Happy Badger has blazed a trail for local musicians, fair trade enterprise and recently a creative cafe.  In '05, prompted by their own kid's success in singing, but not excited by the bars in which they had to perform, they opened a 15,000 sq. ft. Performing Arts Center in Southwyck area, Toledo.  They held over 150 concerts before high rent forced them to close.  Not forgotten, fate played a role in new funds and Donna and Alan landed in Bowling Green Ohio.  Today, they still hold concerts, serve a refined cafe menu and sell Fair Trade gifts and clothes. Still, the memories of spontaneity, new talent and appreciation are still here, only smaller.

Fair Trade is more than a concept to Happy Badger. Our buying companies believe in Fair Trade. We are Fair Trade global and local. For you folks that are wondering, Fair Trade is a concept of paying a fair wage, not sweat shop, to workers who create the products. They form CO-Operatives in their own villages, rather than segregating to the city.

Stop by and “Make Someone Happy”.

Our Fair Trade companies include:
Blue Sky / Synergy / Lackhay / Jedzebel / Black Star Imports / American Apparel / Equal Exchange Chocolate / Calder Dairy / Zingerman’s Bakehouse / Gypsy Rose / Ixchel / Jayli / Kheops / Lotus Light / Mountain Rose Herbs / Nomadic Sandals / Rishi Teas / Sweet Earth Chocolates / Yak n Yeti / Storypeople / Maggies / Threadless / Tree Free