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2 December 2009 - 6:34pm
speesees' festivus
'twas the night before festivus, when all through the house,
not a speesees was stirring, not even a mouse.
the bundlers were wrapped beneath the tree with care,
+ pants were there too; both yoga + flare.
wee speesees were nestled all snug with their friends,
visions of humming birds flying in their heads.
+ mom in her hanky, + i in skull cap,
had just settled down for a much-needed nap.
from outside the window there flashed such a light,
i arose to see four figures suspended in flight.
the sleigh filled with gifts relieved my heart from its panic,
because when the speesees sleigh comes, it brings only organic!
the hip, sprightly driver was dressed in cotton so soft,
+ the flying figures, quite graceful, stayed nicely aloft.
+ she whistled, + shouted their names through the snow:
"on prance, on blossom, on hum, on grow!"
then the horse, the flower, the bird + the tree,
brought cozy green gifts for baby, mama + me.
with their work all done and the speesees out of sight,
we heard in the distance:
"happy holidays to all, + to all a great night!" 
22 October 2009 - 8:40pm
ode to the speesees
for the ‘chik’s & the ‘kid’s
across this here globe
we have a story to tell
so let it be told
and travel with us
to a country afar
where the cows are your friends
and a tuk tuk’s your car
where they grow and they pick
our cotton by hand
the farmers, their children
their beautiful land
so travel with us
and you will soon see
that you’re free to be you
and i’m free to be me
the knitting, the dyeing,
the printing is clean
the are sewn
by a wonderful team
and shipped here, each piece
with love and with care
from beginning to end
the process is fair
for the redwoods & ‘pup’s
on the land & the sea
take our hand lend your smile
and together we’ll be
just a part of the speesees
on this planet, this globe
do you have a story?
please let it be told.
the organic cotton farmers' children wave good-bye to us.
21 October 2009 - 1:56pm
10 reasons why organic
10 reasons why growing organically is good for our (animal, plant, + human) speesees:
1. no earth-polluting toxins
600,000 tons of pesticides + chemical fertilizers are applied to cotton fields each season, causing devastation to our land, air, water + the health of people living in conventional cotton-growing areas. the simple act of growing + harvesting the conventional cotton needed to make one t-shirt uses approximately one third of a pound of pesticides + chemical fertilizers.
2. supports sustainable agriculture practices
organic sources of fertilizer, including manure and compost, improve the microbial activity of the soil, producing a healthy “living soil.” conventional farming reduces the health of the soil by using soil-destroying chemicals to fertilize plants.
3. protects water quality
water makes up two-thirds of our body mass and covers three-fourths of the planet. despite its importance, the environmental protection agency (epa) estimates pesticides - some cancer causing, contaminate the groundwater in 38 states, polluting the primary source of drinking water for more than half the country’s population.
4. reduces health risks of agricultural workers
a national cancer institute study found that farmers exposed to herbicides had a cancer risk six times greater than non-farmers. in california, workers suffer the highest rates of occupational illness in the state. farm-worker health is also a serious problem in developing nations, where pesticide use is poorly regulated. an estimated 1 million people are poisoned annually by pesticides.
5. high-quality fabric
organic cotton is often more durable; speesees’ is long-staple + longer-lasting. organic ring-spun prove to be among the softest available on the market; organic is soft + nice.
6. skin is the largest organ
our skin is the largest organ in our entire body. it’s a living, breathing, absorbent organ. baby’s skin is especially vulnerable to its environment, + deserves to be clothed with cotton grown without chemicals.
7. saves energy
organic farming uses the soil as the foundation to grown cotton while conventional farming relies on planes + tractors to chemically fertilize cotton plants.
8. reduces genetically modified cotton
scientists + activists are concerned genetic alteration of conventional cotton crops is proceeding without adequate testing for health + environmental ramifications.
9. invests in a sustainable economy
the short-term cost savings of buying conventional cotton clothing do not outweigh the long-term costs of cleaning up the environmental damage it causes. investing in organic cotton promotes an economy free of future costs.
10. protects future generations
“we have not inherited the earth from our fathers. we are borrowing it from our children” - lester brown. buying organic promotes a fundamental change in the way we treat the environment around us, looking not just to the next crop, but to the future of our children’s planet.
