Friday, November 6, 2009
Monday, October 19, 2009
Friday, October 16, 2009
Monday, September 7, 2009
So september is Organic Harvest month. In 1992, the Organic Trade Association implemented "Organic Harvest Month", a widespread promotion of organic food and agriculture through regional and local events.
Here is a little 411 on conventional cotton vs. organic cotton that I would like to share with everyone...
Conventional (also known as traditional or commercial) grown cotton is ordinarily one of the crops most heavily sprayed with pesticides. To bring this plant to harvest, it is heavily sprayed 30 to 40 times a season in extreme cases with pesticides so poisonous they gradually render fields barren. To create finished goods, fabrics are usually colored with toxic dyes and finished with formaldehyde. Worldwide,conventional cotton farming uses only about 3% of the farmland but consumes 25 percent of the chemical pesticides and fertilizers. In the United States alone, approximately 600 thousand tons of pesticides and chemical fertilizers are applied to cotton fields each season. To complicate matters, insects are quickly becoming resistant to recommended rates of pesticide application and ever increasing amounts are needed be effective.
The Alternative
Certified organic cotton is cotton grown in fields where the use of pesticides have been discontinued for at least 3 years and where rigorous controls help rebuild the soil's natural fertility. Organic farming is a farming system which relies on natural inputs only. No synthetically produced pesticides or fertilizers are used. Mother Nature is allowed to have much more of an influence. Beneficial insects are allowed to flourish to keep pest insects in check. Crop rotations with legumes help maintain fertility and soil microbiology. Weeds are controlled with precision tillage and the old fashioned hoe. The successful organic farm requires much more intensive and innovative management.
One of the many reasons why I concentrate on organic clothing for babies and toddlers. I always say that I believe in making the right choices from the start... but there's no better time than the present to make any change in life. I know that eating organic and living the organic lifestyle can be expensive but anything done in moderation is a step in the right direction. So, know what foods are on the top list for the highest amount of pesticide contamination and chose to purchase those organic instead. In the end, you'll end up saving money for those doctor visits.
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Monday, August 31, 2009
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Friday, June 26, 2009
Friday, May 15, 2009
baby K'tan baby carriers on SALE in MAY!
Mother's Day was on May 10th but we are celebrating Mother's Day for the whole month of MAY!
All BabyK'tan baby carriers are on sale plus you can enjoy free shipping!
Check out Celebrities that wear BabyK'Tan!
The Baby K’tan™ Baby Carrier (patent pending) is a 100% natural cotton, unique, ergonomically designed & stylish soft baby carrier.
Baby K’tan LLC is an environmentally friendly company which manufactures 100% natural cotton baby carriers without chemicals or azo dyes. All carriers are CPSIA Certified and are manufactured under safe conditions. 100% Organic Cotton carriers, certified by GOTS, are now available for sale!
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
why are plastic bags still around???
Data release by the United States Environmental Protection Agency shows that somewhere between 500 billion and a trillion plastic bags are consumed worldwide each year
Less than 1% of bags are recycled. It costs more to recycle a bag than to produce a new one.
So where do they end up?
A study in 1975, showed oceangoing vessels together dumped 8 million pounds of plastic annually. One reason that the world's landfill's were not overflowing with plastic was because most of it ended up in an ocean-fill.
- Plastic bags have been found floating north of the Artic Circle near Spitzbergen, and as far south as Falklagrade | over time they break down into smaller, more toxic petro-polymers which eventually contaminate soils and waterwaysnd Islands.
- Plastic bags account for over 10 percent of the debris washed up on the U.S. coastline.
- Plastic bags photode
The effect on wildlife becomes catastrophic, birds become terminally entangled
Nearly 200 different species of sea life including whales, dolphins, seals and turtles die due to plastic bags... some die after ingesting plastic bags which they mistake for food
Here's the change we can make!!!
- If we use one reusable bag we can save 6 bags a week
- that's 24 bags a month
- that's 288 bags a year
- that's 22,176 bags in an average life time
- If 1 out of 5 people in our country did this we would save 1,330,560,000,000 bags over our life time
Who's banned plastic bags
Bangladesh
China has banned free plastic bags
Ireland took the lead in Europe, taxing plastic bags in 2002 and have now reduced plastic bag consumptions by 90%
Rwanda in 2005
Israel, Canada, Western India, Botswana, Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Taiwan and Singapore have also banned and/or are in the process of banning plastic bags
March 27, 2007, San Francisco becomes the first U.S. city to ban plastic bags
Oakland and Boston
Plastic shopping bags are made from polyethylene: a thermoplastic made from oil
Decreasing plastic bags will decrease foreign oil dependency
ana k is proud to support the environmental changes that we must make for our younger generation that is going to follow our footsteps tomorrow...
We offer a great selection of reusabe bags from Envirosax. In addition to the benefits that a reusable bag provides Envirosax donates a percentage of its sales to charities and non-profit organizations dedicated to the preservation of the environment.
Have soccer practice after school or going over a friends house... you now have a stylish bag to use every time and believe me you will get asked "where did you get that bag?"
You're only cool if you are conscious of tomorrow and caring for today...
Friday, April 3, 2009
On sale now!!!
the safe sippy $12.49 each
made of durable and lightweight medical grade stainless steel.
non leaching and toxin free - no leak valve inside spout is made of non-toxic silicone
no endocrine disruptors or estrogen simulators
BPA free
inner sleeve is made of #5 plastic is completely free of BPA and phthalates.
rubbery sleeve surrounding the cup is made of thermo plasticized rubber which provides insulation
handles are removable
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
COMING SOON!!! We are so glad to introduce the new bumGenius diapers in their bright colors!
bumGenius 3.0 one-size cloth diaper features:
- 3x3 snap design which adjusts the sizing to fit small, medium and large sizes (approx. 7-35lbs.)
- Trim, snug and comfortable stretchy tabs provide improved fit
- Wide slot makes it easy to stuff protected from wetness
- New waterproof insert stopper prevents leaking at the tummy
- Diapers are bundled with two inserts, a newborn insert for newborns and one-size insert for your older baby.
Highly absorbent - The newborn insert is designed to reduce bulk for small babies.
When the baby outgrows the newborn insert, it works great as an overnight booster or extra absorbancy for a heavy wetter
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
ana k is proud to introduce some pieces from kice kice | spring/summer 2009 collection of 100% certified organic fabrics.
This collection is made sweat-shop free with 100% certified organic fabrics. The simple lines are highlighted with contrasting topstitching. All pieces in the collection were designed and tested on children, creating a line that has simple, modern lines and is most importantly - comfortable.
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