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WHY ORGANIC?
10 Reasons to Choose Organic Cotton
1. Reduces the Use of Earth-polluting Toxins
25% of the worlds pesticides are sprayed on cotton, causing devastation to our land, air, water and the
health of people living in conventional cotton-growing areas. The simple act of growing and harvesting the
one pound of cotton fiber needed to make a T-shirt takes an enormous toll.
2. Higher Quality Fabric
Organic cotton is often more durable; speesees is long-staple and longer-lasting.
3. Softer Fabric
Organic ring-spun and combed cottons prove to be amongst the softest available on the market.
4. Saves Energy
Organic farming uses the soil as the foundation to grown cotton while conventional farming
relies on planes and tractors to chemically fertilize cotton plants.
5. Reduces Genetically ModiÞed Cotton
Scientists and activists are concerned genetic alteration of conventional cotton crops
is proceeding without adequate testing for health and environmental ramiÞcations.
6. Supports Sustainable Agriculture Practices
Organic sources of fertilizer, including manure and compost, improve the microbial
activity of the soil, producing a healthy Òliving soil.Ó Conventional farming reduces the health
of the soil by using soil-destroying chemicals to fertilize plants.
7. Protects Water Quality
Water makes up two-thirds of our body mass and covers three-fourths of the planet. Despite
its importance, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates pesticides - some cancer causing,
contaminate the groundwater in 38 states polluting the primary source of drinking water for more than
half the countryÕs population.
8. Reduces the Health of Agricultural Workers
The National Cancer Institute study found that farmers exposed to herbicides had a cancer risk six times
greater than non-farmers. In California, reported pesticide poisoning among farm workers suffer the highest
rates of occupational illness in the state. Farm worker health is also a serious problem in developing nations,
where pesticide use is poorly regulated. An estimated 1 million people are poisoned annually by pesticides.
9. Invests in a Sustainable Economy
The short-term cost savings of buying conventional cotton clothing do not outweigh the long-term cost
of cleaning up th environmental damage caused by growing it. Investing in organic cotton
promotes an economy free of such hidden costs.
10. Protects Future Generations
ÒWe have not inherited the Earth from our fathers. We are borrowing it from our childrenÓ - Lester Brown.
Buying organic promotes a fundamental change in the way we treat the environment around us, looking
not just to the next crop, but to the future of our childrenÕs planet.
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