Green Daily

I always come across World of Good accessories at Whole Foods, and owe thanks to them for one of my best-ever purchases, a little sling bag made of Nepali silk.

Sorry to got all Anna Wintour on you, but it's got most incredible peacock blue, orange and red detailing. Seriously! As an added bonus, originalgood.com tells me my bag was handmade by a group of nine families in Kathmandu. Nine!

For something from that part of the world (read: China and its outer limits), the thing seemed -- at first -- outrageously expensive: around $45. Why spend that when I could get something made by little children for a quarter of the price?

Exactly. That sort of purchase isn't really favorable on the cosmic scale.

That's why I encourage you to swing by the site. You can shop by country of origin, and be sure that anything you buy is high-quality and "ethically sourced." (That means its production was geared not only to alleviate poverty, but also to be environmentally kind.)

FYI, World of Good just launched an entire website community on eBay. Their enviro-info has an admirable international scope.