You want to be a part of the worldwide movement to bring up a generation of earth conscious people. You imagine “green” rules for your child. Your child will not consume food laden with preservatives, wear synthetic materials, discard plastic that doesn’t decompose, grow produce or animals raised with chemicals– oh, your dreams are grand!
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Carl Jung, the Swiss psychiatrist said: “If there is anything we wish to change in the child, we should examine it and see whether it is not something that could be better changed in ourselves.” Translation: your child is more likely to recycle if you do.
Now you know you are going to be busy and often overwhelmed with the responsibilities for your new baby. How on earth are you going to: refrain from over-stuffing landfills with disposable diapers; puree your own baby food from products grown on sustainable farms; and teach sustainable living? Relax! Along with big steps, there are easy ways to raise your Eco-Baby. One little step is using organic baby clothes.
How Easy Is It to Get Wholesale Organic Baby Clothes?
Babies go through clothes like there’s no tomorrow, even as you realize that tomorrow you’ll just need to buy a bigger size. You invest in a wardrobe that might only be used for a month, rarely more than three months at a time! Seems reasonable to just buy the cheapest stuff and sell, toss, give it away when Baby outgrows, rips, or spits up on it too many times. But from a sustainable point of view, there are providers of wholesale organic baby clothes that are hardy, washable and highly in-demand at baby showers and garage sales!
Whether you save the ozone by walking to the store or by ordering online, it’s not hard to find certified whilesalers of 100% organic cotton baby clothes. They are advertised from advocacy organizations and luxury boutiques to outlet shops and big box discount stores. A Google search will result in thousands of options. You can refine results to your walking or biking area, stores where you registered for your baby shower, or another “short list.” Don’t forget to research online, or sign up for a local store’s email list to notify you when there is an organic cotton baby clothes sale. Here is some of our favorite wholesalers:
- ClothingWarehouse.com – Frequent promotions at this wholesaler include 15% off specials.
- WholesaleBabyBlankets.com – These organic clothes are 100% cotton – for resellers only.
- KokoBeanShop.com – Very low prices in full range of organic clothing for children.
Enter a search for “organic baby clothes wholesale.” The results will show where shops, flea markets and EBay vendors buy in large quantities to resell to you. Check the price of such buying “in bulk” against the vendors’ prices. Maybe you’ll want to join a baby clothes co-op that pools members’ money to buy large quantities, then shares inventory as babies’ needs change. This can save money in a big way and also be convenient.
Getting What You Pay For
Although many advertisers claim “certified 100% organic cotton baby clothing,” it is wise to verify. Certification is not standardized around the world. So products with “USDA Organic” (U.S. Department of Agriculture) labels may use different criteria than SKAL which certifies organic products in the Netherlands, Egypt and other worldwide locations. Both agencies are working toward international standards. Other labels that indicate organizational efforts toward organic and sustainable garments are the US Organic Trade Association (OTA), the UK’s Soil Association, Germany’s International Association Natural Textile Industry (IVN), Demeter across Europe, KRAV in Scandinavia, and the Japan Organic Cotton Association (JOCA).
Research products. Choose labels you trust. Buy wisely. Incorporate those small steps into your earth-friendly household. Your child will probably buy organic throughout his or her lifetime.
One of the wise quotes about raising children in general, but particularly useful for rearing a “green baby” encompasses Jung’s thought about your responsibility in a different way. From embroidery on a personalized baby blanket: “Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.” Proverbs 22:6