Flax is the strongest vegetable fiber known, next to hemp in strength and durability. Clothing of flax is extremely durable and ages well.
Flax thrives in poor soil and requires little or no irrigation. It is very easy to grow, but harvesting and extracting the fiber and making yarn for weaving is still best done manually, unlike cotton where machines replaced most manual labor.
Why organic cotton? | Organic cotton Uses, Facts, Information
Conventional Non-Organic Green Cotton:
Conventional cotton underwear is processed with chlorine bleach. Hydrogen Peroxide and formaldehyde is also applied in the processing of the fabrics.
Dioxin is a carcinogen that is derived from chlorine bleach and is responsible for hormone disruption.
The dyeing process of conventional cotton fabrics uses heavy metals that are harmful carcinogens.
Conventional cotton production accounts for more than 10 percent of pesticide used and nearly 23 percent of agricultural insecticide sales.
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Cannabis Sativa Industrial Hemp Information
Why organic hemp?
If you’re left on on an island with one plant, make it organic hemp. In 20 years on our island homestead, we made many of the products we offer today with traditional skills and organic hemp. Why hemp? It’s hard to know where to start.
Hemp is…
A crop of a thousand uses.
Different parts of the hemp plant make a wide variety of products. Hemp fiber makes ropes, textiles and clothing. Hemp oil can be used for things like soaps, care products, natural rubber, biodegradable plastics and fuel. You can even eat parts of the hemp plant...
