“There is no beauty in the finest cloth if it makes hunger and unhappiness.”
—Mahatma Ghandi (1869–1948)
Are you exercising and eating organic food, but wearing conventional, synthetic, chemically treated clothes? Learn why natural, organic fiber clothing is not just a gift for your body because it breathes with your skin, wicks off moisture, is naturally fire retardant, repels mildew and bacteria, and more, but is also a gift for the planet.
An Inconvenient Truth about Conventional Clothes
The cotton industry uses about 25 percent of the world’s insecticides and 10 percent of its pesticides. More pesticides are used on cotton than almost any other crop in the world. This causes illness and or death to the cotton farm workers, plants and animals exposed
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When shopping for toys for a toddler, consider stocking up on the basic staples, just as you would for your pantry. Just as it’s always good to have flour, olive oil and pasta on hand, having the following toys available to your youngsters covers the basics and makes imaginative, age-appropriate, healthful play available any day of the year.
The toys listed below provide great flexibility, in which activities are limited only by a child’s imagination (which naturally is huge!)
Basic guidelines: Purchase toys made of solid wood that are either unfinished or have a non-toxic finish; purchase toys made of organic cotton, wool or hemp. Avoid any long or loose strings, small parts and sharp edges. Remember that toddlers tend to put toys (and everything) into their mouths, so
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