New sustainable fashion brands are popping up faster than celebrity gossip blogs. With only a handful of truly sustainable fabrics available, trying to set yourself apart from all the other eco-style companies is the key to success. Selling basic, classic organic cotton pieces for men and women, not much about New York’s District Cotton stands out … at least on the surface. While focusing on stateside production and the use of organic cotton, DC is also working on integrating certified fair trade practices and products into their line. Their simple website is quite easy to navigate, the most exciting page being for the printed t-shirts.
These T’s are about showing off your social conscience without all of the pretentiousness. The idea is to raise awareness and a little money for something that we believe in, donating 10% of the proceeds to some cool organizations.
Sponsored design contests give artists (and wanna-bes like myself) and change to submit designs for t-shirts, focusing on a particular social theme/issue. For the launch of the District Cotton brand, the first contest centered around “This T-shirt supports an organic farmer.” The winning four designs (including the Blueberry Head shown above) can be seen an purchased here, with 10% of the proceeds going to the Northeast Organic Farming Association.
The next contest has not yet been announced, but once details have been released, you’ll find them right here!
I can’t say enough good things about the members of the SF Craft Mafia who took control of its management last year. These ladies love what they create and have a passion for sharing it with others. When I began to think about giving much more control over to the members themselves, I had no doubt that they would rise to the occassion and make the SFCM the best it could possibly be.
Just a few days ago, the little group that I started in 2005 was featured on one of the biggest San Francisco blogs around: SFist. A massive congratulations to everyone in the SFCM - you deserve the attention!
Time for another weekly edition of Carnival of the Green, organized by the nifty folks at TreeHugger. Last week, the COTG was hosted by Groxie; next week, hosting duties are covered by Enviroblog.
Natural Collection is giving residents of the UK and Ireland a chance to win an eco holiday.
This week on everydaytrash, middle school students in Brooklyn talk to Leila about starting a composting pile to turn cafeteria waste into rich soil for the whole community.
The Expatriate’s Kitchen asks “Where’s My Beef (Coming From)?”
According to Avant News, oil exec sequestration may provide the answer to global warming.
DC Birding Blog links climate change, land use, and bird diversity.
Using an old map of Australia, Debitage talks about how 19th century Europeans thought nature imposed no limits on the rational use of the land.
Welcome to the Future presents the first in a series of comic strips about Weapons of Mass Harvesting.
The EcoStreet team tests a number of natural sunscreens, chosing their top 5.
There is no good reason to deny insurers access to genetic information, or is there? Decide for yourself at Veggie Revolution and then take the online poll.
Triple Pundit asks if promoting sustainability should be done by rethinking the income tax.
Friday, June 8th was World Oceans Day and blogfish hosted the first Carnival of the Blue.
Myke’s Weblog wonders if we really need alternative sources of energy; to cut back on energy consumption?
Lighter Footstep clues us in on 10 green websites you should be reading.
Miss Malaprop introduces us to the Tyler Bender Book Co, who makes handmade books created from recycled vintage books and an assortment of repurposed papers.
David, the EcoLibertarian, explains to us what a climate-change deal looks like.
Greener Magazine provides tips on how to stay safe while enjoying the pleasures of summer.
Queercents shows that you can save money while saving your health by buying simpler, more natural products and using them sparingly.
Instead of just trying to beat global warming, shouldn’t we also be trying to adapt to it? Isn’t that what animals do - adapt? Read about living with global warming at The Evangelical Ecologist.
Mom Is Teaching covers the beginning of Low Impact Week by suggesting that homeschooling your kids can help save the planet.
The unintended consquences of the ethanol boom are explored by SelfInvestors.
A small tidbit from my world - today is my 23rd birthday. Warm thanks to everyone who has supported me thus far; there are many more great things to come!
