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08.12.2008

Submitted by hsnavely on Tue, 08/12/2008 - 12:01am.
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Wanna show off your little Biter's brains and beauty? Flip to Chapter One Organics, a Chicago-based baby and toddler clothing line with stylish, organic-cotton onesies, rompers, dresses, and bibs in mod-prints that put the smart in smarty-pants (conventional cotton ranks third behind corn and soybeans in highest pesticide use in the United States). Hitting shelves this month: a fall collection of cozy mock turtlenecks, fleece mittens, and a reversible line of pants and hats (plus a made-to-order sweater that we wish they'd sell in our size; see photo). Extra credit? Yep: Chapter One employs American women who've faced serious barriers to employment. Excel-lent.

Wanna Try: 

Chapter One Organics, available at Green Genes, Grow, and A Cooler Planet. Onesies, $26-$36; bibs, $13 and up; dresses, $38.

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Cocktail Fact

Turkey and the United States are the world's largest organic cotton producers.

Small Changes Add Up

If 10,000 Chicago Biters buy an organic cotton onesie instead of a regular one, we'll avert the weight of more than 1,100 baby brag books in pesticides from entering the earth.

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