Useful & Interesting Links

Here are some related links that our customers might find interesting and useful.  Please email any comments or suggestions about other links that you recommend to CustomerService at LotusOrganics dot com. 

Organic & The Environment:

• The Organic Trade Association.  The mission of the Organic Trade Association is to encourage global sustainability through promoting and protecting the growth of diverse organic trade.
• The Sustainable Cotton Project.  Working to create a cleaner cotton industry through cooperation and sharing information among farmers, manufacturers and the organic clothing market.
• Co-op America.  A not-for-profit organization founded in 1982 to harness economic power - the strength of consumers, investors, businesses and the marketplace - to create a socially just and environmentally sustainable society.
• EcoPromoscious.  A fun, lively, energetic, young non-profit organization that raises eco-awareness about humanity's condition through art and music.
• The GreenLife.  Articles, news and views on many "green issues" that provide education, outreach and advocacy.  They are especially good at exposing "green wash".
• Organic Authority - Organic Food, Organic Living
  Organic Authority is an online magazine where it’s hip to be organic!  They make it easy to add a little green to your life covering everything from organic food, living, gardening, health, beauty and sustainable living.
• Organic.org - Thoughtful, well-designed site established to meet the needs of consumers with an interest in organic food and products. "Organic made easy. Life made better."
• Underwood Gardens -  The home of Grandma's Garden Catalog.  Underwood Gardens has an extensive collection of  endangered and heirloom seeds plus plants, bulbs, and lots of garden tips.  Underwood Gardens is also Certified Organic.  This is a wonderful site for the organic gardener.

Directories:

• The Organic Pages Online.  A wonderfully useful directory for all things organic that is sponsored by the Organic Trade Association.
• GreenPeople.  A large directory of eco-friendly products.
• National Green Pages.  A large directory of screened and approved green businesses in the U.S.  Maintained by Co-Op America.
• LinksOrganic.  A directory for finding organic-related businesses worldwide.
• EcoMarket International.  A European platform for finding green products and services.
• Organic Pathways. A wonderful guide to organics in New Zealand and worldwide.  Interesting and fun to browse.
• All Organic Links.  The global resource for organic information.
• www.aboutorganics.co.uk a leading organic information site based in the UK although the site contains a wealth of information on the organic movement in gardening, home products, economics of organics, holidays, and associations and organizations dedicated to the organic industry.
• www.alotoforganics.co.uk An organic directory based in the UK covering a large variety of organics activities.

Blogs

• Organic clothing blog.  A blog for all issues pertaining to organic clothing and eco-fashions.

Health & Wholeness:

• Maharishi Ayurveda.  A complete resource of articles, products, and online guides for developing perfect health where mind, body, spirit, emotions and senses are all in perfect balance—the way nature designed them to be.
• Suvarna. A wide range of all-natural organic cosmetics and beauty products including their own handmade skincare, makeup, perfumes, and chemical-free hair dyes
• The Chemical Sensitivity Foundation.  Dedicated to raising public awareness about multiple chemical sensitivities (MCS).
• Debra's List.  100's of links to 1000's of nontoxic, natural and earthwise products chosen personally by Debra Lynn Dadd. She is the author of Home Safe Home and an excellent resource for people with chemical sensitivities.
• Health & Environment Resource Center.  Articles, information and resources for improving personal health through improving our immediate environment.
• Ayurveda Holistic Center:  The Ayurveda Holistic Center is a resource of Ayurveda, the Vedic science of health and wholeness.

Yoga & Exercise:

• Yoga Movement.  A large resource for learning about and exploring the growing yoga movement.  Contains articles, directories, guides, and products.
• Yoga Directory.  An extensive online directory for all things concerning yoga.
• Yoga HQ : categorized resource directory for everything about yoga - studios, teachers, products, ... everything.
• YogaFinder. An extensive yoga directory for finding yoga classes, events, resorts, products, music - almost everything related to yoga.
   

Gifts & Art

• Eco-Artware.com.  A huge collection of gifts from reused, recycled and natural materials.  Many gifts are uniquely handmade and all are environmentally friendly.

Fashion & Apparel:

• Katharine Hamnet.  Eco-Fashion designer & activist.
• Linda Loudermilk.  Eco-Fashion haute couture designer.
• Apparel Search.  Billed as "The Best Apparel, Fashion, & Textile Industry" search on the Web ... and it probably is.

Community:

• The Iowa Source.  Iowa's Enlightening Magazine.  If you have ever had an interest in Iowa, this is the source of all enlightening news and events.

AllOrganicLinks.com - Global Resource For Organic Information - is a helpful directory resource for finding  information about organics and suppliers.