Enthusiastic, accessible, and deeply committed to what they are growing, the owners of Meso have elevated crafts to mainstream design with a conscience, and they have a lot to be proud of.

Earth, Nectar DaysJenny WonderlingMarch 17, 2017shop small, fair trade, eco, entrepeneur, Hudson Valley, meso america, handmade, woman owned businessComment

Supplier Spotlight: On Social Responsibility with HAND IN HAND

Meet Zofia Wolicki, Director of Sales and Marketing for one of Nectar's favorite small businesses: Hand in Hand.

Earth, Nectar DaysJenny WonderlingNovember 8, 2016Haiti, fair trade, shop small, small business, organic, handmade, conscious, eco, water, water initiativesComment

Travelogue: Holy Cow, Human Nature, and Other Maddening Contradictions*

This is the story of a furniture and gift shop owner who lost her way. “Focus on the beauty,” my Indian mother Kumi says, ever evolved. She does not mean this in a superficial way, as in beauty of the body, she could give a rat's ass about that.

Earth, Travel, Nectar DaysJenny WonderlingOctober 1, 2016india, travelogue, travel, small business, shop small, earth, eco, environmentComment

Water Song

“When I grew up, we were taught to ask permission of the water, just to begin a relationship with it. We were not to run up to a river, a lake, or a stream, but were told to always approach water in a quiet way, to be respectful, and honor it.”

essay, memoir, EarthJenny WonderlingJanuary 28, 201613 indigenous grandmothers, water song, Indigenous Wisdom, earth, peace, wisdom, elders, International councilComment

Wanderlust and Wandering Home

The joyous, open-hearted man in this photo worked in a gorgeous antique shop in a town on our way back to Marrakech, Morocco where I went in 2015.

Earth, Nectar DaysJenny WonderlingJanuary 19, 2016travel, morocco, moroccan, wanderlust, small business, shop small, entrepeneurComment