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Welcome to the 34 social enterprises, responsible businesses, and voluntary organizations that joined the Good Market community in July 2019! There are now more than 1,030 enterprises across 32 countries on the Good Market community platform. 
See them all at goodmarket.global.
Traverse City, Michigan, United States
Table Health is a functional medicine collective that offers comprehensive physician-guided programs to help people from all walks of life build practical, daily habits that support better health. Members are able to develop customized programs that include physician visits, expert nutrition and behavioral counseling, health workshops, cooking classes, movement studio classes, massage, and other bodywork. Their retail outlet, Table Market, offers a carefully curated selection of healthy, ethical, and environmentally responsible products. Table Health also has an onsite laboratory with discounted rates for community members with no insurance or high deductibles. Sponsorship opportunities, donation based class offerings, and revenue streams from corporate wellness programs help subsidize services for lower income groups. Table Health donates a percent of any surplus to local nonprofits that support community health and regenerative food systems in northern Michigan.
https://tablehealth.goodmarket.global
Matale, Sri Lanka
Pepper Valley Farm is organic certified for a wide range of fruits, vegetables, and spices, but there is a separate area zoned for animal husbandry and processing that is not certified yet. Their vision is to create a range of specialty meat products made from traceable, on-farm organic ingredients. Pepper Valley Farm currently offers free range eggs, roasted country chicken, chicken and pork yakitori skewers and satay, steamed bao buns, chili and pepper crusted ham, bacon, hot dogs, sausages, lingus, and chorizo. They use the organic jackfruit from the farm to produce polos steamed buns for vegans. Pepper Valley Farm has based their animal welfare practices and processed meats preservation on EU Organic standards and hopes to obtain organic certification for the full product range in the future. As part of their commitment to environmental responsibility, they installed a biogas plant to capture energy from the pig manure. The farm offers free meals and onsite accommodation to workers and provides schoolbooks for their children.
https://peppervalleyfarm.goodmarket.global
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Ella Pad trains women garment workers in Bangladesh to make their own reusable sanitary napkins from fabric off-cuts. Partner garment factories provide materials and access to equipment because they see that the initiative reduces absenteeism and increases the wellbeing of their workers. Participating women produce the pads and manage the program within the factory. Surplus products are provided to family members free of charge. Ella Pad not only benefits women who are not able to afford commercial sanitary products, it also benefits the environment by reducing fabric waste and consumption of disposable plastic pads.
https://ellapad.goodmarket.global
Watertown, Massachusetts, United States
Just Works Consulting helps organizations succeed by facilitating change initiatives, strategic planning, and leadership development and offering guidance on organizational effectiveness, ethical supply chains, and cooperative development. Clients include nonprofits, networks, schools, government entities, and social entrepreneurs with a shared commitment to creating change in the world. Just Works offers sliding fees to low income organizations and donates at least 5 percent of net revenue to social justice organizations. The two principals serve on numerous volunteer boards, participate in networks and alliances, and helped start Belmont-Watertown Local First.
https://justworksconsulting.goodmarket.global
Traverse City, Michigan, United States
Oryana Community Co-op was started in 1973 as a buying club for wholesome food and has evolved into a $16 million, 10,000 square foot cooperative business serving the Traverse City community and beyond. Oryana provides local, natural, and organic fresh produce, bulk goods, groceries, and wellness products at fair value to owners and the community. They were the first co-op in the United States to become a certified organic retailer. The Oryana Cafe serves as a community meeting space and performance venue for local musicians. Oryana owners and staff are committed to enhancing their community through cooperative economics, local sourcing, environmentally responsible practices, and education. Each year, they donate to dozens of local nonprofits including Food Rescue, a program that collects soon-to-expire fresh, healthy food and distributes it to food pantries, shelters, and community meal sites.
https://oryanacommunitycoop.goodmarket.global
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Positive Sri Lanka is a national movement that emerged after the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks to challenge negativity, change the narrative in the country, and jumpstart the economy. The initiative is an alliance of like-minded individuals and businesses committed to positive citizenship. Participants raise awareness and encourage Sri Lankans to think, lead, act, buy, and share positive. Collected funds are donated to Trail and the Sri Lanka Red Cross to support survivors and their families.
https://positivesrilanka.goodmarket.global
Mount Lavinia, Sri Lanka
Pom’s Island creates environmentally responsible, non-toxic wooden toys with open-ended designs to encourage creativity and imagination. Parents are able to buy one toy that does a hundred things instead of a hundred toys that do one thing. Pom’s Island toys are safe for children and safe for the environment. The wood is carefully sanded, painted with non-toxic water-based paint, and finished with a homemade, natural wood butter. Packaging is plastic free and recyclable.
https://pomsisland.goodmarket.global
Traverse City, Michigan, United States
Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities is a nonprofit that works with people to build a thriving local farm and food economy, make towns and villages stronger, more walkable, bike-able, and transit-friendly, and develop local, clean energy. They focus on achieving on-the-ground results in northwest Michigan and leveraging them to support other communities and improvements to state policy. Groundwork is member-driven and member-funded. They collaborate to protect the environment, strengthen the economy, and build community.
https://groundworkcenter.goodmarket.global
Kotugoda, Sri Lanka
Us On Earth is an urban farm committed to sustainable agriculture. Their mission is to make local, seasonal, and organically grown food accessible to more people in Sri Lanka, bridge the gap between farmers and consumers, and help farmers capture more value. They keep prices as low as possible so that more segments of society can afford and enjoy healthy, organically grown food, and they hope to eventually work with a network of other farmers that are interested in sustainable techniques. Us On Earth encourages the consumption of indigenous, locally grown varieties of fruits and vegetables by making them available and raising awareness about the benefits and uses of local produce. Profits are used to support a local children’s home and provide housing, food, and other services to workers.
https://usonearth.goodmarket.global
Traverse City, Michigan, United States
Higher Grounds brings a human-centric approach to organic specialty coffee. As member-owners of Coop Coffee, an importing cooperative, they are able to directly source green coffee beans and develop long-term relationships with farmers in coffee growing regions. Higher Grounds has a circular model to return benefits to the producers. A percent of sales is donated to their partner nonprofit, On the Ground, which supports sustainable, equitable solutions in coffee growing communities. Higher Grounds also supports nonprofit organizations in their local community by developing custom branded blends and donating a portion of sales. The Higher Grounds Coffee Bar and Roastery is located in the Village at Grand Traverse Commons, one of the largest historic preservation and adaptive reuse redevelopments in the United States. The coffee bar prepares drinks using freshly roasted coffee and sustainably sourced local and organic ingredients.
https://highergrounds.goodmarket.global
Ruhunupura, Sri Lanka
TODDS Coir Sponges aims to make environmentally responsible products more accessible and affordable and help eliminate single use plastic. Their coconut fiber cleaning scrubs offer a natural, compostable alternative to synthetic sponges. A percent of each sale is donated to SOS Children’s Villages in Sri Lanka. TODDS participates in local environmental initiatives including beach clean ups and Car Free Colombo.
https://todds.goodmarket.global
Meddawatta, Sri Lanka
Sambol Setting offers accommodation, local food, and responsible travel experiences on the southern coast of Sri Lanka. They source supplies and furnishings from local social enterprises and responsible businesses. Donations and a portion of the revenue generated from tourism are used to protect and support women and children affected by violence. Sambol Foundation’s mission is to establish a shelter with free accommodation, care, support services, and vocational training programs to help survivors transition to an independent life.
https://sambolsetting.goodmarket.global
Traverse City, Michigan, United States
SEEDS was established as a not-for-profit organization in 1999 to “implement local solutions to global issues at the intersection of ecology, education, and design.” The Teaching & Learning team offers experiential environmental education for all ages with a particular focus on community learning centers and after school programs. The Energy & Environment team provides technical advisory services and design solutions related to energy efficiency, renewable technology, zero waste, carbon drawdown, and resilience. SEEDS Youth Conservation Corps is a green economy workforce development program. The Youth Corps is available for local projects including invasive species control, habitat restoration, trail development, light construction with a focus on black locust building materials, energy efficiency upgrades, historic preservation, small scale farming, and market management. SEEDS is contracted and supported by government agencies, tribal councils, companies, foundations, and individuals.
https://seeds.goodmarket.global
Hokandara, Sri Lanka
Kim’s Kitchen was established to share fresh and healthy Vietnamese food with people in Sri Lanka. Instead of importing ingredients, they focus on sourcing locally and making food from scratch. They offer affordable menu items for low income customers. Popular options include fresh spring rolls, steamed buns, noodle and rice dishes, papaya salad, banana flower salad, and traditional soups. Kim’s Kitchen avoids plastic straws, bags, bottles, and other single use plastic containers. They contribute regularly to KRC Children’s Home and a women’s group in Maharagama that supports underprivileged communities.
https://kimskitchen.goodmarket.global
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka
Spinner aims to spread the love of cycling for fun, fitness, and environmental responsibility. They offer a cycling cafe, bike rentals, servicing, and repairs. Spinner also organizes cycling classes, events, tours, races, and fundraisers. They support Wheels for Wheels Foundation, which raises funds to purchase wheelchairs for children with cerebral palsy, and ReWheel Sri Lanka, which collects and refurbishes donated bikes and donates them to children in need.
https://spinner.goodmarket.global
Abomey-Calavi, Benin and Rochester, Michigan, United States
Three Sisters was founded to connect ethical artisans in West Africa to a global market of conscientious consumers and build capacity in the artisans’ communities. Products include hand-carved soapstone cups, wooden spoons, batik tablecloths, jewelry made from natural grass, raffia, wood, wax print cloth, and silver, natural pigment paintings, and African folktale books. The Three Sisters team in Benin ships products to the US headquarters in Detroit, Michigan where dedicated interns and volunteers package orders in sustainable materials and send them out. All profits are donated to the Trois Soeurs Education Fund in Benin which provides specialized tutoring and literacy programs for young people in the lowest economic quintile. The vision is a world in which education leads to meaningful employment and where individuals from all socioeconomic backgrounds are able to reach their potential.
https://threesisters.goodmarket.global
Panadura, Sri Lanka
Rizer manufactures textiles and T-shirts from recycled PET plastic bottles. More than 300 billion PET plastic bottles are produced each year and more than 80 percent end up polluting the environment and harming marine and land animals. Rizer aims to help reduce landfill waste and improve the income and wellbeing of waste collectors. They purchase, wash, sterilize, and grind PET plastic into flakes. These flakes are converted to polymer chips, yarn, and eventually fabric and finished textile products. The recycling process uses 30 percent less water and 45 percent less energy than production with virgin raw materials. Rizer uses Oeko Tex certified dyes and partners with local groups on coastal cleanups and reforestation initiatives.
https://rizer.goodmarket.global
Barcelona, Spain
TRESS creates environmentally responsible urban swimwear inspired by the 1980s. Products are made in small craft workshops in Spain from locally sourced Oeko Tex certified materials with 50+UPF UV protection. They offer reversible and adaptive designs to reduce consumption and extend product use. TRESS aims to raise awareness on sustainable practices, minimize waste, contribute to ocean conservation organizations, and support coastal cleanups.
https://tress.goodmarket.global
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Gingras Global is a family of companies that aims to strengthen the impact investing and social enterprise ecosystem. They administer impact investment funds, provide assessments and quarterly reporting for social enterprises, maintain a reporting platform, offer coaching, consulting, and financial management services, organize award programs, and raise awareness through publications, podcasts, and public speaking. Gingras Global focuses on relationships and continuously innovates and adapts their services to meet peoples’ needs. They invest in their local social enterprise ecosystem by offering probono services and free publications, sponsoring and organizing community events, providing office space to mission aligned groups, and participating in membership organizations and networks.
https://gingrasglobal.goodmarket.global
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka
Living Seeds was started by a family from Kurunegala to improve access to healthy, all natural foods, create market access and employment opportunities for local families, support the transition to organic agriculture, and reduce the use of plastic packaging. Living Seeds aims to serve as an example of an environmentally responsible company. They specialize in value products from local ingredients including aloe vera, lime, ginger, cinnamon, pepper, coconut, pineapple, okra, and polos.
https://livingseeds.goodmarket.global
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Nadishka Aloysius Books specializes in children’s literature that celebrates local culture, promotes wildlife conservation, and educates through entertainment. Priority is given to local artists, graphic designers, printers, and distributors. Nadishka offers her services as a writer and teacher to social service organizations and regularly donates to local groups including Voice Foundation, SOS Children’s Village, Society for Upliftment and Rehabilitation of Leprosy Affected Persons (SUROL), and Ranaviru Family Support Services (RFCSS).
https://nadishkaaloysiusbooks.goodmarket.global
Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Propeller provides advisory support services related to revenue strategies, procurement, philanthropy, impact investment, and values alignment for social enterprises, nonprofits, and impact investors. They focus on bridging the gap between investors and organizations that are working to address social and environmental issues with a focus on responsibility and diversity. Reduced fees are available for non-profits and social enterprises in need. Propeller supports Urban Roots, Cherry Health, and Local First in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
https://propeller.goodmarket.global
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Life’s Good Kitchen offers healthy, nutritious ready-made food. They want to make it easier for people in Sri Lanka to find healthy snack options. Their products are free of refined sugars and made with all natural ingredients.
https://lifesgoodkitchen.goodmarket.global
Kurunegala, Sri Lanka
Dasas Cocos has been producing organic and natural coconut products in the coconut triangle of Sri Lanka since 1975. From the beginning they have focused on ensuring that every stakeholder in the process is valued. They provide rural employment opportunities, invest in human resource development and worker wellbeing, and support more than 300 farmers in the local area through fair trade prices and infrastructure development. Dasa Cocos produces virgin coconut oil, coconut milk, coconut cream, coconut flour, desiccated coconut, coconut water and flavored drinks, coconut chips, coconut jam, and coconut-based soaps and personal care products.
https://dasacocos.goodmarket.global
Mount Lavinia, Sri Lanka
Flint Glass Water Bottles promotes the use of reusable glass bottles to large organizations, offices, universities, and schools. Their mission is to encourage people to drink more water and reduce pollution from single use plastic bottles. Flint sources bottles from a supplier that uses 80 percent recycled glass and prints logos and custom labels using ceramic ink. Glass water bottles are donated to select non profits.
https://flintglass.goodmarket.global
Kalgedihena, Sri Lanka
Achcharu was founded to bring the skills of traditional Sri Lankan artisans to the modern world. Their initial collection includes handmade batik superhero sarong for men and women. All of the batik work is done by women in the Kalagedihena area. Achcharu makes it possible for them to work at their own pace and care for their families while earning an income. Products are made from natural materials and fiber reactive, azo free dyes.
https://achcharu.goodmarket.global
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Rubees supplies natural bee honey products from local, small-scale beekeepers who embrace traditional, in-season, low stress methods and maintain strong, healthy colonies. They work with the Bee Protection Organization to promote permaculture and sustainable harvest techniques. Rubees sources from beekeepers near Peradeniya, Kandy, Bibile, Bandarawela, Wilpattu National Park, and the Sinharaja rainforest. They are certified by the Industrial Technology Institute of Sri Lanka.
https://rubees.goodmarket.global
Kudawella, Sri Lanka
Saru Shakthi produces bowls and spoons from coconut shells and sustainably sourced wood in southern Sri Lanka. They provide rural employment opportunities and focus on environmentally responsible products.
https://sarushakthi.goodmarket.global
Wadduwa, Sri Lanka
Sandya Salgado is an author that aims to inspire and educate. She includes social and cultural observations on topics ranging from women in the workplace to discrimination based on caste and color. Profits are donated to Apeksha Hospital in Maharagama.
https://sandyasalgado.goodmarket.global
Mawanella, Sri Lanka
ELU specializes in fresh goat milk and handmade goat milk soap. The initiative was started by a group of animal lovers who believe in milking only after the kids have had their fill. They maintain their own goats and only partner with farmers that share the same commitment to animal welfare and environmental responsibility. Compared to cow milk, goat milk is easier to digest and has fewer allergens. It’s recommended as a first protein after breastfeeding. ELU collects, sterilizes, and reuses glass bottles.
https://elu.goodmarket.global
Minneriya, Sri Lanka
Green Community Minneriya is part of a not-for-profit social enterprise which assists marginalized rural producers with branding, quality improvements, and market access. Their mission is to create an alternative production and marketing system, link producers and consumers, and support environmental responsibility. The Minneriya retail outlet includes organic and natural food, handloom and linen clothing, and handicrafts. They prioritize affordable local alternatives to commonly imported products like flour, dhal, and milk.
https://greencommunityminneriya.goodmarket.global
Kotikawatta, Sri Lanka
Viveca produces handcrafted furniture, homeware, and lifestyle products from sustainably sourced rattan, cane, reed, water hyacinth, sea grass, and other natural materials. They have been exporting to German, Norway, the Netherlands, Japan, and the Maldives since 1994. Within Sri Lanka, they provide a local, affordable alternative to imported and plastic products. Viveca is committed to supporting local artisans and maintaining traditional crafts through modern, ergonomic design.
https://viveca.goodmarket.global
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka
Herbs & Petals is a woman-headed enterprise that makes fresh food and drinks from local fruit, king coconut, herbs, spices, and other natural ingredients. They source directly from small-scale farmers and home gardeners and encourage them to grow without synthetic agrichemicals. Herbs & Petals tries to minimize production costs and provide nutritious products at rates that would be affordable to workers and suppliers. They use 7.5 percent of profits to maintain a workers’ fund for medical needs, pilgrimages, and school supplies for children. They also regularly donate king coconuts and natural drinks to patients in the National Cancer Unit of the Maharagama Apeksha Hospital.
https://herbsandpetals.goodmarket.global
Maliboda, Sri Lanka
Maliboda Kithul collects and processes kithul palm sap from trees near the Adam’s Peak Wilderness Area in Sri Lanka and produces kithul syrup, kithul palm jaggery, and kithul chocolates. They offer a healthy, local alternative to refined sugar and imported sweets. Maliboda is committed to heritage preservation and uses traditional compostable packaging whenever possible.
https://malibodakithulproduct.goodmarket.global
Know an initiative that’s good for people and good for the planet? Encourage them to get involved. The online application is available in English, Sinhala, and Tamil at https://www.goodmarket.global/application. Urdu translation is completed, and translation into other languages is now underway. Learn more about the community translation project here.