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The cotton industry has a long, fraught history in the United States, and it continues to have very damaging human and environmental impacts to this day. Tameka Peoples, founder of Seed 2 Shirt is on a mission to change the relationship we have with cotton and the people who farm it.
Seed 2 Shirt is the first black woman-owned, ethically produced, eco-friendly, blank t-shirt company. Not only are they bringing you high quality products which are produced in an environmentally friendly way, but they also ensure that the people who produce the shirts are being supported and enriched through every purchase of a Seed 2 Shirt product!
Join us today for an education on the textile which helped turn the United States into what it is today, and hear how you can support a just and sustainable clothing brand!
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Key Points From This Episode:
Tameka shares the founding story of Seed 2 Shirt.
How Seed 2 Shirt enriches the communities of cotton farmers who they source their materials from.
Characteristics that differentiate Seed 2 Shirt from other organ cotton t-shirt companies.
The eye-opening lessons Tameka has learned through her journey with Seed 2 Shirt.
A brief overview of the history of the cotton industry in the United States.
Goals that Tameka has for the future of Seed 2 Shirt.
Tameka shares some of the challenges that Tameka and her team are facing.
How climate change is affecting the farmers who Seed 2 Shirt works with.
Ways that you can support Seed 2 Shirt.
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Tweetables:
“We provide the black community from cotton seed to cotton shirt.” — Tameka Peoples, @Seed2Shirt
“We are probably one of the 1% of companies that produces our entire value chain in Africa.” — Tameka Peoples, @Seed2Shirt
“We go beyond just giving you a very quality, organic t-shirt that you know is serving the planet well. We’re also servicing and supporting the people who helped to produce that shirt. That’s our market differentiator.” — Tameka Peoples, @Seed2Shirt
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Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Seed 2 Shirt — https://seed2shirt.com/
Seed 2 Shirt on Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/Seed2Shirt
Seed 2 Shirt on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/seed2shirt/
Seed 2 Shirt on Twitter — https://twitter.com/seed2shirt
Tameka Peoples on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/tameka-peoples-3824a510/
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