Plowsharing Crafts Inc

TO PROVIDE FAIR AND MEANINGFUL INCOME TO ARTISANS AND FARMERS IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD, ALL OF WHOM LIVE IN POVERTY OR LOW-INCOME SITUATIONS, BY MARKETING AND SELLING THEIR HANDIWORK. WE WORK AT EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT FAIR TRADE, AND HOW THEIR PURCHASES IMPACT PEOPLE IN THE 3RD WORLD. WE SUPPORT LOCAL NOT-FOR-PROFIT AND FAITH COMMNUITIES BY FUNDRAISING WITH THEM THROUGH THE SALE OF PRODUCTS WE MARKET.

OUR PRIMARY AND LARGEST PROGRAM WAS THE SELLING AND MARKETING OF FAIR TRADE MERCHANDISE WHICH HAS BEEN HANDCRAFTED BY ARTISIANS AND FARMERS, ALL OF WHOM ARE PEOPLE IN POVERTY OR LOW-INCOME SITUATIONS THROUGHOUT THE DEVELOPING WORLD. THESE INCLUDE ITEMS SUCH AS JEWELERY, POTTERY, TEXTILES, COFFEE, CHOCOLATE, HOME AND PERSONAL ACCESSORIES, AND HOLIDAY ITEMS. ALL OF WHICH COME FROM COUNTRIES IN AFRICA, ASIA, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA. SALES OCCUR IN OUR THREE STORES, AS WELL AS OTHER SITES, SUCH AS SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, COMMUNITY EVENTS, AND CONVENTIONS, AND A MINIMAL AMOUNT THROUGH E-COMMERCE. OUR SALES EMPLOYED AROUNF 180 ARTISIANS/FARMERS AND HELPED THEIR FAMILIES. THE MAJORITY OF THE WORK IN THE STORES IS PERFORMED BY VOLUNTEERS. OPERATIONS HAVE CEASED FOR THE 2021 YEAR.