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ProductsOur specialty: ethnic doll clothes that fit American Girl and other 16", 18" and 23" dolls, hand-woven in Guatemala and Central America. We also carry hand-woven textiles, bags, accessories, jewelry, arts and crafts, paintings, books, and other wonderful gifts from Guatemala and Latin America. Also on the web at http://terraexperience.com.Our goal: to give kids (and kids at heart) the chance to experience other cultures while playing with the dolls and things they love. We strive to support sustainable development, fair trade, local artisans, their communities and environment. |
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PhilosophyBuying local helps us "think globally and act locally" and strengthen the wonderful community in which we live. Whether it's at the Dane County Farmers Market or a local market in Guatemala, we strive to have our purchases directly benefit the people and communities who make these products and the community-based businesses that strive to be socially and environmentally responsible. |
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HistoryTerra Experience was started in 1999 as a very small, socially responsible business to help Mayan friends in Guatemala earn some additional income for school supplies and other needs of their families. I hoped there might be a market for fine hand-woven ethnic doll clothes that would allow me to provide a fair wage to Guatemalan weavers and give children in North America a chance to experience and support the living Mayan culture.We are a member of "Green America" (formerly Coop America) and were recognized as one of 10 Green Toys for 2008 http://www.coopamerica.org/programs/shopunshop/10greentoys.cfm. We were also recognized in 2008 by Madison Magazine as one of 25 "Green Heroes". |
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