I love this line of organic cotton hand printed (with eco-friendly dyes) tees by Andira at Red Envy Boutique – the design is so beautiful, it looks like a watercolor painting:
Andira donated school supplies to children living in endangered rain forests across Central and South America and had them illustrate what they see occurring around them. Each Andira Rain Tee features their thoughts and illustrations and the children’s name.
Andira’s goal is to educate consumers while giving hope to the people and wildlife of rain forest communities. For every Andira Rain Tee sold, a child involved in Kids Saving the Rain Forest, Costa Rica will receive a tree that they can plant in an area of forest that has been destroyed.
Andira Rain Tees are all 100% certified organic cotton and handmade in Peru using only eco friendly inks and dyes at family owned factories where workers are paid 25% above average wages. For every tee sold a child living in endangered rain forest land receives a tree to plant and learns about how they can protect their forests.
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Even organic cotton uses a lot of water. Cotton is one of agriculture’s most water-intensive and pest-sensitive crops, often grown in semi-arid and water-scarce areas. Its cultivation represents over 2.4% of global arable land, involving about 30 million farmers. Cotton is produced in approximately 90 countries worldwide, many of which are classified as developing countries. The economies of many developing countries and the
livelihoods of millions of small farmers and their families are dependent on cotton production. The environmental and social impacts are therefore widespread and need to be addressed. This NYTimes blogpost features a technology (http://www.airdye.com/?21) that uses no water at all – http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/tag/airdye/
Regards,
Eco-Guy
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