Another warm and sunny day here. Everywhere looks beautiful and the lambs seem to be enjoying the sunshine they seem to lie out sun bathing. Nobody has told them about slip slop slap! I have spent another day in Rogart helping with the new baby Tristan and Jacob his big brother. I feel quite tired at the moment I'd forgotten what it was like having an excited two year old charging around all day. I spent the morning crawling in and out of Jacob's play house.
I was reading a very thoughtful blog today about how every season we choose our clothes by what is trendy rather than ethical the author says that she has always had an awareness of clothes and where they come from but her ethics have tended to go by the board depending how much she coveted the item in question. Which one of us can honestly say that we have not done the same at some time? We need to consider the following aspects when it comes to our fashion
decisions: Where were our clothes made? In which conditions? Was the
process respectful to the environment? How much of the price that we
pay goes to the producer?
If we take these factors into consideration organic fashion has a place to exist and is
likely to increase. Non-organic cotton and synthetic fibres such PVC or
Polyester cause a very negative impact on the environment. It´s
reported that at least 20.000 people in developing countries die each
year due to agriculture pesticides while synthetics are not
biodegradable and involve an intensive use of energy and water in their
production
Very often we are used to see written in our clothes Made in China,
Made in Mexico, Made in Bulgaria or Made in Bangladesh. These counties
are cheaper than developed countries: wages are lower, law is poor,
working conditions are seen from a different perspective… Thus they
become appealing for large fashion companies with the aim of cutting
costs and increasing their profits. So lets all make an effort to buy clothes that are ethically produced and lead the way for the future.
Linda
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