Alternative Gift Market

Vendor Highlight: Playgrounds for Palestine

We have been proud participants in the Alternative Gift Market for many years.

We sell FairTrade Certified Organic Palestinian Olive oil. 100% of the proceeds from our sales benefit the building of Playgrounds and our mission:
1) To uphold the Right to Play, per Article 31 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, for Palestinian children living in Palestine under Israeli occupation, or in refugee camps elsewhere.

Article 31 (Leisure, play and culture): Children have the right to relax and play, and to join in a wide range of cultural, artistic and other recreational activities.

The link to our olive oil is:

Category: Olive Oil – Playgrounds for Palestine It has come to our attention that the spout on these tins may be defective. The plastic pull does not come off easily and most people have had to use a knife or scissors to cut a hole for the oil to pour. We are hugely sorry for this inconvenience. For this reason, we are discounting the price to $3...

Now you can wear your climate activism around town! Come to the Alternative Gift Market (fair-trade and hand-made items; altgiftmkt.com for more info) on November 9 & 10, and check out the new "eco-scarf" from Sewn for Good that raises funds for the Academy of Natural Sciences https://sewnforgood.com/product/the-eco-scarf/

The Eco Scarf - Sewn for Good 10% of all sales go to the Academy of Natural Sciences 22" square of 100% cotton Machine edge hem Hand or machine wash All sales final

PLAYGROUNDS FOR PALESTINE will have a table at the Alternative Gift Market (fair-trade and hand-made items; Nov 9 & 10; altgiftmkt.com), selling delicious fair-trade olive oil -- stock up for yourself, and give some as gifts, all while supporting playgrounds for Palestinian children! https://www.playgroundsforpalestine.org/

This year's market is mentioned in the latest SavvyMainLine post! We are looking forward to having photographer Andras Szekely join us this year.

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