By Nikiah Seeds at www.mamagoddessbirthshop.com Why use Bamboo Fabric Bamboo is the fastest growing plant on this planet, and therefore a great alternitive to other costly and possibly harmful ways of creating our fabrics. When used to make fabric, bamboo has a natural sheen and feels similar to silk or cashmere. Bamboo fabric is antibacterial, antifungal and antistatic. Our goal is to utilize a diverse base of raw materials like soy, hemp, flax and others to help to keep an environmental balance. Organic Cotton is only 0.03% of world cotton production and its demand is beginning to outweigh its supply as consumers begin to realize the heinous effects of conventional cotton farming on humans and the environment. Organic Cotton It takes one pound of chemical fertilizers and pesticides to conventionally grow the three pounds of cotton needed to make a T-shirt and a pair of jeans. The Organic Trade Association article June 2007 We have chosen to sponsor Panda's International as it is part of our mission to give back to the environment where these raw materials are sourced, completing the circle of sustainability.Why Bamboo? Why organic Cotton? Pandas?
It grows one third faster than the fastest growing tree, and species can grow up to 1 meter per day.
This growth pattern makes it easily accessible in a minimal amount of time.
Another critical element in the balance of oxygen / carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Because bamboo is the fastest growing canopy for the regreening of degraded areas and generates more oxygen than equivalent stand of trees. It lowers light intensity and protects against ultraviolet rays and is an atmospheric and soil purifier.
Only 10% of the vast bamboo forests are given over to commercial use. Only some strains of bamboo are suitable for making clothing.
Bamboo absorbs water 3-4 times better than cotton.
Bamboo stays 2-3 degrees cooler in hot weather & warmer in cold.
Bamboo is the world's fastest growing plant, sometimes rising several feet in a day.
Organic cotton is grown using methods and materials that have a low impact on the environment. Organic production systems replenish and maintain soil fertility, reduce the use of toxic and persistent pesticides and fertilizers, and build biologically diverse agriculture. Third-party certification organizations verify that organic producers use only methods and materials allowed in organic production."
Shirtseed, the company that makes our Bamboo onsies, investigated industry claims that there has been no harm to panda habitat through commercial Moso bamboo farming
Pandas International, a non-profit organization formed to ensure the preservation and propagation of the Giant Panda, has confirmed that commercial growth for textiles is currently not effecting the Panda population in China.
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