Organic Baby Clothes MONTEBELLO
Filed Under (Organic Baby Clothes) by Kaye on 02-07-2009
Long before I had my baby, I never really believed I would join a mothers group. However, now that I am a mother, chatting to other parents about what is taking place in my life has been a huge help. We talk about how we raise our children, what to do and not to do, we share baby food recipes, and we love to discuss the newest baby outfits we have purchased.
I generally get together with 3 other parents, once a fortnight, to find out the latest new. We generally meet at Holiday Yogurt (which is in MONTEBELLO, CA) as that is fairly central for all of us. Last week was really interesting seeing we discussed organic baby clothing. I have been providing my baby boy organic food from day one but I had never thought about buying organic clothing for her.
Cotton is one of the most broadly grown crops in the world and one of the most harmful to the ecosystem and to farm workers. The run off from these farms has damaged ecosystems and particularly water supplies. Organic produce is produced without the use of artificial fertilisers and insecticides. Alternatively, organic farming depends on things like crop rotation, enhancing soils naturally, and using eco friendly pest control methods.
You can get soft organic cotton baby clothes online from a number of shops. Sckoon is my favourite for organic baby clothing.
See the latest organic designs from Sckoon.
Benefits of Organic Baby Clothing
Getting organic produce means you are purchasing produce which have been produced in an eco-friendly manner, or at the very least in a way which causes less damage to soils and waterways. No or reduced use of pesticides and synthetic fertilisers means less pollution of our soils and waterways, reduced health problems for farmers, and fewer health risks for our babies and children by reducing their contact with toxic chemicals.
Quite a few wholesalers of baby clothes also make a range of organic clothes or you can find companies solely committed to organic baby fashion. Anyway, there are a lot of brands to choose from and all ages are provided for, from babies to teenagers. Naturally, organic clothing for men and women is also accessible and I am looking into that for myself and my husband.
I do not think that I am just going to get organic cotton or bamboo clothing (which is an amazing alternative to regular or organic cotton) for my baby but I am definitely going try to whenever possible.
