EcoPlum Branches Out with Exclusive Fair Trade Jewelry Made from Tagua

New York, NY, February 3, 2015 (Newswire.com) - Today EcoPlum, a sustainable e-commerce and media company, announced its exclusive distribution arrangement with Encanto Jewels for several lines of fair trade jewelry made from the South American tagua seed. The artisan-crafted, handmade fashion jewelry is available immediately in EcoPlum’s online boutique. 

Encanto designs and manufactures original and very colorful jewelry from tagua, a sustainably-sourced seed originating in the rainforests of Colombia, Ecuador and Brazil. Tagua is known as “vegetable ivory” because of the shiny, hard and enduring quality of the seeds in their raw, ivory-colored state. Biodegradable, non-toxic and color-fast dyes are used to give the tagua a rich variety of hues.   

"Encanto's tagua jewelry is spectacular in a painter's palette of beautiful, rich color choices. We love Monica's designs and the exclusive pieces we now have at EcoPlum. Personally, I receive compliments every time I wear my Aphrodite necklace and earrings!"

Gia Machlin, CEO and Founder of EcoPlum

Gia Machlin, CEO and Founder of EcoPlum, said: “Encanto’s tagua jewelry is spectacular in a painter’s palette of beautiful, rich color choices. We love Monica’s designs and the exclusive pieces we now have at EcoPlum. Personally, I receive compliments every time I wear my Aphrodite necklace and earrings!” 

The exclusive designs for ecoplum.com going forward include: Aphrodite necklaces and Aphrodite earrings; Antares necklaces; Athena earrings; and Saphi necklaces and earrings.  EcoPlum also carries Semilla Infinity bracelets, Zora earrings and necklaces, and Athena necklaces.  Most designs are available in a variety of colors, with names capturing their inspiration in nature, for example River Rock, Aqua, Sunset, and Pomegranate. 

"I discovered tagua many years ago in my travels to the rainforests of Colombia, and fell in love with it immediately”, notes Monica Farbiarz, Owner and Creative Director of Encanto Jewels. “In collaboration with the workshop we have employed since the beginning, we are able to bring forth the transformative beauty of this seed into the form of high-quality, vibrant jewelry while doing business with sustainable and fair-trade practices at heart.” 

Gia added: “We are so happy to align with Encanto, a company with a social conscience and values like ours.”

Encanto is an eco-friendly company, based in California, specializing in the highest quality jewelry made from tagua, a seed from a palm-like tree growing in the rainforests of South America.h  Because the seed is harvested after it drops from the tree, tagua jewelry is sustainable and helps encourage the preservation of rainforest land.  Their fair trade workshop in Colombia has over 30 years of experience working with tagua and creating good jobs for the community.  Encanto became a member of the Fair Trade Federation in 2013 and a B-Corporation in 2014.      

In conjunction with today’s distribution announcement, EcoPlum continues its Story Behind Our Products series with “From Seed to Jewelry,” a more detailed profile on Encanto from the EcoPlum Blog. The blog is dedicated to the latest news and inspiration on sustainable living, fashion, beauty, entertainment, and wellness.  

With its focus on eco friendly products and sustainable living, EcoPlum’s online boutique features nine categories including: (1) fair trade jewelry, (2) fair trade chocolate and coffee, (3) eco friendly clothing, (4) ecochic handbags and accessories, (5) safe cosmetics and skincare, (6) sustainable home and housewares, (7) green kids and baby, and (8) eco friendly gifts, including e-gift cards. Purchases of all products and e-gift cards at EcoPlum are eligible for EcoChipz rewards points. 

About EcoPlum

EcoPlum® is an environmentally focused media and e-commerce company. The EcoPlum Boutique specializes in stylish and unique clothing, accessories, jewelry, cosmetics, specialty foods, and gift items that are sustainable, fair trade, organic, vegan, recycled, upcycled, and/or ethically sourced. EcoPlum’s customers all earn our green shopping rewards points, known as EcoChipz, good for coupons in the shop or donations to environmental causes they support.

EcoPlum’s goal is to inspire, inform and empower its readers and customers to be conscious of their daily habits, purchases and impact on the world’s limited resources. In its quest for a better world, EcoPlum hopes to help everyone make responsible choices each day. But they also want it to be fun, easy and rewarding to “go green”! A trusted source for information and products since 2008, EcoPlum earned the coveted Green America Business Seal of Approval in 2011, providing the highest tier “Gold Approved Member” status online at GreenPages.org. More information about EcoPlum®, Where it Pays to Buy Green®, is available at shop.ecoplum.com, via info(at)ecoplum(dot)com, on Facebook, and on Twitter @ecoplum.