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Slow Living Challenge – Week #2 – Slow Food
This week, we're talking about food, but not just any food. We're taking a look at real food, what it is, and why it's important and how you can bring more of it into your life. So what do we mean by slow food and real food? Slow food starts with real food. It hasn't...
Slow Living Challenge – Week #1 – Slow Fashion
The apparel industry is a leading source of pollution on the planet. Staggering amounts of water are used to make a single t-shirt that’s flown all over the globe for different stages of production before hitting some chain retail shelf for a few dollars. Hands that...
Textiles 101: Fiber Content
Like most, you probably have a general idea of fiber content in clothing. We all are aware of most popular fibers such as cotton and polyester, but do you know where these materials come from? Could you look at what you’re wearing right now and identify what the fabric it’s made of?
Sowing Seeds of Slow Living – Join our 2020 Challenge!
Sowing seeds of slow living is our mantra at Lady Farmer. Simplifying our belongings, prioritizing good choices in food and clothing, and choosing sustainable habits have a positive impact on ourselves, our community and our planet. In 2019, the Lady Farmer community...
Sustainable Fashion by Line + Tow: Classic, 100% Ethically Sourced, Designed to Last
Lady Farmer began with a mission—to create clothes that we love to wear, that are functional for our lifestyles, and that are produced ethically to protect industry workers and our planet. Fast fashion is among the topmost polluting industries in the world, and our...
Slow Living Lessons from the Season of Epiphany
January 6th marks the beginning of Epiphany, a period of several weeks in the Christian liturgical year between Christmas and Lent. This season of Epiphany calls us to be Wise Men and Women, to search out the Holy and appear before it with praise and gratitude. The story tells us it requires a long journey, a journey that will, in the end, bring us face to face with the truth.
Lady Farmer Winter Playlist
Happy Winter Solstice! We made another playlist on Spotify for my ladies who love a little seasonal soundtrack. There’s just a *hint* of Holiday Cheer, but not too much since I hope these songs last you all winter long. When I finished making it, I realized it was...
Sustainable Holiday Gift Wrapping and Decorating Ideas
Are you looking for simple ways to cultivate more sustainable holiday traditions? Rethinking our decorations, tree trimming and gift wrapping is a good place to start. Traditional holiday ornaments, gift wrapping paper, tape, ribbons and trimmings often contain...
Slow Food Series: Sourdough Gingerbread Cookies
Sourdough gingerbread? This might sound like an odd combination of flavors, but you don’t taste anything sour in this new take on a holiday baking classic. This is a simply delicious, satisfying and nutritious gingerbread recipe. Adding a sourdough starter to the...
Lady Farmer Gives Back – Sustainable Agricultural Practices
We began Lady Farmer with the mission to create clothes that we love, and that are produced with care and concern for the planet, the producers and the consumers. We also wanted to help consumers understand the devastating effects of widespread practices in the fashion industry, and to try and affect a shift towards a more sustainable system. This begins with an understanding of our clothing as, fundamentally, an agricultural product.