The Mission Marketplace

Kevin Frahm The Mission Marketplace is a nonprofit, volunteer-supported, community marketplace that sells many handcrafted items made by economically impoverished people in developing regions of the world. We at The Mission Marketplace believe that each village in the world represents a unique, distinctive group of people. Our goal is to create economic opportunities for craftspeople around the world through the practice of Fair Trade and attempt to increase global understanding by telling these talented artisans’ stories. Kevin Frahm, Executive Director

The Mission Marketplace is a non-profit organization that welcomes donations to underwrite our educational mission.

Peruse our great Holiday gift selection for men and women*

*These are pdf files, and take Adobe Acrobat to open.

Use your green and plastic votes to…
elect economic justice

“Vote” fair trade and you select businesses who commit to:

a fair wage in the local context
offering employees opportunities for advancement
engaging in environmentally sustainable practices
building long-term relationships
providing healthy & safe working conditions

Recommended books on sustainable economic development:

The End of Poverty, Jeffrey D. Sachs

The Tipping Point, Malcolm Galadwell

Fair Trade: A Beginner's Guide, Jacqueline DeCarlo

See the fair trade article in the Fall 2008 edition of Gift Shop Magazine, which includes a feature on The Mission Marketplace.

Print out our newsletters (in pdf format):
November-December 2008
September-October 2008

The Mission Marketplace is located at 117 South Main Street in Chelsea, across from the Common Grill restaurant. Parking is available on the street, in a municipal lot just behind the store, and in a municipal lot on the North side of Main Street.
See MapQuest map.

Print out our store brochure to share!
(This is a pdf document. If you need to, download Adobe Acrobat.)

Board of Directors: Denise Frahm, Chair; Phil Lewis, Treasurer; Elizabeth Hammer, Secretary; Abbey Lewis-Lakin, Student Liaison; Barbara Cherem; Marilyn Jachalke, Cathy Muha; Fred Swope; Kevin Frahm, Executive Director

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