereby allowing them to earn income and support their families. Far from just embroideries, Ten Thousand Villages sells handmade pottery, jewelry, soaps, wall art, and much more. At Ten Thousand Villages, the power of your purchases helps make someone else’s world a better place.