HAPPY GREEN BEE - GIVEAWAY :))

Isn't this little suit so cute? Like citrus bee stripes with a cherry one thrown in for good measure. All it needs are wings :)

Let me tell you, this suit will be happy as a bee to be a swim suit this summer at the lake. Little Haylie has tried it on and proudly shown everyone. She tells me it's soft and pretty :) I tell her she's a sweet little bee :)

This wonderful little ditty is from HAPPY GREEN BEE. Where you'll find safe and sustainable, soft and stretchy, super-silly, simply sensational styles! All of their trademark bee striped material is 100% organic cotton.

Why buy organic? Well...

-Cotton clothing retains harmful toxic residues, often causing rashes and eczema on sensitive skin
*Clothing made with organically grown cotton does not retain toxic residues; it is a pure, natural, and breathable fiber.

-Cotton occupies only 3% of the world's farmland, but uses 25% of the world's chemical pesticides. Worldwide, 25 to 75 million agricultural workers suffer from acute pesticide poisoning.
*Organically grown cotton is not treated with pesticides.

-Petroleum based hydrocarbons (chemical fertilizers) are intensively applied to cotton crops to artificially speed up and otherwise "enhance" the plant's growth cycle and productivity. The runoff of these compounds pollutes our watersheds and food chains.
*Organically grown cotton does not use petroleum-based fertilizers.

-Genetically modified seed accounts for 75% of conventionally grown cotton. We can only speculate about the unintended and unforeseen consequences of genetic engineering.
*Organically grown cotton does not use genetically engineered seed.

There are no harmful flame retardants in the fabric either. We are exposed to enough unnatural substance, that our bodies have to try to make sense of and eliminate. It really does burden our systems. Buying organic textiles is one small way to remove some of that burden. Taking many small steps will you you far distances.

Besides which, it just feels good like all natural materials do :)

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In celebration of Earth Day, the good people at HAPPY GREEN BEE have offered one reader the chance to win a $50 gift certificate from their shop. This will make your little bee very happy :))

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Giveaway will end on May 2, at 11:59 pm EST. Winner will be selected using Random .org. I will email the winner & you will have 48 hours to reply back before I draw a new winner . Please remember to leave me your email address if it is not visible on your profile so that I can contact you if you win. Good luck to everyone :)))