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Bottle Stoppers / Cheshire Glass
Distinctive, one-of-a-kind, handcrafted blown glass bottle stoppers are the perfect gift for wine enthusiasts. They can even be used for sparkling water or oil and vinegar! Vibrant colored glass swirls adorn a decorative stainless steel base. Cheshire Glassworks, an independently owned studio and gallery located in the northern Berkshires and run by artist/owner Jill Reynolds, is filled with everything from eye-catching pendants, earrings, bracelets, and rings to whimsical glass vases and imaginative sculptures. Jill lovingly creates each and every piece with the magic of fire, glass, and brilliant color. Visit Cheshire Glassworks at 24 South Street, Cheshire, MA. (413) 743-7828, www.cheshireglassworks.com
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Exchange Chocolate Bars BENEFIT Equal Berkshire Food Co-op
Using cacao sourced from democratic co-ops, Equal Exchange’s Fair Trade and organic chocolates benefit small-scale farmers in Latin America. These chocolates are a delicious part of a more equitable, alternative supply chain. Equal Exchange works in collaboration with communities to teach sustainable farming methods, crop diversification, and women’s leadership development. Equal Exchange not only works with farmer cooperatives, and sells to food cooperatives, but they are also a worker-owned cooperative themselves! You can feel good about enjoying these tasty chocolates because they support a better way of doing business in the world! Find them at Berkshire Food Co-op at 34 Bridge Street, Great Barrington, MA. (413) 528-9697, www.berkshire.coop
Candles, Cookies, Blocks & More Camphill Village Store
Delight friends and loved ones with specialty small-batch organic cookies in a variety of flavors from our Village Bakery. Entertain the children in your life with interlocking wooden blocks handcrafted from finely sanded oak in our Woodshop. Light the way this holiday season with our classic pillar beeswax candles, carefully created in our Candleshop. These products and more were made at Camphill Village Copake, an integrated community where individuals with developmental differences are living a life of dignity, equality, and purpose. All sales benefit Camphill Village. Visit our café and gift shop for treats and sweets at the Camphill Village Green at 84 Camphill Road, Copake, NY. (518) 329-4511, www.camphillstore.com 20