Diaspora Co. was founded in the fall of 2017 with just one spice - Pragati Turmeric - sourced from an equally young and idealistic farm partner, their now dear friend Mr. Prabhu Kasaraneni. But from their very first day, the big, audacious dream was to grow a radically new, decidedly delicious, and truly equitable spice trade, to push a broken system into an equal exchange, and to have a lot of fun doing it.
Today, they source 30 single-origin spices from 150 farms across India and Sri Lanka. They are proud to pay their farm partners an average of 6x above the commodity price. In a system where fair trade is a mere 15% premium, they pay what they believe to be a living wage, an investment in the kind of leadership and land stewardship that will build climate resilience and more delicious food systems.
Being in this community is about connecting deeply with the culture and heritage of the regions they source from, and about learning as they go. Complicating and deepening what "Made in South Asia" means, and how they tell their own stories of freedom, struggle, and diaspora through food.
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Diaspora Co
Ethically Sourced
Exploitation Free
Direct Trade
Fair Trade
Sustainable
Non-Profit
Nancy Walsh
Art Deco Earrings
My daughter works at the Chattanooga courthouse, which was built in the Art Deco style of architecture. I got these for her birthday last month and she loves them!
Ethical Trade Co
Stacey
Best gift!
My aunt is a vegetarian and wanted an ethical leather messenger bag. This colorful recycled leather bag was exactly what she was looking for, it’s beautiful!
Free Gift
Nancy Walsh
Gecko
My students love the gecko that I put on the wall near the alphabet! Very colorful!
Wildlife Ornament
Ginger B.
Ukraine pottery- beautiful!!
The round pottery serving dish is simple & elegant! Love supporting the artisans in Ukraine!
Handmade Ukrainian Concrete Serving Dish
Customer
Love this Haitian Tree of Life!
I had been wondering what to do with my larger/dangly earrings, as they were piling up in my drawer. I happened upon Ethical Trade Co as Manuel was opening up the store. When I saw this Haitian Tree of Life I immediately thought about hanging my earrings on it, and it worked out lovely!