Since 2015, the Curio team has been working to change this narrative and the way spices are produced and traded while creating unique spice blends that celebrate a sense of place. Our mission is to improve the livelihoods of spice farmers and inspire culinary creativity. We specialize in directly-sourced spices, sourced locally from New England as well as from smallholder spice farms around the world. We pay above Fair Trade price – sometimes as much as ten times the commodity rate – for spices that burst with flavor. We give back through fundraising efforts via our Curio for a Cause campaigns, which support gender equality, climate resilience and community empowerment. We instill in every product a respect for the land and the farmers grow our spices, alongside a sense of wonder for the rare flavors available to us. We are an independent, woman-owned certified B-Corp® and benefit corporation.