| It may sound like a talkative monkey, but
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| | factories ourselves?. They have also set
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| Gossypium is something even stranger- a
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| | up an education fund linked to the
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| clothing company that puts farmers first.
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| | garments, each item stitched means more
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| Their name comes from the Latin for
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| | money to buy books for local schools.
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| cotton, and expresses their unexpected
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| | Gossypium has its own fashion and print
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| belief that the way clothes are made is as
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| | designer who adds a fresh edge to the
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| important as how they look. All their
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| | ethical and environmentally conscious
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| clothes are made from 100% organic Indian
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| | company. Their yoga collection is
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| cotton woven on handlooms to prevent
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| | particularly popular because wearers know
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| wasting energy and the build up of cloth
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| | they are helping others while they reach
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| mountains and without the use of any GM
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| | their higher plane! The collection is
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| seeds.
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| | already stocked in 30 shops throughout the
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| The cotton they use is grown by farmers
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| | UK. Its growing fast and is very popular,
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| supported by the Agrocel farmers centre.
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| | says Tom.
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| Based in Gujerat, Agrocel helps farmers
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| | Their childrens clothes are perfect for
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| grow their crops completely organically
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| | sensitive babies and their sensitive
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| with technical advice, support and regular
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| | parents who prefer not to wrap their
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| visits. The 60 farmers are paid a fair,
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| | offspring in chemicals, and the
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| above market price for their produce, and
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| | hardwearing material withstands the games
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| have a long-term sustainable relationship
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| | of the most robust kids. For adults the
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| with the company.
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| | emphasis is on simplicity and comfort, but
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| Abigail Garner, a director of the company,
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| | never at the expense of fit or style. We
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| set up the first clothing collection for
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| | especially like their slash neck tops and
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| Traidcraft and knew how important it was
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| | strappy vests.
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| to treat not just the farmers well, but
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| | Gossypium is bent on not just altering the
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| the earth too. Instead of chemical
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| | fashion industry but turning it on its
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| colours, Gossypium uses vegetable dyes, a
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| | head to give power to the producers.
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| time-consuming but high quality
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| | Because of this, all profits are shared
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| alternative. No waxes or chemical
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| | between Agrocel and the design/sales part
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| treatments are used to spin the cotton.
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| | of the company. The aim is to get as many
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| The clothes are stitched in India and
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| | farmers into Agrocel as possible, giving
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| Gossypium is working towards total
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| | them the freedom to work without
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| transparency and independent monitoring.
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| | endangering themselves with pesticides and
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| Thomas Petit, a company director explains
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| | to be paid fairly for their work. The
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| that in the meantime they visit the
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| | unique combination of ethics and style
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| factories themselves, We try and use the
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| | will ensure pretty soon everyone will be
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| same factories as fair trade organisations
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| | talking about Gossypium.
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| use. Where this isnt possible we visit the
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