Jun 15, 2016

Episode #13

Cotton is more than what you wear. This huge crop and the pesticides sprayed on it are also in what you eat and drink. We look at sustainable clothing and how your wardrobe can save the world. Includes an interview with Rebecca Burgess from Fibershed.

Information on Fibershed

• Company Website
• Fibershed Affiliates, perhaps one is near you!
• Retailer directory

Information on Cotton

• “Chemical Cotton,” Rodale Institute 
• The Deadly Chemicals in Cotton,” Environmental Justice Foundation
• “Sustainable Agriculture: Cotton,” World Wildlife Foundation
• “Conventional Cotton Statistcs,” EcoChoices
• “Consumer Guide to Organic Cotton Clothing and Bedding,” bodyfueling.com
• “Who Grew Our Clothes?” Fibershed
• Sustainable Cotton Project

Information on Pesticides

• “Is Roundup killing our honeybees?” Natural news
• “Cotton and Pesticides,” National Wildlife Federation

Products

• The amazing Krumpers Solar Blinds

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