Meaning "The Spoonmakers of Peten", this group started in 2002 with four families and have now expanded to a cooperative of 11 families. The group makes beautiful spoons using scraps of tropical hardwoods that are either collected or purchased from carpenters in the area. The spoons are made entirely by hand using tools such as chisels and sandpaper, and no power tools are used during the process.  When the group first learned to make spoons, they had no tools and used scraps of glass to carve out the spoons.  The spoons are finished with beeswax for a food-safe product.  
Many of the members of the group are health promoters in their communities and a percentage of their sales is donated to provide medicine and medical supplies for their health program.  In an are where there is very limited access to health care, the health promoters provide life-saving care to the communities that they serve. 

12'' Wooden Kitchen Spoon

$20.00

This multipurpose wooden spoon measures 12 inches from top to bottom and was handcrafted by artisans in Guatemala. Since this is hand done, the woods vary in color.

This fair trade item was handcrafted by the group, The Spoonmakers of Peten. They started in 2002 with 4 families and have now expanded to a cooperative of 11 families. Many of the members of the group are health promoters in their communities and a percentage of their sales is donated to health programs.

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