Before I had my first child, I had not believed I would be part of a mothers group. Be that as it may, now that I am finally a mum, chatting to other parents about what is going on in my life has benefited me immensely. We chat about how we bring up our children, what to do and not to do, we share meal plans, and we love to discuss the most recent baby fashions we have picked up.

I more often than not get together with 4 other mothers, once a fortnight, to catch up on the latest new. We generally meet at Threshermans Park Fiegel Building (which is in BOONVILLE, IN) as that is pretty central for all of us. Last month was more interesting because we discussed organic baby clothes. I have been providing my baby girl organic meals from the start but I had never thought about getting organic clothing for her.

Cotton is one of the most broadly grown plants in the world and one of the most harmful to the habitat and to farm employees. The run off from these farms has destroyed the environment and in particular water ways. Organic products are grown without the use of artificial fertilisers and pesticides. Rather, organic farming depends upon things like crop rotation, raising the quality of soils naturally, and using eco friendly pest control practices.

Benefits of Organic Clothing

Getting organic clothes means you are getting clothes which have been produced in an eco friendly manner, or at a minimum in a way which causes less contamination of the environment. No or reduced use of herbicides and fertilizers means less pollution of our farms and waterways, fewer health problems for farm workers, and fewer health risks for our children by lessening their contact with potentially dangerous chemicals.

Quite a few retailers of baby clothes also make a range of organic clothes or you can find companies completely committed to organic baby clothing. Either way, there are a lot of marks to choose from and all ages are taken care of, from toddlers to teenagers. Naturally, organic clothes for men and women is also accessible and I am looking into that for myself and my man.

I am not saying that I am just going to purchase organic cotton or bamboo clothes (which is a great alternative to regular or organic cotton) for my children but I am definitely going try to whenever possible.