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Headline reads "global communities connected by zee spot..." Each onezee you touch was touched by an organic farmer in India. The farmers who produce for zee spot are treated with dignity and charged a fair price for their organic cotton - as monitored by GOTS/Control Union. Zee Spot's manufacturer is licensed by the Indian Government and regulated to abide by international labour laws and fair labour practices. But that's only half the story... Not only do organic farming methods improve soil fertility and safeguard farm workers' and their family's health - it preserves the quality of their local environment. Given that 5 of the top 9 pesticides used on conventional cotton
are are known cancer-causing chemicals (cyanide, dicofol, naled, propargite,
trifluralin), supporting organic cotton is a win-win for zee farmers,
zee planet and zee babies. Why India? India is the second largest organic cotton producing country in the world. The principles of organic cotton strike a chord with many Indian farmers who are already steeped in a holistic tradition that respects the relationship between humans and their environment and honors natural processes in a way that is unique. Beyond this profound respect for the environment, Indian organic cotton projects are often characterized by a wealth of natural approaches to pest management and soil fertility, thereby adopting a strong spiritual philosophy toward the earth.
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All zee spot garments are GOTS/SKAL certified and use only fair labour practices. ...your purchase helps saves lives! According to Navdanya, the Indian farmer is currently facing an epidemic of suicide. In short, India’s agriculture has turned into a negative economy due largely to three main factors: rising costs of cultivation, plummeting prices of farm commodities, and lack of credit availability for small farmers. Most of these factors can be attributed to corporate globalization and unjust free trade policies implemented by the World Trade Organization. With the steady influx of conventional or “corporatized” agriculture, traditional farm saved seeds have been replaced with genetically engineered seeds which are non-renewable, thus requiring repurchase for each growing season. What was once a self-renewing resource and a gift from the Earth has now become a corporate commodity and a costly investment which farmers must make every season. In most cases this has led to poverty and severe indebtedness. Organic cotton farming eliminates the financial dependency inherent within the need to purchase genetically engineered seeds.
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