Hello all!
I thought I would make a post about this clothing company I read about in the Metro. Its called Ten tree Apparel, They plant ten trees for every item sold, and their clothes are produced in an environmentally responsible way.
I think this is an amazing idea because not only do the clothes look good, but you know that you are helping out on a great cause. The trees are planted all across the world and the kind of tress that get planted depend on the area and what will assist the ecosystem in a positive way, for example they plant sugar cane and moringa trees in Haiti to prevent sheet water erosion. Here is a list of what trees get planted where:
Mangrove Trees – Madagascar, Honduras
Oak Trees – Canada, Haiti
Poplar Trees – Canada
Mellettia Ferruginea – Ethiopia
Juniperus Procera – Ethiopia
Cashew Trees – Haiti
Mahogany Trees – Philippines
Apitong – The Philippines
Moringa trees – Zambia
The clothes are pretty pricey ($90 for a sweater) but I see it as a donation with a gift J
When I find a job and get some cash in my pocket im going to grab some fresh new swag from them and I hope some of you guys do the same, they even have free shipping!
- Owen T
Finding environmentally responsible companies is important. The cost of the items is prohibitive, but if we included the environmental cost in all items, they would be expensive.
ReplyDeleteBeth
Exactly! Not to mention I would rather spend 80 dollars on a sweater that helped a good cause instead of paying 80 dollars for something made in a sweatshop and has a massive ecological footprint.
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All of their clothes look really nice and super cozy too!
ReplyDeleteThey also show you how many trees will be planted as you add items to your shopping cart, which is pretty cool.
That feature makes it quite easy to get really excited and continuously add things to your cart until you realize you're going to max out your credit card...
... not like that's what I did or anything.
Sav