Why Organic?

7 Reasons to Buy Organic Cotton...

BE HEALTHY

Organic growers use non-toxic means of controlling cotton pests. Cotton accounts for 25% of worldwide insecticide use. Pesticides used on cotton are among the most hazardous. At least 107 pesticide active ingredients are carcinogenic.

PROTECT CHILDREN

Protect children who are at greater risk for pesticide-related health problems than adults. Millions of children in the US receive up to 35% of their estimated lifetime dose of some carcinogenic pesticides by age five through food, contaminated drinking water, household use and pesticide drift.

PROTECT WATER QUALITY

Pesticides can contaminate groundwater, the primary source of drinking water for half of the US population.

PROTECT FARM WORKERS

Protect farm workers who suffer from an abundance of toxic exposures and related health problems.

PREVENT SOIL EROSION

Soil erosion is a serious problem worldwide. Organic practices, including the addition of compost to soils and the use of cover crop rotations, can both reduce erosion and improve soil.

SUPPORT A TRUE ECONOMY

Conventional cotton prices do not reflect hidden costs carried by taxpayers such as billions of dollars in annual subsidies, pesticide regulation and testing, hazardous waste disposal and cleanup and environmental damage.

IT FEELS GOOD

It feels good to make a choice that supports so many simple nurturing effects on the land and the people we love.