As earth’s population continues to grow, more people are beginning to understand the impact of feeding six-billion hungry mouths. Harmful pesticides and modern farming methods contribute to both global warming and the overuse of natural resources, meaning it’s increasingly important to wonder about the future of this planet. Part of the solution lies in choosing eco-friendly products. This will reduce the impact of your carbon footprint and help sustain earth’s resources.

Best of all, Green Cricket (www.greencricket.ca) has you covered. Regular cotton is one of the world’s most important crops and accounts for 16% of global pesticide use. On the other hand, our adult and baby clothing is made from organically grown cotton, leading to healthier soil and cleaner air. It’s the same with our coffee which we import from various organic suppliers around the world. The flavour is superb and there is far less damage to the soil than with conventional methods.

Again, as we look towards the future, it is imperative to choose products that will help sustain our natural resources. Green Cricket has plenty of eco-friendly options, including chemical-free cleaners, biodegradable leaf bags and stainless steel water bottles. Each is designed to keep our world clean, while recycling material whenever possible. With Green Cricket, it’s easy to make these choices and keep earth healthy for generations to come.

[written by Dan Levine]

When talking to people about buying green I feel it’s important to point out that being a green consumer can take many forms or “shades”. There’s being green by buying local in an effort to reduce one’s carbon footprint. There’s being green by following the three R’s. There’s being green through efficient use of fuel and energy. All these shades lessen our impact on the planet; some even have the benefit of improving our personal wellbeing. That said there is a shade of green that provides a third benefit: safeguarding the health of those involved in the production of the goods we buy; and that’s through buying organic; particularly when it comes to cotton.

Conventional cotton is one of the world’s most chemically treated crops, consuming 10 percent of all agricultural chemicals and 25 percent of insecticides. That adds up to 1/3 of a kilogram of chemicals just to produce enough cotton for a single pair of jeans! The impact of all this chemical usage however isn’t felt by those wearing the clothing in question but rather by those that must live around and work with the cotton crops on a day-in-day-out basis. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 20,000 deaths occur each year from pesticide poisoning in developing countries, many of those from cotton farming. (more…)