I have been in Dornoch today being 'orientated' as a bank community nurse so have just got to my computer. We still seem to have the north/south divide in the weather its been quite sunny here but there is a cold wind about. I hate to say it but my vegetable patch could do with some rain!
As you are probably aware I wrote a piece about sustainable organic materials recently so I was interested to find this definition of what sustainable organic means-
- All materials and process inputs and outputs
are safe for human and ecological health in all phases of the product life
cycle.
- All energy, material and process inputs come
from renewable or recycled sources.
- All materials are capable of returning safely
to either natural systems or industrial systems.
- All stages in the product life cycle actively
support the reuse or recycling of these materials at the highest possible level
of quality.
- All product life cycle stages enhance social
well being.
I think that about covers it don't you ? I have also found some additional information about Global Organic Textile Standards which was of interest because I have recently begun stocking a range from Canboli with cotton grown in Turkey.
The Global Organic Textile Standards
(GOTS)has been submitted for trademark rights. GOTS has offered the world the first globally accepted standard for
certified organic fibres.
The GOTS standard for organic
textiles covers the production, processing, manufacturing, packaging,
labelling, exportation, importation and distribution of all natural fibres. The
final products may include, but are not limited to fibre products, yarns,
fabrics and clothes.
“The aim of the standard is to
define requirements to ensure organic status of textiles, from harvesting of
the raw materials, through environmentally and socially responsible
manufacturing up to labelling in order to provide a credible assurance to the
end consumer.
So that is todays news about the organic cotton industry. I am going to have some photographs taken of Archie one of our neighbours children wearing some of the Canboli range so watch this space. (They have been popular at the Art and Craft show)
Fuschia Tee
Linda