Naturally Inspired

Naturally Inspired has a storefront at 209 Brevard Avenue in Historic Cocoa Village, part of the district’s cluster of gift and specialty shops near the northern end of the main shopping strip. The business specializes in fair trade goods along with items made from natural and recycled materials, much of it handmade, and describes its mission around giving back and supporting small businesses.

That fair trade and sustainability focus places Naturally Inspired within a specific niche of gift retail that has grown steadily over the past couple of decades, built around goods sourced through fair trade cooperatives and artisan networks rather than mass manufacturing. Shops built on that model typically carry a rotating mix of home goods, accessories, and small gifts sourced from a range of makers, giving customers a way to shop with some visibility into how and by whom an item was made, which tends to appeal to visitors looking for a purchase with more of a story behind it than a typical souvenir.

The shop’s email address and website domain reference Orlando, suggesting the business may have grown out of or maintain ties to an Orlando based operation while running an active storefront on Brevard Avenue in Cocoa. Regardless of its origins, its listing in the city’s official Historic Cocoa Village Main Street directory places a physical location at 209 Brevard Avenue, and the shop is registered as pet friendly with that organization, so customers exploring the district with a dog are welcome to browse inside.

Naturally Inspired can be reached at 316-992-7388 or by email, and more information is available on its website at naturallyinspiredorlando.com. Its position on Brevard Avenue puts it within a short walk of the village’s other gift shops, jewelers, and boutiques, and its fair trade, recycled materials focus gives Cocoa Village shoppers an option distinct from the antique and vintage goods that dominate several of the nearby storefronts, rounding out the district’s gift shop offerings with a more consciously sourced alternative.

Shoppers drawn to ethically sourced goods often look specifically for stores like this one that can speak to where a product came from and who made it, and a physical storefront gives Naturally Inspired a way to have that conversation directly rather than relying only on packaging copy. Combined with the district’s other independent retailers, it adds one more reason for a values conscious shopper to choose Cocoa Village over a conventional shopping center.