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\"mangotree-wm.jpg\"\n<\/div>\n
Kim Andersen, right, owner of Mango Tree Imports, and daughter Delaney Andersen\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

BY BARBARA BREWER LA MERE<\/p>\n

Kim and Chris Andersen established
\nMango Tree Imports as a retail store in
\nBallston Spa about nine years ago, having
\nstarted their business as off-site sales of
\naccessories like scarves, jewelry, and home
\nd\u00e9cor items.<\/p>\n

Recently, Mango Tree Imports moved into
\nspace in the Saratoga Marketplace at 454
\nBroadway in Saratoga Springs.<\/p>\n

The Andersens also own Empire State
\nEnglish, a school for teaching English as a
\nsecond language to adults, and Capital Region
\nLanguage Center, a school for teaching
\nmultiple languages (Arabic, Chinese, Russian,
\nKorean and others) to English-speakers.
\nThose were also relocated from Malta
\nto 77 Van Dam Street in Saratoga Springs.<\/p>\n

In addition to the accessories and home
\ndecor items, Mango Tree Imports carries a
\nlarge variety of coffees, teas and chocolate.
\nDecorative boxes, wrapping paper, and cards
\nare in the shop, along with some unique
\nChristmas ornaments. Hand-woven table
\nlinens, block prints from India, baskets from
\nBotswana (where Chris Andersen served in
\nthe Peace Corps), and international music
\nare all part of what Kim describes as “a bit
\nof a world tour.”<\/p>\n

There are items in the store representative
\nof over 65 developing countries, including
\nphotos of the creators of some of the
\nstore’s merchandise.<\/p>\n

Kim described Mango Tree Imports as “the
\nonly area business 100 percent committed
\nto Fair Trade.”
\nThe philosophy of Fair Trade emphasizes
\npoverty elimination in developing countries;
\nconnecting communities in the developed
\ncountries to farmers, producers, and artisans;
\nfair wages paid to those workers, and
\nan absence of child labor.<\/p>\n

Kim said the inspiration for establishing
\nMango Tree imports came about after she
\nand her husband had returned from four years of teaching in Paraguay. There were
\nitems from their lives in Paraguay that they
\nmissed. In seeking to acquire them, they
\nbecame aware of the various ways in which
\nFair Trade business connections to many
\ndeveloping countries are made.<\/p>\n

Business has been good since the relocation
\nto Broadway, the owners said. The
\nAndersens are seeking partnerships, such
\nas the one they have formed with Northshire
\nBooks in which Northshire hosts French and
\nSpanish-language story times presented
\nby readers from the Andersens’ language
\nschools.<\/p>\n

Mango Tree’s website address is mangotreeimports.com. The store is open Monday
\nthrough Thursday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.;
\nFriday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and
\nSunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The phone number
\nis 584-2646.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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