Fair trade businesses in Hamilton
Sarah O'Connor
Staff Reporter
For Coffee:
Homegrown Hamilton
27 King William Street
Phone: (905) 777-8102
Email: info@homegrownhamilton.com
Website: www.homegrownhamilton.com
Facebook: Homegrown Hamilton
Twitter: @HomgrownHam
Fair Trade coffee is probably the first thing people associate with the term. While there are many places around McMaster that sell Fair Trade coffee (such as Union Market and My Dog Joe), it’s nice to explore the city a bit more and experience the downtown core. Homegrown Hamilton freshly roasts their coffee right in front of you using only Fair Trade and organic beans from around the world. They offer a variety of coffee flavours as well as snacks for you to enjoy. The café-by-day, bar-by-night, offers weekly live entertainment by local and non-local artists.
For Food:
Ten Thousand Villages
162 Locke Street South
Phone: (905) 522-1626
Email: Hamilton@villages.ca
Website: www.tenthousandvillages.ca
Facebook: Ten Thousand Villages Canada
Twitter: @VillagesCanada
Celebrating its 68 Anniversary as the largest Fair Trade retailer in North America, Ten Thousand Villages is definitely the most interesting of the shops because everything it sells is fair trade: coffee and tea, jewelry, and food items from India, Bangladesh and many other places. Additionally, Ten Thousand Villages also sells a variety of fair trade chocolate and spices for cooking− a great way to spice up Ramen Noodles or a way to liven up dessert!
For Art:
The Quirky Crocodile
600 Upper Wellington Street
Phone: (905) 387 0404
Website: www.thequirkycrocodile.com
Email: the qurikycrocodile@hotmail.com
Facebook: The Quirky Crocodile
Twitter: @quirkycrocodile
The Quirky Crocodile is a brand-new store to Hamilton that opened its doors on Feb.1. As well as selling fair trade coffee and tea, The Quirky Crocodile also sells gorgeous Fair Trade metal wall art from Haiti. The wall art is unique as it is recycled from steel oil drums and made with a hammer and chisel. The Quirky Crocodile also sells bamboo wind chimes, decorative masks, and products made by local artists such as hats, mittens, and sock animals.
