Vierge White: Mans Penguins

Product Information

The design of the T-shirt was inspired to raise awareness of the human plight of greed into the Antarctic.  The design raises awareness to the greed of the oil companies and their devastating impact.

What is organic cotton?

Most people are horrified to discover that conventional cotton production involves the extensive and damaging use of soil fumigants, synthetic fertilisers, highly toxic pesticides, herbicides, fungicides and defoliants, all of which can lead to a multiple of health and environmental problems. By contrast, organic cotton is grown without the use of synthetic fertilisers, growth regulators, chemical pesticides, irrigation or genetic engineering.

About Conventional Cotton
A common misconception about cotton is that because it is a natural product, it must be environmentally friendly. In actual fact, conventional cotton farming is one of the most environmentally damaging activities in the world. The main reason for this is because of the dangerous chemical pesticides and fertilisers used on the crops to prevent pests and assist growth.

How is it grown?
Before organic cotton can be planted, the soil must be free of toxic chemicals for at least three years. Organic cotton farmers do not use artificial pesticides or herbicides for pest control and instead of chemical fertilisers a variety of natural growth stimulators are utilised. Natural pest predators like birds, bees and ladybirds, as well as beneficial bugs and viruses, will be encouraged by the farmer to protect his crops from attack, and soil quality is maintained by crop rotation. Instead of chemically feeding the plants, the organic farmer will also apply nitrogen-rich manure and plant nitrogen-fixing cover crops.

Reduces Pollution
Chemical pesticides and fertilisers are extremely poisonous and make their way into the water table, affecting the lives of farmers and their families by causing diseases and death. They also augment the pest problem, because pests will eventually become immune to pesticides used and so the farmer has to resort to more poisonous and dangerous pesticides to achieve the same result. In an organic cotton field, a biologically diverse and natural eco-system is maintained which means that there are no chemicals for the pests to become immune to, and therefore no dangerous chemicals have to be used.

Increases Biodiversity
Organic farmers will introduce beneficial bugs, viruses and natural pest predators to their fields and establish a biologically diverse eco-system.

Is organic cotton any different from conventional cotton?
To get the best overall price, ordinary cotton is usually made up of a mixture of high and low grade cotton. This mixed cotton is usually of average quality. Organic cotton, on the other hand, must be traced from field to store and cannot be mixed with other cottons, so this means that it is better quality and wears and washes much better than ordinary cotton. Organic cotton is also much less likely to itch and irritate your skin, because the cotton has not been treated with any skin irritants like pesticides.

Price: £19.50

• Tell a Friend