Sustainable Fabric: The Quick and Dirty about Cotton
Often when we think of sustainable fabric with natural fibers, we think of cotton. It is grown in America and marketed as one of the softest and most useful materials for our everyday needs. Many consider it a sustainable fabric choice for...
Slow Living: Sowing the Seeds
What is slow living? You might be hearing this term more and more lately, along with slow food and slow fashion. So what’s with this slow movement? What does it mean, and do we need it? If so, why? At Lady Farmer, our understanding of slow living comes from making...
Sustainable Lifestyle: The Lady Farmer Way
What is sustainable living? We most often think of sustainability in terms of protecting rather than depleting our natural resources. Reducing our trash and avoiding plastic are positive steps towards living a more sustainable life. Eating local foods, driving less...
6 Reasons You Should NOT Eat Local
There’s a lot of talk about eating local these days, but as with anything else, it’s not for everybody. Here’s a list of reasons why you might be one of those who’ll want to think twice about this. You should not eat local if; 1) You like your food well traveled. ...
7 Days of Easy “Real Food” Winter Meals
Healthy, hearty winter meal preparation is simple with these “real food” staples on hand. What is "real food"? Real food is organic, seasonal, fresh, non-processed ingredients. Local is best, of course, but getting things fresh from closer-to-home is more of a...
A Guide To Microgreens
What are microgreens? Microgreens are essentially young, edible leafy greens such as lettuce, beets, sunflowers, radishes, spinach, kale and many more, harvested at 1-3 inches between 2-21 days after planting. Different from sprouts, which are grown in water,...
6 Low-Waste (& Nutrient Dense!) Valentine’s Gift Ideas
How do Americans say “I love you” on Valentine’s Day? According to statistics, we do it by spending money - and a lot of it! Here are a few Valentine's Day spending figures to make your heart pound, gleaned from the National Retail Federation’s Valentine’s Day...
Unveiling Fashion: Inaugural Sustainable Fashion Conference in the Nation’s Capital a Huge Success!
Last September 2018, Lady Farmer was excited to be a part of Unveiling Fashion, Conversations about Fashion and Sustainability, a sold-out event hosted by the newly formed DC Sustainable Fashion Collective.
Slow Shopping
The season of celebration and festivity has begun, and with it a blast of cultural messaging telling us that it's time to get busy and buy lots of things! Meanwhile (here in the northern hemisphere) the light is waning, the plants are shifting into dormancy and...
Women’s Empowerment: Refuse Fast Fashion and Change the World
We're living in amazing times. Women are changing the world with their courage to speak out, take a stand, and act outside of a male dominated paradigm. We listen to unfolding events and yes, we feel the surfacing of deep anger and frustration at the status quo, but...
our mission:
We strive to cultivate a community for those seeking independence from existing food and fashion systems that are harmful to the planet and its people. We offer functional, fashionable, sustainable clothing and products for the intentional lifestyle, and we are a resource for the modern woman of all ages who yearns for a simpler way of life.