Meet the Makers: The Women Behind Thistle Farms’ Handcrafted Products
At Thistle Farms, every product tells a story of overcoming, healing, and new beginnings thanks to the meaningful employment it provides. Behind each candle or lotion is a woman who has journeyed t...
Meet the Makers: Himalayan Naari
High in the Indian Himalayas, a collective of women is keeping centuries-old knitting and weaving traditions alive while creating a stronger future for their families. This is Himalayan Naari, a wo...
Meet the Makers: Sustainable Threads
Rooted in India, Sustainable Threads partners with disadvantaged artisans including survivors of domestic violence, individuals living with physical disabilities, and socially marginalized tribal c...
An Afternoon of Hope, Grit, and Grace: Book Signing with Joy Reyes of New Hope Girls
Joy Reyes, the founder of New Hope Girls, is celebrating the release of her memoir, I am Joy, A Journey of Hope, Grit, Grace in Nashville with Thistle Farms.
The Remnant Project: Sewing Stories of Survival and Hope
The Remnant Project invites us to wrap ourselves in stories of healing to draw the courage we need to help change the story for the next generation.
Meet the Makers: Vi Bella
Vi Bella means “beautiful life,” and that’s exactly what this artisan collective is creating in Haiti and Mexico. More than 60 artisans are a part of the community, finding stability, skills, and c...
Meet the Makers: New Hope Girls
It started in a home in the Dominican Republic donated by a woman with six months of her savings. It has now grown into a sanctuary that heals and employs women survivors of exploitation.
New Hope ...
Healing in Hand: How Supporting Thistle Farms Supports Crisis Intervention, Opportunity
Thistle Farms looks to crisis intervention methods as just one point along a growing continuum of care that aims to plants seeds of hope so we can all bear witness to a woman in full bloom. It all ...
Honoring the Early Supporters of Thistle Farms
27 years ago, the seeds were planted for what Thistle Farms is today. These early Thistle Farmers, now called Pioneers, believed in the idea that love, when put into action, can truly heal the live...
Healing Hidden Wounds: PTSD in Women Survivors of Trafficking & Prostitution
June is PTSD Awareness Month, an opportunity to gain a better understanding and awareness of how post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) intersects with the experiences of the women who come through ...
Healing at Work: How We’re Building a Trauma-Informed Workplace
For Thistle Farms, healing is a daily, intentional practice woven into everything we do - including how we show up for one another at work.
Meet the Makers: TerraKlay
Across the globe, TerraKlay is partnering with artisan collectives to preserve traditional crafts, create dignified employment, and build sustainable futures. What began in Northern India's Himalay...
Meet the Makers: YEWO
Based in a small rural village in rural Northern Malawi, Thistle Farms' Shared Trade Partner YEWO is weaving together design, training, and opportunity. This offers not just employment, but a path ...
Second Chance Employment at Thistle Farms
April is Second Chance Month, a time to recognize the importance of redemption and the impact of fair opportunities. When people are given a chance to rebuild, families are strengthened, communitie...
This Month and Every Month, We Believe Survivors
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. It calls for a moment to pause and shine a light on the reality of sexual violence: The silence it demands, the cycles it exploits, the pain it leaves behin...
The Impact of Volunteers at Thistle Farms
This Volunteer Appreciation Month, we're pausing to say two words that never feel like enough: Thank You.
Celebrating Women's History Month Across Nashville
We also know as a social enterprise the power that businesses have in shaping our community for the better. That’s why for this Women’s History Month, we are honored to highlight local businesses t...
Clemmie Greenlee: A Testament to Healing and Community Transformation
Throughout Women's Month, we celebrate the theme "When women heal, communities heal." There are few people who embody this truth more powerfully than Clemmie Greenlee, a 2003 graduate of Thistle Fa...
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