10 reasons
why growing organically is good for our speesees:
1. no earth-polluting toxins
600,000 tons of pesticides + chemical fertilizers are applied to cotton fields each season, causing devastation to our land, air, water + the health of people living in conventional cotton-growing areas. the simple act of growing + harvesting the conventional cotton needed to make one t-shirt uses approximately one third of a pound of pesticides + chemical fertilizers.
2. supports sustainable agriculture practices
organic sources of fertilizer, including manure and compost, improve the microbial activity of the soil, producing a healthy “living soil.” conventional farming reduces the health of the soil by using soil-destroying chemicals to fertilize plants.
3. protects water quality
water makes up two-thirds of our body mass and covers three-fourths of the planet. despite its importance, the environmental protection agency (epa) estimates pesticides - some cancer causing, contaminate the groundwater in 38 states, polluting the primary source of drinking water for more than half the country’s population.
4. reduces health risks of agricultural workers
a national cancer institute study found that farmers exposed to herbicides had a cancer risk six times greater than non-farmers. in california, workers suffer the highest rates of occupational illness in the state. farm-worker health is also a serious problem in developing nations, where pesticide use is poorly regulated. an estimated 1 million people are poisoned annually by pesticides.
5. high-quality fabric
organic cotton is often more durable; speesees’ is long-staple + longer-lasting. organic ring-spun prove to be among the softest available on the market; organic is soft + nice.
6. skin is the largest organ
our skin is the largest organ in our entire body. it’s a living, breathing, absorbent organ. baby’s skin is especially vulnerable to its environment, + deserves to be clothed with cotton grown without chemicals.
7. saves energy
organic farming uses the soil as the foundation to grown cotton while conventional farming relies on planes + tractors to chemically fertilize cotton plants.
8. reduces genetically modified cotton
scientists + activists are concerned genetic alteration of conventional cotton crops is proceeding without adequate testing for health + environmental ramifications.
9. invests in a sustainable economy
the short-term cost savings of buying conventional cotton clothing do not outweigh the long-term costs of cleaning up the environmental damage it causes. investing in organic cotton promotes an economy free of future costs.
10. protects future generations
“we have not inherited the earth from our fathers. we are borrowing it from our children” - lester brown. buying organic promotes a fundamental change in the way we treat the environment around us, looking not just to the next crop, but to the future of our children’s planet.
1. no earth-polluting toxins
600,000 tons of pesticides + chemical fertilizers are applied to cotton fields each season, causing devastation to our land, air, water + the health of people living in conventional cotton-growing areas. the simple act of growing + harvesting the conventional cotton needed to make one t-shirt uses approximately one third of a pound of pesticides + chemical fertilizers.
2. supports sustainable agriculture practices
organic sources of fertilizer, including manure and compost, improve the microbial activity of the soil, producing a healthy “living soil.” conventional farming reduces the health of the soil by using soil-destroying chemicals to fertilize plants.
3. protects water quality
water makes up two-thirds of our body mass and covers three-fourths of the planet. despite its importance, the environmental protection agency (epa) estimates pesticides - some cancer causing, contaminate the groundwater in 38 states, polluting the primary source of drinking water for more than half the country’s population.
4. reduces health risks of agricultural workers
a national cancer institute study found that farmers exposed to herbicides had a cancer risk six times greater than non-farmers. in california, workers suffer the highest rates of occupational illness in the state. farm-worker health is also a serious problem in developing nations, where pesticide use is poorly regulated. an estimated 1 million people are poisoned annually by pesticides.
5. high-quality fabric
organic cotton is often more durable; speesees’ is long-staple + longer-lasting. organic ring-spun prove to be among the softest available on the market; organic is soft + nice.
6. skin is the largest organ
our skin is the largest organ in our entire body. it’s a living, breathing, absorbent organ. baby’s skin is especially vulnerable to its environment, + deserves to be clothed with cotton grown without chemicals.
7. saves energy
organic farming uses the soil as the foundation to grown cotton while conventional farming relies on planes + tractors to chemically fertilize cotton plants.
8. reduces genetically modified cotton
scientists + activists are concerned genetic alteration of conventional cotton crops is proceeding without adequate testing for health + environmental ramifications.
9. invests in a sustainable economy
the short-term cost savings of buying conventional cotton clothing do not outweigh the long-term costs of cleaning up the environmental damage it causes. investing in organic cotton promotes an economy free of future costs.
10. protects future generations
“we have not inherited the earth from our fathers. we are borrowing it from our children” - lester brown. buying organic promotes a fundamental change in the way we treat the environment around us, looking not just to the next crop, but to the future of our children’s planet.
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