Earthville Market Vision & Values

Like you, we care about this funky little planet and all the living beings who share it. We envision a world where all commerce is compassionate because all businesses are committed to the "triple bottom line" that defines successful business as producing three kinds of profit: personal, public, and planetary. Everyone wins!

Our goal as a socially and environmentally responsible business is to do as much good as we can while also doing our best to avoid causing any harm in the process. It's a challenge that requires creativity and dedication to continual improvement, and it's one that we embrace with joy.

Here are a few of the steps we take to put our values into action:

• We donate at least 10% of all profits from the store to charitable projects around the world through our nonprofit partner, the Earthville Network In some cases, up to 100% of the net proceeds from your purchases go directly to charitable activities around the world.
• We offer our customers the opportunity to join in the good karma by adding a dollar or more to your order to support charitable programs doing great work around the world. 100% of this money goes to the charitable projects you choose to support.
• Furthermore, all the products we stock are bought from artists and vendors who are making positive contributions to the world, and our employees are artists and do-gooders too, so truly every single penny you spend at the Earthville Market is helping to create a better world.
• We only sell things that we believe make the world a better place by inspiring you, connecting you with other cultures, and supporting your compassionate and sustainable lifestyle.
• We sell products on a sliding scale so that people will lower incomes can enjoy our products without breaking the bank and those who wish to support our artists and charities can earn more good karma points by paying at the higher end of the scale. The higher the price you choose on the sliding scale, the more your purchase benefits these life-changing charitable projects and the altruistic artists themselves.
• We do not sell or use anything that contains animal products or involves animal testing.
• We print our invoices and packing slips on 100% post-consumer recycled paper.
• We only use recycled and recyclable shipping and packing materials.
• We make it easy for our customers to have a "carbon-zero" transaction by giving you the opportunity to donate to fund tree plantings to offset the carbon emissions created by shipping your order to you.

We have some big dreams for growing the Earthville Market organically so that, over time, we can do even more to support compassionate and sustainable living. Check back every now and then for updates.

We hope you enjoy shopping with us even more, knowing that you're helping to create a better world with every dollar you spend!