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For all eco-friendly, ethical, stylish and contemporary products for your home, Biome Lifestyle is the number one shop. Finally, your green ideals and discerning style are no longer compromised – happy eco friendly shopping!

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Valid until 31/12/10

The Natural Elements range consists of a fine selection of skin care products that are Certified Organic as well as being Vegan/Vegetarian Society approved. As well as this, they have been approved by BUAV which means that no animal testing takes place at any stage. Natural Elements also offer free delivery on all orders.

International trade may seem like a remote issue, but when commodity prices fall dramatically it has a big impact on the lives of millions of small-scale producers. An impact like this forces many into crippling debt and countless others lose their land and their homes.

Fairtrade targets disadvantaged communities and producer organisations to enable them to improve their position in international trade and have more control over their lives. Fairtrade works in partnership with producers to help them build their skills and capacity to trade more effectively. Fairtrade guarantees producers fairer terms of trade by directly enhancing income and market access. On top of the Fairtrade minimum price, the Fairtrade labelling system guarantees a premium for the farmer organisations or plantation worker committees to enable them to invest in social, economic or environmental improvements.

Information from Annie Greenabelle

Whilst wearing non-organic clothing may not directly affect our health, non-organic cotton production can have a serious effect on the health of the cotton farmers. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), 20,000 deaths occur in developing countries each year from pesticide poisoning, many of these attributed to cotton production.

Much of the world’s cotton is grown in developing countries, and as more and more pesticides and chemical fertilisers are used, the soil fertility is damaged, forcing the farmers into buying more chemicals to encourage their crops to grow, thus sinking them, and their families into debt. This means these farmers cannot afford to send their children to school.

There is an alternative: organic cotton. This is cotton that has been grown for at least three years without chemical pesticides, defoliants or fertilisers and it is now farmed in over 22 countries in the world, including many developing countries. There are already 25,000 organic cotton farmers in Africa. By farming organically, cotton farmers have reported that they do not have to get into debt, and using viable alternatives to pesticides protects their health. For example, Ugandan organic cotton farmers use black ants to keep cotton pests away, others use ladybirds.
Organic cotton farmers can also grow food safely on their land, which they can use to feed themselves and their families or sell to increase their income, thus providing food security. Organic cotton farmers also report substantially higher incomes, allowing them to educate their families and gain access to healthcare.

Written by our friends at Annie Greenabelle

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