LAS VEGAS, NV and OAKLAND, CA, OCTOBER 22, 2018 - Farmer Soul LLC has officially announced its plans to introduce several product categories made from environmentally friendly material that will also be Fair Trade Certified™, meaning Farmer Soul will pay an additional premium on every product to a worker managed community development fund to better the lives of predominately female factory workers.

LAS VEGAS, NV and YEREVAN, ARMENIA October 29, 2018 - Farmer Soul LLC has announced a partnership with the Homeland Development Initiative Fund (HDIF) in celebration of Fair Trade Month. Through this partnership, crafted crochet products are being introduced in Nevada and across the country.

Crochet is an amazing fabric art that has been around since the early 19th century. The process involves looping of yarn or thread using a hook to create different shapes and patterns.

Christmas is incomplete without a magical Christmas tree decked with baubles, lights and fine felted wool ornaments. Dressing up a Christmas tree is in fact, one of the best traditions associated with this festival as it involves fun for the entire family.

The early days of Fair Trade movement began in 1897 by Herbert Booth, who was William Booth’s son, the founder of The Salvation Army. In 1987, he founded Hamodava Tea Company in Melbourne, Australia. He had developed a business model which sought to pay fair prices to the tea farmers, while also offering a scheme to buy their own lands giving them financial independence.

The origin of the Christmas ornament is closely linked to the tradition of the Christmas tree itself. Records suggest that early Egyptians, Celts, and Vikings decorated their houses with evergreen branches during winter long before Christianity appeared in the northern hemisphere. However, the tradition of the Christmas tree, as we know it today, began in Germany, in the early 16th century.

Gift giving has always been associated with the holiday season. The practice of giving holiday gifts has, in fact, been around since the time Christmas celebrations became legal in the 1680s.

In this era of technology and industrialization, mass-produced goods occupy the bulk of all markets. Although choices are abundant, they are bland and lack individuality. Of course, the same item may be available in other colors or prints. Nevertheless, factory-made items are just one of a lot and easily replaceable.

Ever since the beginning of time, man has felt the need to protect his valuables. So, it was only a matter of time for the idea of a lock and key to be born, and these devices invented to secure his most precious assets.