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Conventional versus Organic Cotton? Cotton is soft, pleasant to the touch, flows well on a garment and is grown using some of the world’s most contaminated rubbish. Here are some facts about conventionally grown cotton:

It takes 1/3 pound of pesticides to grow enough cotton to make just one conventional cotton t-shirt.

Number of pesticides presently on the market that were registered before being tested to determine if they caused cancer, birth defects or wildlife toxicity: 400

Number of active ingredients in pesticides found to cause cancer in animals or humans: 107

Of those active ingredients, the number still in use today: 83

The Good news is organic cotton is the perfect alternative

According to the EPA, Certified organic cotton is cotton grown in fields where the use of pesticides have been discontinued for at least 3 years and where painstaking controls help rebuild the soil’s natural fertility. Organic farming is a farming system which relies on natural inputs only. No synthetically produced pesticides or fertilizers are used. Mother Nature is allowed to have much more of an influence. Beneficial insects are allowed to flourish to keep pest insects in check. On organic farms, weeds are controlled with precision tillage and the old fashioned hoe. The successful organic farm requires much more intensive and innovative management. But truly, we are worth it.

To transition your wardrobe from conventional to organic cotton, I recommend the following, beautiful sources:

MyRebe Mother and daughter team Debra Weiss and Hillery Sproat work closely to create this feminine, funky and stylish line of apparel and bags. They even make one of kind bags in vintage fabrics. You choose the color theme.

www.myrebe.com

Del Forte Start with luxury organic denim, throw in a splash of the perfect design for a woman’s body and you have Tierra del Forte’s extraordinary line of organic denim, made in the USA with 100 percent organic cotton. Check out their Rejeaneration; when you are ready to refresh your wardrobe, send your used Del Fortes back. They will use them to produce the second generation.

www.delforte.com

Peligrosa Knits Nico Morrison and Adam Sidell are husband and wife team who has spent years researching and creating the luxury line of organic clothing with the wise little owl as their icon. Nico and Adam choose to exclusively use certified organic, sustainable, and reclaimed materials in every piece of clothing they produce.

www.peligrosaknits.com

ANGelRox I asked Roxi Suger, the founder and designer behind ANGelRox, what beautiful wing design on her clothing and company logo stood for, “The name, to me, symbolizes balance, finding one’s center of joy. Our company philosophy, ‘May Peace Prevail’, refers to inner peace. There is something about wearing your wings that makes you want to be good and kind to others.” This Brooklyn, NY based designer creates clothing that is comfortable, stylish and wearable designs.

http://www.angelrox.com