The Story of EarthPositive apparel

Organic cotton grown in India

Question: What are the other benefits of organic agriculture?

Answer: The major principle of organic farming is to restore a natural balance within farms, with healthy and well-structured soils, rich in organic matter. In such an environment, the pests (any living things which damage the crop) are not systematically destroyed by poisons, but are kept under control by their natural predators. Biodiversity (the diverse range of living species: plants, animals, microorganisms) and agro-diversity (the diverse range of crops planted by the farmer, as well as livestock) are integral parts of an organic farm.

The Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) ensures full traceability of the organic cotton products all the way back to individual fields through its paper-trail system recording each transaction along the supply chain.

Organic cotton fields in India

Organic farming methods - removing weeds by hand, not herbicide

'Low impact' organic farming methods - hand picking cotton, not by tractor

Kaisha with the Women

Kaisha our PHD graduate, undertook and completed the EarthPositive carbon emissions study that determined that EarthPositive reduced the CO2 footprint of T-shirts by 85% by the use of renewable energy and 'low emission' organic agriculture.

Organic farming & biodiversity - crowing crops alongside cotton

Kaisha being wel looked after on her trip

Healthy organic soil; not laden with poisonous chemicals

Organic farming encourages biodiversity

Pesticides - organic farming style

Insect traps

Organic farming version of chemical fertilizer manufacturer ICI, cows

The cotton is transported to the ginning factory by traditional methods... by camel & cart

Raw organic cotton

Cotton bales after ginning

Finishing the white organic cotton jersey

And the black

Fabric inspection

Cutting

Waste water effluent after dyeing stage

Water treatment plant

After dyeing

Four stages of water treatment

Sand filtration, reverse osmosis, and other methods are used to reclaim 95% of the water used

Reverse Osmosis Plant

Fabric inspection #2 - closer inspection

Manufacturing stage #1 - very modern facilities

Sewing

Bright, well lit, spacious and clean sewing facilities

Vestas wind turbines used to supply the renewable green electricity used to manufacture EarthPositive apparel

These wind turbines are massive

There is no end to the sustainable power that can be generated from these hundreds upon hundreds of gigantic wind turbines, dotted across the landscape

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