Green Living Stores

As pests develop resistance, farmers desperate to keep up yields often resort to more and more applications of expensive pesticides. The chemical treadmill leaves them heavily in debt, and caught in a vicious circle. Facing barren, devastated fields and contaminated water, many small farmers have been forced to abandon their livelihood altogether.

Organic cotton and organic clothing, on the other hand, is not only safer and healthier for farmers, but also encourages just economic systems in the supply chain. It provides an economically viable and socially acceptable alternative to large-scale farming and dependence on subsidies.

One hundred percent organic cotton clothing and underwear is the best way to dress your boy and girl. Cotton breathes providing coolness in summer and warmth in winter. The boys boxer shorts provides the room need to allow healthy blood circulation. The boy briefs provide healthy comfort, too. Your girl will feel like royalty in her panties and undershirt. This clothing is also Eco Friendly and Fair Trade manufactured. One Hundred Percent Organic Cotton offers an Eco Friendly solution and are Fair Trade manufactured.

Functional Bags and Wallets can be reclaimed from an Inner Tube instead of adding to the non-biodegrable trash heap. Organic Clothing includes all sorts of products such as Organic Bags, Purses and Wallets that will delight your need for style, be very usable and help you to go Green. Check out Mini Bags, The Wallet, and Utility Attachment for out and about. Need more space then the Beetle and Cruiser might be your cup of tea. Need some real space then check out The Bentley, Coupe, Model T Tote and of course The Roadster (picture at left). Each item was created to fill a particular need without enlarging the user’s footprint on the environment. Dress well, be Funky and go Green!

A friend of mine asked me about the merits of vegan clothing and wondered what the problem with wearing wool was.  “They get shaved in the summer,” he said.  “If anything, you’re being humane.”  Except for the fact that when sheep begin molting, they seldom follow schedules of wool production; in fact, most sheep die due to exposure to extreme heat and cold.  This misconception that wool production is “humane” is just an old wives’ tale.

Green Shoes – Why buy shoes that have been created from renewable plant and recycled material resources? Have you ever sat down and thought of the environmental cost of creating shoes from animal and man-made material resources? Let us look at the animal source of creating shoes. Even in times past the process to take the hide of a dead cow and convert it to leather was considered damaging to the environment, because of the processes that was used to breakdown the fibers into a usable fabric. Now let us look at the man-made materials; the energy alone that it takes to create the artificial fabrics is greater than simple Hemp materials. Take that one step further when it is time to move the shoe to the waste pile you have a fabricated item that takes the same time as plastic to break down, therefore becoming an environmental hazard. At least with using recycled materials you have moved the materials that are not biodegradable to another use before they become waste and can be recycled again when the shoe is no longer wearable. Last, but not least shoes (especially the low cost varieties) are created in sweat shop environments that go against the rules of Fair Trade. Altogether the modern shoe is not a Green Living resource, but organic clothing is healthy to wear including hemp and recycled materials for children, men and women. At last a shoe that is healthy for your feet and environment.

Supporting Green Production helps insure the expansion and future of the availability of the produces and services that creates an abundant life for each of us.  Natural Organic Clothes has clothing that donates a portion of their proceeds to the Northeast Organic Farming Association.  Frank Charlson has created two tee shirts that help you make your statement.  You can choose between an Organic Farmer Tee Shirt and Blueberry Head Tee Shirt.  Are you looking for just the right item for baby to support Northeast Organic Farming Association then Katy Keen has designed your item.  You can choose between three Body Suits that will more than fit your criteria.  You have the Baby Carrot, Hot Pepper and Sweet Pea Body Suits to choose from.  These five items will make your statement of your desire for a healthy future for you and your loved ones as they contribute to the growth of Organic Production for your future well being. 

You will find this Flowing Jersey pants fills your need for Living Green without sacrificing  comfort and style.  You have a combination of 94% Organic Cotton with 6% Spandex.  Fit and comfort is a necessity for a healthly lifestyle.  Anything that binds at the waist reduces healthy movement of internal and external muscles which in turn creates discomfort.  If you do not feel good, you do not look good, creating a personal circle of less than the best lifestlye.  Always pick your clothing for comfort and wearablity.

Purchasing fair trade clothing may seem like something that it’s a trend, but it should be a long-term commitment that can have some really positive effects.  Most commercially available clothes are manufactured in sweatshops; even brands that are advertised as sweatshop-free and made in the United States (such as American Apparel), have run into accusations of discouraging their employees from unionizing. 

Fair trade clothing ensures that you can be fashionable without having your ethics compromised in anyway.  In the end, it’s all a fair game.

I’ve been vegan for a number of years but I didn’t temper my dressing habits until recently.  Up until two years ago, I wasn’t even aware that finding animal-friendly, organic clothes were so easy.  For example, I had a rather difficult time finding vegan shoes that weren’t expensive or uncomfortable (I realize that Converse and Vans are canvas, but they are murder on my feet).  Then I made a trip to my local skateboard shop and found a pair of ridiculously comfortable skate shoes that I’ve been wearing since then.

Now my lifestyle is completely vegan and environmentally healthy and I though the transition took a bit longer than I would’ve liked, I’m finding that my lifestyle seems far more plentiful than before.

Wearing organic clothing isn’t about attaching yourself to a movement or, to some, a popular trend; it’s also about being aware.  Chemically-treated cotton contains several pesticides and can be harmful to both adults and children alike.  Also, you have to wonder what becomes of the chemicals that aren’t full absorbed by the cotton.  They’re found in our air, water and soil.  Destroying this planet for fashion seems rather counterproductive, if not a tad bit selfish.

Finding eco-friendly clothing isn’t difficult nowadays and it’s even more common that you’ll find textiles that haven’t been in a sweatshop environment.  The next time you’re thinking about buying a cheaply made shirt from a store, think about all the harm that that article of clothing may have caused and think about the benefits – both environmentally and to your personal health – of buying an organic counterpart.  You may feel a little bit better about it.