Papa Rozier Farms turns castor and moringa grown on its family-owned, 50-acre farm in Haiti into unrefined natural oils and body-care products. The company’s farm-to-home process carries the harvest from handpicked, sun-dried seeds to cold pressing and bottling at its Bushwick, Brooklyn facility. Its work also supports BATI School, which in 2024 served 130 students and helped provide employment for 24 people in the community.
Rou OrganicsRou Organics turns wild-harvested African seeds and fruits into cold-pressed botanical oils, combining tribal harvesting knowledge with modern processing at its solar-powered facility in Modimole, Limpopo. The company sources from communities around more than 50 villages, with every bag tracked from its harvesting location to the plant and local harvesters equitably paid. Its fresh-fruit approach also puts byproducts to work rather than sending them to waste.POTOMAC, MD
Cafe CarrizalRooted in the village its ancestors founded 120 years ago, Cafe Carrizal grows and sells high-altitude Caribbean coffee. The family still lives on the original Carrizal plot and has cultivated coffee there for more than five generations, using regenerative mixed-farming practices. Its cooperative includes more than 160 chemical-free farms with bee colonies that support both coffee production and the surrounding ecosystem.New York, NY
FairTale GHANAFairTale GHANA connects consumers with raw, handcrafted Ghanaian shea butter and cold-pressed baobab oil made through a women’s cooperative in rural West Africa. Its unrefined shea butter is produced traditionally from locally gathered nuts, while the company’s ethical-trade model helps women—many of them widows or single mothers—earn fair wages and support their families. Founded by Kai-Liis Lepik, FairTale GHANA also supports education in Kongo village through its partner NGO Mondo.NYC, NY
Avital's ApiariesAvital’s Apiaries turns the products of its honey hives into handcrafted body care, including soaps, lotion bars, haircare and bath products. The three-person team works from a solar-powered workshop in Newfield, New York, drawing on 30 acres of wildflowers and forest while also sourcing hive products from other local beekeepers. What began with two hives and a local fair table 12 years ago has grown into wholesale and online sales, with minimal packaging and a strong preference for glass, tins and paperboard.NEWFIELD, NY