Why Bamboo? Why organic Cotton? Pandas?

Bamboo Fabric

Bamboo has a natural sheen and feels similar to silk or cashmere.
Only 10% of the vast bamboo forests are given over to commercial use. Only some strains of bamboo are suitable for making clothing.

• Bamboo fabric is antibacterial, antifungal and antistatic.
• 3.4 Bamboo absorbs water 3-4 times better than cotton.
• Bamboo stays 2-3 degrees cooler in hot weather & warmer in cold.
• Bamboo is the world’s fastest growing plant, sometimes rising several feet in a day.

Our goal is to utilize a diverse base of raw materials like soy, hemp, flax and others to help to keep an environmental balance. Organic Cotton is only 0.03% of world cotton production and its demand is beginning to outweigh its supply as consumers begin to realize the heinous effects of conventional cotton farming on humans and the environment.

Organic Cotton
Organic cotton is grown using methods and materials that have a low impact on the environment. Organic production systems replenish and maintain soil fertility, reduce the use of toxic and persistent pesticides and fertilizers, and build biologically diverse agriculture. Third-party certification organizations verify that organic producers use only methods and materials allowed in organic production.”

It takes one pound of chemical fertilizers and pesticides to conventionally grow the three pounds of cotton needed to make a T-shirt and a pair of jeans.”

:The Organic Trade Association June 2007”:http://www.ota.com/organic/faq.html

The Organic Trade Association

Panda’s International

Shirtseed, the company that makes our Bamboo onsies, investigated industry claims that there has been no harm to panda habitat through commercial Moso bamboo farming
Pandas International, a non-profit organization formed to ensure the preservation and propagation of the Giant Panda, has confirmed that commercial growth for textiles is currently not effecting the Panda population in China.

We have chosen to sponsor Panda’s International as it is part of our mission to give back to the environment where these raw materials are sourced, completing the circle of sustainability.