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This list is by no means inclusive, and we don't have personal experience with most of these companies, but these are companies we've come across that include at least a few pieces of non-toxic clothing in their product lines. Banjaara Christy Dawn Faherty Free People Gudrun Sjõdén Harvest & Mill Known Supply L.L. Bean Linen Tales Lintico Menique Michael Stars Old Linen Mill Oliver Charles Paka Petalura Quinn - They make 100% organic undyed cotton socks that contain no elastane, very hard to find. Sauths Velvet ...

Almost every stretchy fabric has spandex in it. Bad idea. Spandex is a synthetic, petroleum-based fiber, also called elastane, and sometimes trademarked as Lycra. The word "spandex" is an anagram of "expands." The word "elastane" comes from "elastic urethane." Spandex is made from at least 85% polyurethane, sourced from nonrenewable crude oil or natural gas ...

What to wear? As with our diets, our clothing choices may find us unthinkingly doing things to our bodies that are very definitely bad for us. Like processed foods that aren't really food, most of the clothes in our closets aren't doing us any favors ...

Read free. "Self-sufficiency does not mean "going back" to the acceptance of a lower standard of living. On the contrary, it is the striving for a higher standard of living, for food which is fresh and organically-grown and good, for the good life in pleasant surroundings, for the health of body and peace of mind which come with hard varied work in the open air, and for the satisfaction that comes from doing difficult and intricate jobs well and successfully." ...