@Ari, thanks very much for taking the time to raise an interesting question. But I must confess to a bit of confusion – I’m not entirely clear on what you mean by “buying foreign” and exactly how American organized labour would come into the equation?

As far as I know, cotton cannot be grown in Canada at all, so if we want cotton clothes we do have to buy products that originate in another country…

Granted, there are Canadian companies (such as Rawganique) that sell wonderful clothing of organic cotton – but still the cotton must come from elsewhere. Yes?

In this case, I enjoyed the work of the designers at Fierce Hugs, and that’s why this particular baby tee-shirt is featured. And in general, given a choice between buying cotton products that harm the environment and those that try to mitigate that with organic crop standards (plus adhering to fair labour / fair trade practices), my inclination is to think that the latter is preferable.

In an ideal world, yes, of course, we’d extend the “100 Mile Diet” concept to everything we bring into our homes. Believe me, as someone who lives in a farming community and sees firsthand the impact of big agri-business on the small local producer, I’d be the first in line!

Which begs the question why you prefer to buy foreign.

Thankyou for the info on the green baby clothes!
I’m excited to check out the sights you have listed.

smiles,

kayellen