Organic Cotton fiber
Little Loaf Baby Co. is committed to protecting both the health of babies and the environment. The use of organic cotton
eliminates exposure of your baby's skin and lungs to harmful, toxic pesticides and helps protect our earth. Many people are
unaware of the huge impact cotton farming has on our individual and our planet's health. As a result, consumer demand for
organic apparel is on the rise and more and more companies, such as Nike, Patagonia, REI, American Apparel, are incorporating
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Conventional Cotton Facts:
- Conventional cotton uses 25% of the world's insecticides and more than
10% of the world's pesticides
- Conventional cotton is the fourth most heavily fertilized crop with
over 2.03 billion pounds of fertilizers
used in the year 2000
- The Environmental Protection Agency considers seven of the top
fifteen pesticides used in conventional cotton as "possible," "likely," or "known" human carcinogens
- It takes approximately 1/3 of a pound of chemicals to grow enough
conventional cotton for just one T-shirt! (Organic Trade Association at www.ota.com)
Organic Cotton Facts:
- Organic cotton farming protects the environment by replenishing and maintaining soil
fertility, by reducing the use of toxic and persistent pesticides and fertilizers,
and by building biologically diverse agriculture
- In 2003, US organic fiber sales reached over $85 million and global sales reached $275 million
in 2005 The Organic Exchange Spring 2006 Global Organic Cotton Market Report projects organic cotton product
sales to hit $2.6 billion by the end of 2008, reflecting a 116 percent average annual growth rate. (Organic
Trade Association at www.ota.com and the Organic Exchange at
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