Introduction: This is ongoing recordings of a dialogs between members of our Manufacturing Group charged with the task of developing exceptional standards for jewelry manufacturing. . Follow this link for full review of past discussions. In this post, I introduce the first proposed principle and standard: Community Consent. ~ Marc Choyt, Publisher, fairjewelry.org.

Introduction: Josh Humbert, runs an exemplary pearl farming operation in Tahiti, using methods that actually benefit the environment. (Josh Humbert) He was recently featured in an article in JCK Magazine. We caught up with him at the ethical producer manufacturing meeting run by Bill Galleger at the Tucson Gem Show. This follow up interview was

Introduction: This is an ongoing recording of a dialog between members of our Manufacturing Group charged with the task of developing exceptional standards for jewelry manufacturing. . Follow this link (www.fairjewelry.org/madison-dialogue-manufacturing-committee) for full review of past discussions. In this dialog, between February 19th and 22nd, 2010, Patrick Schein raises the important point that manufacturers are