Market gives almost all profits directly to the person that made it.
MARQUETTE -- As impoverished villagers in Third World countries struggle to pay for food and schooling, fair trade markets help sell their wares, giving 97-100 percent of the profits directly to the person that made it.
St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Marquette is hosting their bi-monthly fair trade market this weekend, offering ten bean soup mixes, jewelry, handcrafted dolls, and other arts and crafts.
There were also backweaving purses and bags made by men who were given a second chance after spending their money on drugs in Guatemala.
Betsy Jessup of St. Mark's Lutheran Church said, "And when Diego found out about this, he went and gathered these boys and brought them back to Chi-Chi Constanago and taught them how to be tailors. So, they are the ones in his little work room making these purses, and they're now able to support their own families, and their mothers, and the community."
The fair trade market will be open on Sunday at St. Mark's located on Presque Isle Avenue from noon until 3 p.m.
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