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Why Use Organic Cotton?

Why use organic cotton?

According to Dr. David Suzuki, "If we want the next generation of Canadians to have the same opportunities that we have enjoyed, we have to start changing now. That means including the social and environmental costs of our actions in all of our decision-making processes. It means focusing on the creation of genuine wealth, like health, education and the state of our environment, rather than just the accumulation of more stuff. It means moving from being wasteful and complacent, to being efficient, modern, and thoughtful."

By choosing organic, you are choosing to decrease pesticide use. This directly benefits you the consumer, farmers and farm workers, mill and factory workers, and the environment. Every time you choose organic, you choose to support a healthier way of life for you, your family, and the planet.  You are creating green homes and natural living.

Food, cotton, textiles, and even a bouquet of flowers – it all makes a difference! Buying organic is supporting sustainable living and farming practices, creating a demand for governments to change farming practices from pesticide-oriented to organic.

Certified organic cotton and other crops are grown and processed by organic standards, which means that no synthetic pesticides (insecticides, herbicides, fumigants, fungicides, or miticides) may have been applied to the land where an organic crop is grown, a crop already in the field, or to the crop after it is harvested.