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Close to Home | May 8, 2012 | 8:20

Little Foot Yurts

May 12th was World Fair Trade Day -- and a group of Nova Scotia businesses got together to promote globally conscious trade. The Fair Trade Bazaar took place in downtown Halifax. Products on display included silks from Thailand, Zulu beadwork from South Africa, and carpets from Kyrgystan.....And all of the merchants at the Fair Trade Bazaar were housed in a Nova Scotia-made yurt. It was built by Little Foot Yurts of Wolfville, NS. Selene is co-owner and operator of the company, and we reached her at home before the event.....

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