- Better Fabric: Organic cotton is stronger, more durable, and lasts longer than conventional cotton.
- Supports Sustainable Agricultural Practices: Organic farming maintains the health of the soil by limiting the use of soil-destroying chemicals.
- Reduces Genetically Modified Cotton: Scientists and activists are concerned that genetic alteration of crops is proceeding without adequate testing for health and environmental impact. Genetically altered cotton promotes the use of toxic pesticides because crops are modified to resist them.
- Protects Water Quality: Pesticide runoff from conventionally grown cotton contaminates ground and drinking water. The EPA estimates that ground water in 38 states has been contaminated by pesticides.
- Reduces the Use of Earth-Polluting Toxins: Growing organic cotton protects the earth from the fifteen to twenty applications of pesticides per growing season common to farms in the cotton belt.
- Lowers Cancer Rates Among Agricultural Workers: Research shows extensive use of synthetic fertilizers, soil additives, and defoliants are as harmful to human health as they are to the soil.
- Invests in a Sustainable Economy: The cost of organic cotton will continue to fall as farmers transition to organic farming, while the costs of conventional cotton will continue to rise as farmers pass on the costs of pesticide regulation, hazardous waste disposal, health care, and environmental damage to buyers.
- Promotes a Cleaner Environment for the Future: Buying organic promotes a fundamental change in the way we treat the environment around us: we look not just to the next crop, but to the future of the planet.
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