The GreenplanetFM Podcast with Tim Lynch

In today's globalized economy, most of the everyday products we buy, wear, and eat are produced with labour from the developing world.But do we ever think of the story behind the products that we buy? Who planted the seed for our cotton clothing and sheets? Where did the seed come from? Was it a genetically engineered seed? What fertilisers, herbicides, and pesticides were used on the cotton? How did those affect the health of the farmer workers. How old were the workers? Who removed the seeds from the cotton boll and who processed them, wove them and made them into garments? Were they paid adequately for their labours? This is the story of the cotton trail.Theresa Grantham a haute-couture, or high fashion consultant and business woman in New Zealand, knew at a certain level there was a better way to service the fashion industry with a clear conscience.  After a profound visit to India, she set out to change the karma of clothing and ended up launching a fashion brand that acts as a laboratory for social inno