Organic cotton textiles register no more than a footnote in the world’s cotton production, but Vishal Naithani wants to change that. His company, Sustained Organic Living in Edina, selects certified organic cotton grown in India with non-GMO seeds. The products are made using only fair trade labor on the farms and in the factories. The challenge for Naithani and his company, which is also known as Sol Organics, is to be able to create the
Can organic cotton become as mainstream as organic food?
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