July 24, 2008
In the last year we have encountered a gradual increase in organic cotton prices, but it just keeps going up and up. Part of this has to deal with the higher costs in fuel, but for the most part is has to do with the increased awareness of the importance of organic cotton.
Because we buy only usa organic cotton, we are paying even higher prices for our batting as more and more companies are buying up the organic cotton.
One of the things we all need to be aware of is China is getting into the organic cotton movement. Since they have little or no regulations on organics, it is hard to say how organic it is actually . Recently, a Chinese company bought one of the largest conventional USA cotton farms. This is scary. Why? Well, the obvious is that we are selling our land to the highest bidder. We are selling our cotton to another country. How far away are we from selling our organic cotton farms to another country all in favor of the allmighty dollar?
When you buy organic cotton, ask where is it coming from. This does matter, in the big picture, and where we want our organic materials to come from now and in the future.
Why am I telling you all of this, it is more than just about a price increase it is about awareness. Shop for price but shop for where it is coming from too!
July 22, 2008
We love to give back to the community and freecycle is a way to do just that. We have donated orphan furniture, organic fabric, and organic toys that may have been slightly damaged in shipping.
If you have something that you were considering selling at a garage or tag sale, think free cycle. By the time you set things up and have to deal with the heat, the people, the sales, you are better off just donating it. With goodwill and salvation army being so picky about what they take freecyle fills in the gaps.
Do a google for freecyle.org to see if there is a group in your area, there probably is one located in at least your county. Do a good deed, with your unwanted things that still have life left in them, freecycle!
July 14, 2008
We are very exicited to annouce that we are going wholesale only effective August 1, 2008. This will really help grow the community with our line of organic mattresses, organic furniture and sustainable natural cribs that are all hand made by the Amish in our small community.
We are accepting new brick and mortar dealers to carry our organic baby line, or organic furniture line, and our organic mattress line. We have a small opening order and even offer drop shipping for our entire line.
We love to make organic items for the home and are happy to do private label organics, so before you go overseas to make an organic line, give us a call we might be able to help.