KC Companies of Conscience

www.urbanmininghomewares.com
3924 Walnut
Kansas City, MO 64111

This locally owned market in Westport operates with a philosophy of reusing and recycling as an art form. They open their doors the weekend of the first Friday of each month after “a dozen hunter-gatherer-artists have spent the month combing the urban core for wonderful finds” including vintage furniture and textiles and architectural salvage. If you like the idea of reusing rather than buying new but don’t have time to do the “combing” yourself, you might give this market a try.

www.tenthousandvillages.com
7947 Santa Fe Drive
Overland Park, KS 66204
913.642.8368

Ten Thousand Villages speaks well for itself: “Ten Thousand Villages is a founding member of the International Fair Trade Association (IFAT) and a member of the Fair Trade Federation (FTF), both of which aim to improve the livelihood of disadvantaged people in developing countries and to change unfair structures of international trade.”

www.worldswindowkc.com
332 W. 63rd St.
Kansas City, MO 64113
816.361.2500

After many years in Westport, locally-owned World’s Window has resettled in Brookside a few doors down from Reading Reptile. The store carries many fairly-traded items gathered from around the world.

www.itsonlynaturalonline.com
407 W. Gregory
Kansas City, MO 64114
816.523.7434

This boutique in Brookside sells clothes that are hand-knit or hand-crafted through fair trade and are made from “eco-fabrics like Organically-grown Cotton, Hemp, Tencel, Wool, Alpaca, Bamboo, Soy and more.” The store itself uses earth-friendly products and recycles.

www.monasterycreations.com
31970 State Hwy. P
Clyde, MO 64432
877.672.7627

If you’re in need of a salve . . . or lotion or soap or candles, the sisters at the monastery in Clyde hand-make those things with an awareness of God’s presence as they work. Each purchase “supports [their] life of prayer,” which in turn supports our regional spiritual community.

www.printeryhouse.org
37112 State Hwy. VV
(P.O. Box 12)
Conception, MO 64433
800.322.2737

The monks of Conception Abbey help support the abbey and seminary by creating cards and other paper products in their own printing house. They can do custom imprinting on most of their cards. Contemporary religious art is also for sale. You can visit their website or the giftshop in the Abbey welcome center.

www.prydeskitchen.com
115 Westport Rd.
Kansas City, MO 64111
816.531.5588
800.531.5588

Housed in a historic building in Westport, Pryde’s is a kitchen store with soul. The family who has run Pryde’s for its 39 years supports the local community, including places like the Redemptorist Social Services Center which serves the Westport area. The gracious owners and employees will bring you a complimentary cup of coffee or tea, making a shopping trip feel more like a respite.

www.readingreptile.com
328 W. 63rd St.
Kansas City, MO 64113
816.753.0441

The creativity in this family-run children’s bookstore practically pours out onto the sidewalk. It’s rare to feel more alive walking out of a store than you did walking in! Debbie and Pete are raising a beautiful family among the bookshelves and somehow find the time and energy to put together a constantly changing set of activities and programs that enrich the metropolitan community.