Organic Cotton
The availability of organic cotton is growing. On the website of The Beastie Boys you can buy some of their t-shirts made with organic cotton. Ethnies and other BMX and skateboarding companies are going that way.
When you don't know about it you may think it's a little silly to be preocupied by something like that. But then you learn about the factsdamn
- Twenty-five percent of all insecticides is applied to cotton.
- The chemicals used in the processing of cotton pollute the air and surface waters.
- Residual chemicals may irritate consumers' skin.
- Two hundred chemicals might be applied to a single cotton plant in one season in the Unites States. This translate to a third of a pound of chemicals per pound of cotton fiber.
- One and a quarter pounds of agricultural chemicals are used in California to produce the conventionally grown cotton in a single set of queen-sized sheets.
- If all cotton were grown organically, the use of insecticides worldwide would be reduced 25 percent.
You may have a store who sell organic cotton in your city. It's a little more expensive ( it need more human work ) but the more well buy it the less it will cost. If you don't have a store like that in your town or if you live in the woods you can always buy with ; kushtush.com / coyuchi.com (look at the little documentary) / organicclothes.com and check out this site for everything on organic cotton ; sustainablecotton.org
Last year I treated myself with some coyuchi organic sheets and covers. It is the finest quality I have ever seen. Attention to details and made strong, thick but soft.
Try it and come back to me.
The availability of organic cotton is growing. On the website of The Beastie Boys you can buy some of their t-shirts made with organic cotton. Ethnies and other BMX and skateboarding companies are going that way.
When you don't know about it you may think it's a little silly to be preocupied by something like that. But then you learn about the factsdamn
- Twenty-five percent of all insecticides is applied to cotton.
- The chemicals used in the processing of cotton pollute the air and surface waters.
- Residual chemicals may irritate consumers' skin.
- Two hundred chemicals might be applied to a single cotton plant in one season in the Unites States. This translate to a third of a pound of chemicals per pound of cotton fiber.
- One and a quarter pounds of agricultural chemicals are used in California to produce the conventionally grown cotton in a single set of queen-sized sheets.
- If all cotton were grown organically, the use of insecticides worldwide would be reduced 25 percent.
You may have a store who sell organic cotton in your city. It's a little more expensive ( it need more human work ) but the more well buy it the less it will cost. If you don't have a store like that in your town or if you live in the woods you can always buy with ; kushtush.com / coyuchi.com (look at the little documentary) / organicclothes.com and check out this site for everything on organic cotton ; sustainablecotton.org
Last year I treated myself with some coyuchi organic sheets and covers. It is the finest quality I have ever seen. Attention to details and made strong, thick but soft.
Try it and come back to me.
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addison:
ok you ride and have a pic of freddy up. we are now officially friends.
syrianne:
Wow I just learned something tonight! Cool! 