Nature Nerd Apparel

⭐️⭐️ Updated last post dates due to the Royal Mail Strikes! ⭐️⭐️.

As a brand selling sustainable products, sometimes people ask us why we are so passionate about the issue. Perhaps because it’s so hard to picture just what role the fast fashion industry plays in the future climate crisis, after all, CO2 is invisible. But these emissions are caused by the way stuff is made, and in the traditional fashion industry 60% of clothes are made from plastic and most are made using fossil fuels, equivalent to 10% of global emissions.
If demand continues to grow at the current rate, the total carbon footprint of clothing would grow to 3,978 megatonnes by 2050. According to DEFRA data, this is equivalent to almost double the carbon emissions of the whole of India in 2018. This seems pretty insane to us, and it's why we choose to market products made from natural organic materials and renewable energy. To be part of the solution, not part of the problem.

Brand new from the design table comes our Slothurday t-shirt and jumper! Available in a variety of colours and sizes and also available in kids sizes. As usual, you can be assured that the materials are organic, the ink is water based and animal friendly and is manufactured using renewable energy. Head over to the website in our bio to get yours and prepare to rock the goblin mode!.

Make Christmas Sustainable!! Christmas is a time for great food and great conversations. This year, start a good one with your gifts. Because we all have climate change in the back of our minds, products from our store offer some hope and a vision of what the solution might look like. Made from natural materials, using renewable energy and shipped in packaging made from plants, not plastic. From the moment they're pulled out from under the tree to the recyclability of the jumpers, tops and tees: Our products are fun, and also full of hope. Make this one a good one.

Freepost on all orders, all weekend! From new prints and basics, you can get free shipping from Friday to Sunday on all UK orders. You don't need a code, you'll find the option enabled when you check out in the usual way. It's a great time to grab a little treat and save a little for a limited time only. This offer starts Friday morning and ends at midnight Sunday so get to it quick before the clock runs out!

The sleigh might need to set off a little sooner this year due to potential mail strikes, so get your gifts as early as possible to make sure they get to the tree on time. Our elves are working at super speed to print and package your goodies in time for the festivities!

New in! Penguin Christmas t-shirt AND jumper available in kids and big kids sizing!.

It's Black Friday! But, what if we reversed this and called it Take Back Friday instead.
Have a root through those t-shirts, if you have one made by Teemill then you can send it back to be remade into a new product!.
If youbare buying today, buy only what you need and try make it sustainable or sustainable sourced!.

Less than 1% of clothing is actually recycled. 99% ends up in landfill or incineration. There are enough textiles landfilled each year to fill the entire Sydney harbour estuary.
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And where nearly two-thirds of all clothing is made from plastic materials, the fast fashion system is one of the biggest threats to the survival of the biological systems human life depends on.
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It calls for a total redesign of how clothes are made, which isn’t as difficult as it sounds. Our products are made from plants, not plastic. And as well as using natural organic materials, this includes post-consumer recycled organic cotton. Combined with renewable energy it’s clear that low-waste, low-impact options exist. All we need to do is choose well.
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Did you know that 80% of purchases bought over the Black Friday weekend will end up in landfill or incinerated. Less than 1% of the world’s clothes are recycled back into new clothes once they are worn out. It’s a symptom of a bigger issue, and of the take-make-waste economy that results in a truck full of clothing burned or buried every second.

Time to introduce you to our core range (don't worry, more designs are on their way) of organic and sustainable t-shirts, hoodies and accessories! There's also a couple of Christmas ones too! Don't forget, if you spend over £25 you'll receive a free pair of bamboo socks.

From 17th - 20th November, every order of over £25 gets a random coloured/patterned pair of super comfy bamboo socks!!.
📷: Alex Geerts via Unsplash

The day is finally here to declare Nature Nerd Apparel officially open!! Check out whats on offer so far on the link in my bio!.

So, whats so special about our clothing? Well... in our first 'official' post we will explain! Our chosen supplier explains...

"We use organic materials that are better for the environment. Organic cotton farming methods are better for producers and the ecosystem around the farms.
Instead of more toxic pesticides and fertilisers, co-planting and insect traps are used along with the special ingredient - cow poo. It encourages biodiversity and leads to the extra soft feel of our organic cotton clothing.
Less inputs also means less water, but even organic cotton is still a thirsty crop. So where you grow it matters. The fields that grow the organic cotton for our products are in the North of India, where the monsoons fill reservoirs that supply almost all the water needed". (Source - www.teemill.com)