Green Living Stores

Having an eco friendly government is necessary for the survival of this nation each individual’s right to be productive and live well in society.  I am currently reading Barack Obama’s book “The Audacity of Hope” and I highly recommend it as a good starting point for formulating my ideas of what I am looking for in the choice of leaders we need to achieve the goal of living evironmentally friendly.  I cannot be to picky in who I decide to chose to lead and decide what laws that are needed to aid us in reaching this of evironmental and social responsibilty.

Most parents only want the best for their kids. That means feeding them nutritious diets filled with organic fruits and vegetables. But what parents may not know is that the shirt, pants and socks they dress their kids in every day may contain more residual pesticides than any non-organic apple or carrot. Non-organic cotton uses more pesticides than any other single crop.

Five of the top nine pesticides used on cotton in the U.S. (cyanide, dicofol, naled, propargite, and trifluralin) are known cancer-causing chemicals. Cotton is one of the most common materials used to make kid’s clothing, and though the toxins in the cotton won’t be ingested, it doesn’t mean a child is safe. The skin is the body’s largest organ and is just as susceptible to absorbing chemical as the mouth is to swallowing them. Parents should dress their children in organic kid’s clothing.

Buying lingerie from the mall can be a harrowing experience. First, you must deals will the throngs of pushy shoppers. Next, you risk the chance of seeing people you know in the stores. Finally, you might not like the way the store mirrors make your body look. Since many women already know what size of bras and panties they wear, wouldn’t it be easier to shop online from the comfort of their own homes?

Shopping at home allows women to remain in familiar surroundings while ordering intimate wear.  Women who shop online will also find a greater selection than in the mall. These days many women are shifting towards wearing all-natural products, like organic lingerie. Organic lingerie feels soft against a woman’s skin and drives men wild.

With hot issues like climate change, species eradication, and pollution as part of our daily lives, it’s nice to do whatever we can for the environment.  In modern times people have begun to conserve energy and the demand for environmentally friendly products is higher than it has ever been.  Even for something as simple as our clothing, there are organic options which support environmentalist ideals; having been crafted and the original materials cultivated with no chemical use or damage to the environment.  Organic clothing is made from natural materials like bamboo, cotton, silk, and soy fabrics.

Though organic clothing is a relatively new market, there are already clothing options for men and women, including shirts, pants, underwear, scarves, hats, and organic dresses.  Clothing is also available for children and in smaller sizes.

Though not widespread in the Western world, clothing made from bamboo fabric has become a common item in various cultures and as a more organic option to cotton and other fabrics which can contain chemicals.  Organic clothes have increased their following in recent years, with environmental awareness as a hot topic.  Bamboo is cultivated and grown through natural processes, and most bamboo fabrics are guaranteed to contain no chemicals or toxins.  In addition, bamboo fabrics are durable, breathe very well, and absorb sweat and water like no other fabric. 

Bamboo clothing is not in wide distribution throughout the Western world, but it is available in clothing of all sizes, shapes, and styles in specialty stores or online.

With the onslaught of green products, organic foods and buzz words like sustainability and efficiency, it’s easy to ignore the facts behind the sensationalism. The movement has lost a little meaning in the adoption of this trendy slang, but the fact of the matter remains the same: organic is better, for you and the environment. And it’s still true when it comes to your clothing.

Organic clothing is produced from crops that are grown organically, such as organic cotton. Organic cotton is grown without pesticides, and comes from plants that haven’t been genetically modified. It comes with a potpourri of benefits: the environmental impact is significantly lessened, as are a host of side effects. Cotton production accounts for approximately 25 percent of the world’s insecticide uses, and 10 percent of its pesticide. Seven of the top 15 used are listed by the EPA as “likely,” “probable,” or “known” human carcinogens. Not only do those chemicals lead to pollution of the air and water, they can cause the growers and workers tending the cotton to fall ill, and residual chemicals in the cotton can irritate the skin.

Fair trade is an alternative trade system that aims to empower developing country producers and promote sustainability. Mainstream trading, through globalization of the economy, tends to drive down prices, wages and working conditions, and environmental and labor protections. Fair trade, on the other hand, advocates livable wages, safe and healthy working conditions, democratic participation, and stable, sustainable economic development.

If you buy fair trade clothing, you can be sure that the products you purchased came from a source where producers are paying their laborers fairly, and in turn are being paid appropriately for their products. You can also be sure that your products were not produced in a way that’s harmful to the environment.

What does Slow Food have to do with Living Green; a lot.  Slow Food promotes local and regional foods, safeguards biodiversity and helps people to connect with their food in environmentally healthy ways that affect personal and environmental practices.  Go to www.slowfoodusa.org/index.php/slow_food/from_plate_to_planet/   to read about what slow food is and how you can access information that will help you create your own Slow Food environment.  Live long and Prosper:  www.NaturalOrganicClothes.com. 

 Looking for ways to bring Green Living to your pantry?  Go to www.localharvest.org to find your local harvest stores.  You have a choice of shopping on line, finding farms and Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), or just to learn about the variety and selection available to you to provide your family with healthy food and related organic products.  Green Living products and services are available to you, the discriminating shopper, and the selection is growing.  Now your choices are a computer click away.

Recent expeditions by the United States space program haven’t detected any green men on Mars, but there are definitely many of them on Earth.  Most of the men I know—green ones and otherwise—would love organic T-shirts. 

I don’t know any men that don’t have a bunch of T-shirts (I’d wear them every day myself if I could!), and these eco-friendly designs are fantastic for men or women, with striking depictions of the animal world, Mother Earth, karma, the teachings of Gandhi, or my personal favorite—“Make Pizza, Not War”.