Choosing Baby Organic Cotton Clothing Makes a Difference for Your Baby, Your Planet, and Other Families around the World

For a parent or grandparent, there is nothing more important than making choices that keep Baby healthy and safe from harm. And you know that dressing your wee one in organic togs is a responsible choice that will protect him as he plays, sleeps, and grows. What you may not be aware of is how far-reaching your choice of baby organic cotton clothing for your little guy or gal actually is.

Choosing Organic and Natural Baby Clothing Helps and Protects Cotton Growers and Their Families around the World
A tragic story surrounding cotton production in India found its way to international news earlier this year: Thousands of farmers in India have committed suicide, reportedly because of the overwhelming debt associated with purchasing fertilizers and pesticides to treat their non-organic cotton crops. In response to this tragedy, organic cotton projects have been initiated by a number of environmentally conscious organizations to help Indian farmers produce and market – for a fair price – non-genetically modified, organic cotton. Because organic cotton is grown without synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, and other expensive, harmful inputs, the farmers aren’t burdened with crushing debt, and their families can live in a healthier, toxin-free environment, as well. Your purchase of earth-friendly cotton garb for your baby (and the rest of your family) supports these projects and the many producers of organic cotton around the globe.

Choosing to Dress Your Baby in Organic Cotton Sustains the Purity and Diversity of Non-GMO Varieties of the Cotton Plant
While the industrialization of agriculture has brought with it many conveniences and advantages, it has also narrowed the variety of plant foods and seeds in use around the world. As the number of small, family farms wanes and mega-farms take over food production, fewer types of each crop are grown, and those tend to be chosen for hardiness and productivity, rather than diversity, nutrition, or taste. The growing presence of genetically engineered cotton plants also impacts diversity by cross-breeding with non-GM cotton. Organic cotton is grown from untreated, non-genetically engineered seeds, and is required to be sufficiently buffered from non-organic and genetically modified cotton, to ensure its purity and survival. Your baby’s adorable organic cotton onesie and tiny organic cotton cardi are helping the battle to protect our planet from the environmental, human, and economic harm caused by genetically modified organisms.

Choosing Safe, Non-Toxic Organic Togs for Your Child does a World of Good for Our Planet
Now that our wee, precious grandson has arrived, my husband and I realize in a new way how important it is to protect and sustain this fragile planet we call home. And choosing organic and natural products is an important way that we can do our part to ensure that Mother Earth is still a wonderful, safe place to live when he welcomes his own grandchildren. Choosing organic cotton over non-organic cotton is an especially significant choice, because of the harm that production of non-organic cotton causes to our planet. More than one-quarter of all agricultural pesticides used worldwide are used on the cotton plant, and those used for cotton production are considered to be the very most dangerous to our planet – and to us. Organic cotton, on the other hand, is produced and processed in a way that gives back to the earth and protects and sustains our water, air, and soil. Choosing organic togs for your small baby is a wise choice for this planet we call home, too.

Of course, the most important reason of all for choosing soft, strong, organic cotton clothes for your little one is that organic baby clothes will protect her tiny body from harmful chemicals during the most vulnerable time of her life. Non-toxic, planet-friendly organic fabrics are completely safe against her porous skin and won’t hurt her body in any way. It’s a simple, sensible, responsible choice that does immeasurable good for all of us.