Organic cotton is grown without the use of chemical / synthetic pesticides and insecticides from non-genetically modified seeds. Organic cotton farming provides a better income for farmers and a long-term sustainable crop that is not destructive to the environment. Buying organic helps to establish and sustain a natural farming system that benefits the farmer, the consumer and the environment.

Farmers growing organic cotton are not dependent upon chemical fertilizer and pesticide producing companies for their income. The premium cost of organic cotton goes directly back to the farmers and farm workers.

Organic cotton farmers and workers do not suffer from the chronic ill health affects associated with long-term exposure to chemical pesticides, insecticides and fertilizers. The destructive effects of residual chemical traces in cloths, food, water, air and soil are therefore prevented.

maharishi is produced in accordance with both SA8000 and ISO9001 factory standards.

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http://www.iso.org

http://www.sa-intl.org