| Reg. Price: $12.50 Our organic cotton T-shirts are everything you are looking for in a high quality piece of comfortable clothing that is built to last.
Our T's are soft, durable, and made from fine certified organic cotton.
In addition to being “home grown” in the USA, all our cotton is spun and manufactured in sweatshop free facilities in America as well.
Our T-shirts have a slightly fitted silhouette with contemporary fashion in mind; they are not the large, oversized “boxy” cut from yesteryear, nor are they too-tight of a fit.
Our shirts look great and feel great!
Ready to go right away, all shirts are pre-shrunk.
Available for $12.50 each.
Made in the USA by Organic Apparel.
Our Organic Cotton Women's T's come in several sizes and colors - Light Blue, Natural, Green, and Berry.
Please choose the size and color you need from the drop down window above the product description.
Dimensions: Height: Width:
Small 24.5" 15"
Medium 25" 16.5"
Large 25.5" 17.75"
Extra Large 26.25" 18.75"
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So why should you spend the extra money to buy organic cotton? Without trying to sound too preachy, the following statistics can be summed up in a few words - Because it's the right thing to do.
For those who want the facts-
The fabric of our lives, or the fabrication of lies?
Perhaps more than any other agricultural product, short-staple upland cotton (which accounts for 97% of USA cotton production) is the number one charlatan of our era.
Enormous sums of money have been spent on advertising and promotion to convince us that cotton is this wonderful, natural product that we all should support and purchase.
Next to corn, cotton is the largest agricultural product in the United States.
The USA grows approximately 14 million acres of cotton, accounting for nearly 20% of the world’s supply. The tremendous expansion of cotton production in the past dew decades has been accompanied by a proportionate increase in ecological damage, social deterioration and government malfeasance. Here are a few things to remember the next time you slip on one of your favorite cotton shirts -
Each year, nearly $2.6 billion worth of pesticides are applied to cotton fields worldwide, with approximately 35% of the total ending up on USA fields. In 2000, farmers in the main USA cotton growing states used over 75 million pounds of pesticides.
These figures are easily "slipped under the radar" due to the misconception that cotton is not a food, so people are relatively unconcerned by this massive chemical use.
The fact is that cotton is an important food product. In the USA alone, nearly 7 million pounds of cotton seed a year is used for cattle feed, both meat and dairy, as well as for the cottonseed oil commonly used in margarine, cookies, chips and other processed foods. As we ingest the products related to cotton in large quantities, there is a natural concern for our health and the health of future generations.
The unified cotton industry represents a $60 billion a year sector of our economy. It doesn’t take much of an imagination to realize the power the National Cotton Council wields in Washington. So far, seed and chemical companies have not been held responsible for damage caused by chemical runoff, water poisoning, gene transfer and other forms of pollution, potentially saving them billions of dollars.
The U.S. government’s cotton subsidy program (established in the 1930's) creates huge economic benefits for industrial cotton growers in the form of contract payments and non-recourse government and banking loans. Who pays for all of this? You guessed it: the U.S. General Accounting Office estimates the American taxpayer pays out approximately $1.1 billion a year; and the cost is going up.
We could go on educating you about the state of the cotton industry, but since you’re online, you can do some research and find out the truth about cotton for yourself.
Besides, you’re here to buy our organic cotton shirts. Thank you for reading this far and hopefully you will begin to become the difference and help us turn the tide of this horrible tragedy of industrial agriculture.
| | Reg. Price: $9.99 Our organic cotton watch caps will keep you warm in style.
Product Features:
100% organic cotton.
The soft combed yarn is knit in a thin flat rib.
About 8" deep, these caps fit almost everyone.
What possible difference will it make if you buy an organic cotton hat instead of a non-organic cotton hat?
After all, cotton is a natural fabric right?
The simple answer to the first question is "a lot".
The answer to the second is, "not anymore".
If there is one action you can take to be more environmentally friendly, changing your shopping choices to include organic cotton can have a tremendous positive impact on both the Planet, and quite possibly your health.
As soft and comfy as cotton is, the cultivation of non-organic cotton is a toxic nightmare. Over one quarter of all the pesticides used in modern agriculture are applied to the modern cotton plant.
This stuff contains some of the nastiest compounds known to man, including cyanide. Of the nine major pesticides used on cotton five are proven cancer-causing chemicals and all nine are classified by the EPA as type 1 and 2 - the most dangerous listing possible.
After so many years of growing in these toxins the modern cotton plant has been genetically engineered to the point where it is no longer a natural fiber, but rather a plant that is designed to stand up to the strains of the pesticides sprayed on it.
In addition to the obvious harm done to the environment by the cultivation of non-organic cotton, numerous questions remain unanswered about how this chemical laced fabric affects the human body.
We do not pretend to be experts on the science of this potential problem, however, common sense suggests that there might be something unhealthy about having your skin constantly touching non-organic cotton.
Enough said.
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