Why bother with organic cotton?

April 2, 2007 | Organics

Cotton accounts for less than 3% of farmed land globally but consumes about a quarter of the pesticides. Isn’t that mind-boggling? That statistic won’t change until we let cotton farmers know, through our purchasing habits, that we object. Think about it.

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Posted by mudlark @ 12:28 pm  

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