Sustainable and Local Clothing
Maine Based.
Brook There is designed and sewn in Portland, Maine. Please visit us at:
37b Wharf street
Portland, ME
04101.
The space is a combined retail shop/ design studio/ small-scale manufacturing.
Sustainable Inputs
Sustainable Fabrics like organic cotton, bamboo, and soy provide an ecologically and ethically conscientious alternative to conventional cotton. Many conventionally grown fabrics use chemicals that can cause harm to the farmers or animals involved in the growing.
organic wool
Wool is renewable and sustainable since sheep grow it yearly. Organic wool means that pesticides are not applied to the SHEEP. Sheep 'dipping' in pesticides is common in conventional sheep farming. Those pesticides are somewhat toxic to humans. A mature sheep weighs around 150 pounds, and is probably affected by the pesticides. Conventionally grown sheep are also given drugs to prevent internal parasitic worms. Organic wool is from sheep grazed on pesticide free lands, and the fabric is not chemically treated during processing. organic trade association
organic Cotton
Conventionally grown cotton accounts for more than 25% of worldwide insecticide use and 10% of the pesticides. Pesticides used on cotton are among the most hazardous. Buying organic cotton clothing means that farm workers are not exposed to the pesticides. organic trade association
It is estimated that 80% of the US crop of cotton was GMO. Organic Cotton does not contain Genetically Modified Organisms. Organic Exchange