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This page offers some very special wooden
jewelry and a set of salad servers from Guatemala.
These are definitely some of the finest wooden products we've seen!
Fine Guatemalan Wood Carvings: Jewelry
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The artisans want to share their story of improved forest use and societal improvements with you.
El Remate Village, Flores, Petén, Guatemala.
"We, the artisans of the El Remate community, used to work in agriculture as our means for subsistence.
To carry out our farming activities, we had to cut down and burn five hectares of forest per year.
The agricultural activities we practiced brought very little income to our families but
caused significant damage to the forest, putting in danger the lives of wild animals, as well as our own.
Hence, 20 years ago our community started working as artisans creating wooden crafts,
which was an art brought about locally by our need to make a better living, improve the quality of life
and at the same time seek the sustainability of our natural resources.
Now, as artisans, we only need one previously fallen tree, using its roots and branches, to work the entire year.
This new activity provides us with higher incomes than our previous work in agriculture;
and at the same time guarantees us the protection of the natural resources and the lives of wild animals.
In the craftsmanship women, youth, children and the elderly participate.
From their own homes, they are able to earn an income for their families that is
more adequate for meeting the needs of our rural communities."
 Jewelry
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Wooden Bangle Bracelets
These handcarved bangle bracelets are as pleasing to the eye as they're smooth and soothing to the touch.
Great care was taken to create them.
Buy a few for yourself or a friend to enjoy the pleasant jingle of wood while you encourage Guatemalan families to
continue to employ forest conservation practices, which benefits the planet and therefore all of us!
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Narrow Wooden Bangle Bracelet
About .5" wide |
ECO-HCP:BANGL-N |
$4.50 |
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Wide Wooden Bangle Bracelet
About .75" wide |
ECO-HCP:BANGL-W |
$7.50 |
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Wooden Tear Drop Earrings
ECO-HCP:EAR-DRP
(Sorry - out of stock.)
$14.00
Make sustainability a recurring theme in your wardrobe with teardrop shaped earrings that
showcase the natural color variations of wood.
You can wear these Guatemalan wooden earrings with pride, knowing that you're helping our
world in social and environmental ways.
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ACHIEVEMENTS of the ECOLOGICAL HANDCRAFT PROJECT
Directly improves the quality of life of more than 50 families, and indirectly the entire community.
Thousands of hectares of forest are conserved and protected.
Local communities have become conscious of the respect that must be given to the forest,
and identify it as a natural asset that must be conserved.
We have combined forest conservation and our fight against poverty.
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Salad Servers
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Fine Wood Salad Servers $36.00
ECO-HCP:SALAD
SALE! $33.00
You will really love the feel of these beautiful (and, of course, functional)
wooden salad servers. Not only do they look extraordinary, this sustainable fork and spoon set
has an extraordinary story of forest management,
as noted in the artisan story above.
Consider these as a housewarming, hospitality, or wedding present!
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