New Products from Avatar Imports!

Avatar Imports is a fair trade company specializing in beautiful, affordable clothing and accessories. Avatar has created their very own fair trade factory in Kathmandu, Nepal, where they provide workers with payment above a living wage. The Avatar Imports headquarters recently was designated a Certified Green Business by the city of Santa Cruz, California.

This spring we've added new products from Avatar Imports, including the Embroidered Top, Hemp Wallet, Western Men's Shirt, Hand-Loomed Shoulder Bag, and the Hemp Tee. We also restocked several popular items, including the Long Patchwork Skirt and the Kimono Dress.

Don't forget to check out the fabulous sundresses from Avatar -- a great wardrobe addition for spring!

Who's Your Green Inspiration?

Happy Earth Day, ghia friends!

On this lovely Earth Day, I'd like to encourage you to think about people who have inspired you to live a greener life and thank them for the difference they are making.

My green inspiration this year is my friend Ariana. A few weeks ago I was visiting Ariana's house with the city delivered an extra recycling bin. I was shocked -- her two-person household needed TWO recycling bins?

Ariana explained that she and her husband found they just didn't have much regular trash anymore. They eliminated a lot of household waste by trading one-time use products for reusable products; for instance, paper towels were ditched for cleaning rags. They also checked the city's curbside recycling guidelines and posted them in the house to be sure they were recycling everything they could. Products that didn't qualify for curbside recycling, such as glass, were collected until Ariana made a trip to a recycling center. They also tried to avoid buying products in non-recyclable containers, switching to brands that offered more environmentally friendly choices.

Wow! After listening to Ariana explain her recycling strategies, I felt like I had been stuck in 1990 recycling mode. Sure, my household recycled aluminum cans, paper, and cardboard, but most everything else got chucked into the trash. After seeing the huge difference Ariana made by putting a little extra thought into her choices, I decided to try it for myself. Now those plastic containers labeled 1 through 7 are rinsed and recycled, and I'm more careful with my shopping choices. I think I may need my own extra recycle bin soon.

Thanks, Ariana, for inspiring me to go greener!

Springamajig!

ghia is proud to be partnering will Cool People Care this month for Springamajig.

What is Springamajig, you ask?

It's 40 days of events promoted, sponsored, or hosted by Cool People Care to get people out of their homes and into their communities.

To celebrate Springamajig, ghia and Cool People Care are making it easy to shop responsibly with 15% on the 15th. On April 15, for one day only, you can get 15% off any order at ghia or the Cool People Care Shoppe by using the coupon code SPRINGAMAJIG.

You don't have to spend a lot or travel far to find terrific products that fair trade, organic, or locally made. Set a reminder for April 15 to use these world-changing savings!

See Our New Products at the CRAFT Event!

Hi, friends!

ghia will be participating in CRAFT: A Creative Community tomorrow at the Lipstick Lounge in East Nashville. Come see us, and you'll get a chance to see some of our new fair trade items from Avatar Imports before we add them to the website! You'll also get to see awesome creations from several Nashville-area artists.

Here are the details:
CRAFT
Sunday, April 6
11am to 5pm
Lipstick Lounge
14th and Woodland
Nashville, TN 37206