FAQsWhat are your products made of? All of our products are made of 100% certified organic cotton, and all of our colored fabrics have been dyed with either organic, low-impact or vegetable-based dyes and inks. The vast majority of our items do not include anything other than organic cotton fabric. We do have a few crocheted pieces, which are made from 100% organic cotton yarn. We also try and use the most eco-friendly notions we can find, which means if we can find organic thread in the color we need, we'll use it! We are very picky about who we buy our materials from, and we use as much U.S. grown organic cotton as possible. However, this can be hard to come by, so there is a fair amount of fabric that we use that is manufactured or woven in India. We do make sure, though, that the fabrics we use have been produced in conformance to the Global Organic Textile Standards. Who makes your products? We make everything ourselves! Just the two of us. Currently my mom is the master sewer, and I handle the crocheted pieces, however we both do dabble in each other's area of expertise. We are proud to be a family run business, and plan to stay that way. Everything is made in our own smoke-free, pet-free home. And all of our fabrics are pre-washed in natural, phosphate-free laundry detergent before use to ensure that they are truly as clean and green as they can be. How can your products be cleaned? Almost everything we make is machine washable! We know how easily things can get dirty, especially with little ones around. So we keep that in mind when we are designing our products. Even our purses can be tossed in the wash, right along with the rest of your laundry. The only things not machine washable are our pillows - our Organic Travel/Toddler Pillows and our Truly Organic Throw Pillows should be spot cleaned only, because machine washing something filled with batting or stuffing can cause terribly unruly bunching - and no one wants that! Sandwich and Snack Bag Questions: Many people want to know how much they can save by using our bags. How much money can be saved? How much plastic can be saved? How much GARBAGE can be saved? Well, I’ve done some figuring, and here’s what I’ve come up with: Let’s say you have two children, and you pack their lunches for school. Assuming you use one plastic sandwich-sized baggy and two plastic snack-sized baggies each, you’re looking at over 1,000 plastic baggies being used by the end of the school year! Over 1,000 plastic baggies! Think of how many chemicals are being used to create those thousand bags, and then think about 1,000+ little plastic baggies being thrown away each school year from your family alone… not to mention the millions of other families using them everyday as well. So now let’s talk about cost. Assuming the same family added up their total amount of money spent on plastic sandwich and snack baggies for a school year, they’re looking at $40-50, conservatively. For the same amount of money, they could purchase each child a set of 3 organic cotton sandwich and snack bags, which would not only cut down drastically on the amount of garbage they created, but it would also ensure that no toxins were touching their food, and no pesticides or chemicals were used in the growing of that cotton. For more on how our Organic Sandwich and Snack Bags impact the environment, keep reading… How does using Organic Sandwich and Snack Bags help the earth? Let me count the ways: 1. No chemicals or pesticides are used in the farming of organic cotton. Less chemicals and pesticides spread for farming, means less spread in the air we breathe, therefore creating a much safer and healthier environment for everyone. 2. The inside of our Organic Sandwich and Snack Bags are lined with un-dyed, unbleached organic cotton. No chemicals, no dyes, no plastic linings. Nothing but clean, pure cotton is touching your food. 3. Think of how much plastic you throw away after a meal. For one person, who packs their lunches every other day, you throw away an average of 1,000 little plastic baggies each year! Imagine how tall a pile of 1,000 baggies would be. Now imagine it disappearing, because with reusable bags, you are sparing the earth a lot of trash! Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!
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