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I saw some in the shop at the foundry tonight.

Did you know that the average normal cotton t-shirt is a quarter pesticides and not so nice chemicals by the time you wear it?

Buy Organic...


Tim

In reply to Timmd:


why?

In reply to Timmd:
howies do nice organic ones, too. I buy them on the sale.

In reply to Timmd:

I'd like more companies to do hemp clothing and to experiment with blending it with other fabrics. It's comfortable, long lasting, although like cotton it can be a bit slow to dry. At one point most of England would have worn hemp clothing.

In reply to Ri:
..google it: non-organic cotton farming is a pretty toxic business.

In reply to Duncan_S:
(ok, I'm a secret hippy!)
I've found some good sources of hemp/cotton organic clothes - tend to be a bit pricey, so again it's wait for the sale...

In reply to practicalcat: (i do get the point, but i was trying to get him to make an argument for himself, then cruely cut him down piece by piece, but you've spoiled it now )

In reply to Ri:

It's better for the environment,and for us.

This is from wiggle with some stuff about Howies T-shirts.

Howies aim to sell only T-shirts made from organic cotton. The average cotton t-shirt contains only 73% cotton - the rest is made up of chemicals and resins. The average cotton crop is sprayed 8-10 times a season - it takes 17 teaspoons of chemical fertilizers to raise the 9 ounces of cotton needed to make a shirt. 25% of the worlds total pesticide consumption is applied to fields of cotton, using chemicals that cause cancer and other diseases. Once the cotton has been harvested, it is then dyed with toxic dyes, then finished with formaldehyde to stop it creasing. Go Organic!


Cheers
Tim

In reply to Timmd: why, i havent got cancer from wearing non-organice cotton t-shirts. And i dont reallyt care much if my shirts are crease free, might actually be better

In reply to Timmd:

Good old Liz Claiborne

In reply to Timmd: Patagonia have used organic cotton and hemp for many years. I think they may be the biggest buyer of organic cotton.

More companies who are involved in the outdoors should put their environmental money where their mouths are.

Good on Prana.

In reply to Ri:
lucky old you. Shame about the people who have to work with the pesticides etc who develop respiratory problems, and the impact on the environent which eventually affects us all.

In reply to Timmd:

That much is obvious. I need convincing why I should buy Prana though.

In reply to Ri:

Apparently cotton organic or not is not a great plant, it strips the soil of nuitrents and takes lots of water.

In reply to Timmd:

Thanks, but I'd rather buy my T shirts from Oxfam.

In reply to Timmd: Know what you mean, ive had a patagonia one for AGES, and its still like new.
Crazy fact, bout the pesticides!

have a look at www.crookesclimbing.com they do hemp and organic stuff too me thinks

In reply to Ri:

What a disgustingly selfish attitude.

In reply to Alun:

Realistic though.

In reply to ultra montane:

How do you know it's realistic?

Cheers
Tim

In reply to Timmd:

Climbing magazine last month had a good article on how US climbing bbrands are trying to green themselves.

Patagonia came out the best, with BD a close second,

In reply to Timmd: Prana at Prada prices to look like a god damn hippie

In reply to Timmd:

Someone told me that it would only cost 50p per t.shirt more to go organic. Is that realistic withy the reduced production etc. And if it true how come organic t shirts usually cost about £10 more?

In reply to idiotproof:

I've no idea,probably because people will pay more for organic t-shirts.

Howies blank t-shirts seem to be normal t-shirt prices though. And ones from mec.ca in Canada.

http://www.howies.co.uk

http://www.mec.ca/Products/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524442...

Cheers
Tim

In reply to idiotproof:I remember ten years ago a normal stone monkey t-shirt was £20,or £25,and organic cotton t-shirts from howies at a normal price are £20 or £25,maybe it depends where you go to,as to how much you have to pay?

In reply to Timmd:
I always buy the organic t-shirts on the sale for half price - howies have a sale at the moment.
However, second hand is even more eco-friendly