CP Shades is one of my favorite slow-fashion brands. Founded more than 30 years ago, the company hand-makes clothing in California, where it owns its own sewing facility. There, the group creates timeless clothing pieces that are meant to be worn over and over again. And with CP Shades, as they say, “What you see […]
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Spring-Clean Your Wardrobe
Full disclosure: This is a blatant self-promotion for my e-commerce store, Rodale’s. This past weekend, I was just thinking to myself…hmmm…it’s time to do the spring-cleaning of my closet (when I switch out the winter clothes to the summer stuff, donate what I don’t wear anymore, and get rid of any personal care products that […]
5 Earth-Friendly Blue Pieces to Wear This Spring
by the Rodale’s editorial team Teal, and aqua, and turquoise, oh my! Springtime, with its abundance of vibrant flowers, is the perfect season to get playful with color. This year, we’re all about shades of blue, which is why we’ve picked out a few of our favorite blue pieces that just so happen to be […]
An Organic Brand with Style: My Favorites from Kowtow
There are a number of amazing, earth-friendly clothing brands out there (and thankfully, more are popping up every year), but one of my all-time favorites is Kowtow. Kowtow’s philosophy is that consumer habits should be transparent, ethical, and sustainable. As a purveyor of cotton clothing, the company documents its entire cotton chain, from seed to […]
A New Form of Sustainable American Fashion
by guest blogger Brian Linton, president and co-founder of United By Blue Is being made of organic cotton or recycled polyester enough for a clothing product to be considered sustainable? Quite possibly. But sustainability in fashion is often more complicated than a label may suggest. In order to deem it truly sustainable, you have to […]
Slow Fashion Spotlight: CP Shades
by the Rodale’s team Founded more than 30 years ago and produced in Northern California, CP Shades is one of our favorite slow fashion vendors. Why? Because, as they say, “What you see is what you get.” CP Shades uses 100 percent natural and sustainable fabrics to create elegant, timeless handmade products that are meant […]
The Slow Old Days
by guest blogger Renee James, humorist and blogger When Maria told me the theme for this week was “slow fashion,” my first thought was, “What in the world is slow fashion?” Other than describing my usual default position of being very, very far behind on fashion trends, I had no clue. And then I thought, […]
Detoxing the Catwalk
by guest blogger Julia Westbrook, assistant online editor at Rodale News The clothing you wear has a larger price tag than what you see when it’s hanging on the rack—it comes with costs to the environment, too. Unsustainable dyeing and processing practices in the fashion industry have had a major impact on water pollution. So, […]
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Raised on America’s first organic farm, Scratch author Maria Rodale learned how to make everyday favorites from, yes, scratch — the way you remember them; the way they turn out best.
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Drawing on findings from leading health researchers as well as conversations with both chemical and organic farmers from coast to coast, Maria Rodale irrefutably outlines the unacceptably high cost of chemical farming on our health and our environment.
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