Posts tagged cotton
Is Your T-Shirt Poisoning the Planet?
Nov 10th
You probably didn’t know it but the t-shirt you’re wearing right now likely took a devastating toll on the environment.
To create one t-shirt made from conventionally grown cotton, 1/3 pound of agrochemicals is poured into the Earth. It may also have been created in a sweatshop with subpar working conditions and printed with PVC (nasty plastic) based inks. Feeling guilty? Well, you can’t change if you don’t know, and now you know. Just think about it the next time you’re ready to buy clothing and make an easy choice to help change our planet. Holy Cow clothing is sweatshop free, printed with water-based inks and keeps these nasty chemicals out of our planet and out of your clothing. Cheers to that!
Some cotton with your chemicals?
Oct 25th
This stat blew us away. Let’s look at this. Just say the population of St. Louis Park, our hometown, instead chose a tee made from organic cotton. Those 44,000 people could help prevent almost 15,000 pounds of agrochemicals from being released into our environment. Something to think about. For more, check out this note on the organic fabric of our lives and our growing line of pesticide-free men’s and women’s tees.
Why organic cotton? You ask.
Sep 16th
Great question. Thanks for asking. Just for you, here is our most recent note, Why Wear Organic? We cover a few of the reasons we’ve picked the organic version of the white fluffy stuff.
Organic Cotton Booming
Apr 6th
A recent report from the Organic Exchange shows organic cotton retail sales are booming. In 2006 retail sales of organic cotton products reached $1.1 billion globally, an 85% rise from 2005 numbers. There is a similar spike in 2007 with global organic cotton sales reaching nearly $2.0 billion, up 83% from 2006. That’s a lot of cotton. Holy Cow has heard you loud and clear and we’re excited to share our great new line this Spring.
What you want to know about Organic Cotton
Mar 6th
Wondering what the deal is with organic cotton? Organic foods, sure, but why buy organic clothing? Here’s a great overview from the Organic Exchange: What is Organic Cotton?
