Organic cotton farming in Uganda

Tuesday, December 18th, 2007 Posted in Blog | 10 Comments »

In Northern Uganda, in the region around Lira, there is as much as 27 thousand farmers (!!!) growing organic cotton. The farmers are united in a cooperative with chosen representatives. The organic cotton project here is started by and running ...

Fair Fashion Affair Berlin 2007

Wednesday, October 24th, 2007 Posted in Blog | No Comments »

It was like giving birth. For us, organizing this Fair Fashion Affair was the first public project organized by the Grass Routes Agency. Also our unofficial birth as ethical fashion representatives. It was fun, it had a good spirit and ...

Organic cotton in Turkey

Tuesday, May 8th, 2007 Posted in Grass Routes on Tour | 1 Comment »

‘Fair’, ‘hiphonest’, ‘ethical’, and ‘sustainable’ clothing production are in the trend. More and more clothing brands are stepping in. Off course they use this to pimp up their image with smiling, dark skinned people between the white cotton fields. But ...