by Tara Mackey | Blogroll, Discounts, Fashion, Green Beauty, Product Reviews
It’s been roughly three and a half years since I fully committed to my wellness journey, and truthfully, the very last thing to convert was my closet. Why?
Well, partially because I’m sentimental.
Partially because I love thrifting (another amazing way to save and recycle clothing).
And partially because organic, fair trade clothes tend to be more expensive. I had a hard time justifying it.
Synergy was one of the first affordable clothing companies I ever found, and I am so happy to bring you a discount code just for readers of The Organic Life!
Why organic material?
- Cotton accounts for nearly 25% of the insecticides and 10% of the pesticides used throughout the world, although is it grown on only 3% of the total cultivated area. The poisoning due to chemical insecticides and pesticides is so acute that thousands of poor farmers in developing countries end up losing their lives. Growing cotton organically means no pesticides or insecticides were used.
- Much like producing conventional coffee crops, conventional cotton production often leads to poisoning, causing various health problems for cotton farmers. Organic cotton production, on the other hand, ensures a healthy life for the farmers and their families.
- Organic cotton is softer, more durable and causes fewer allergies than conventional cotton
- Here are some more benefits from organic.net:
To help you out on your personal organic fashion journey, I’ve teamed up today with Synergy Organic Clothing. They produce sustainable, organic clothing in conjunction with 150 female workers in Nepal, who are paid living wages and given yearly bonuses. This clothing is incredibly made, expertly crafted and super comfy!
Get 20% off today with code TaraMackey20 at checkout!
This code applies to any clothing in the store.
Excludes accessories, jewelry or miscellaneous items.
Dress: Synergy Clothing
Flower Crown: Flower Children Only
Necklace: Padma Design
Bracelets: Pura Vida Bracelets
Makeup: The Tara Collection
With love,
Tara
by Tara Mackey | Beauty, Blogroll, Fashion, Green Beauty, Green Makeup, Modeling, Product Reviews, Travel
It all started on instagram. My friend Genevieve was in town. She’s a stylist from LA who I met on my first international commercial. And she’s a big hippie at heart.
I always get excited when I see an LA local around San Diego because 1. LET’S HANG OUT and 2. IF WE DON’T HANG OUT I’M GOING TO STALK WHERE YOU GO IF IT’S BEAUTIFUL AND GO THERE TOO.
In the case of Gen, it was scenario #2.
Since she was only in town briefly, homegirl was gone by the time I hit her up. But the photo of her in a huge field of flowers while she was here stayed seared in my brain.
Where is this magnificent flower place? I asked myself over and over again. Finally, I headed to the google machine. I barely got passed “ San Diego fl” before The Flower Fields showed up and my heart sang arias.
A fifteen minute drive and $25 season pass later, I was in heaven. This place is beyond (beyond beyond!) beautiful. For a flower child like me, it’s a dream come true to wander around a preserve so gorgeous, thoughtful and wonderful. From the extraordinary colors to the wide variety of wildlife, I was totally enthralled. Fifty acres of Tecolote Giant Ranunculus to gawk at and fall in love with.
If you have a flower field by your house that you had no idea about, do some research and then GO TO IT. NOW. Don’t wait another moment! Normally they are only open in the Spring for a few weeks.
I loved this amazing way to explore my own home town.
Who knew there were such beautiful things right in our own backyards?
SHOP THE LOOK:
Makeup: The Tara Glow Collection
Dress: Wilde Willow
Flower Crown: Flower Children Only
Bracelet: Moon & Tree Mala
Padma Design
by Tara Mackey | Blogroll, Music, My Organic Life, My Photography, Uncategorized
She picks any day to make it on her own…
We might be that way
If we were left alone…
I could pull these strings…
Like many things…
I find…
That I can change
So Search Within
& Take It In
The Visual Exchange
Words & Photographs: Tara Mackey | Dress: HomeMade Dress | Scarf: Mudd
Photographed at Paradise Cove in Malibu, California
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by Tara Mackey | Around the World, Blogroll, My Organic Life, My Photography
I am so proud and excited to be representing NYHop and NYIllustration!
San Francisco, CA’s Fleur offers an organic shop of hand drawn illustrations of rabbits, hares, Jackalopes and other creatures hand-silkscreened or custom painted with eco-friendly inks on vintage or sweatshop-free cotton clothing and accessories!
These dresses are fun, comfortable, wearable and adorable!
You can pick up your T-Rex T-shirt Dress Here in ANY size. Look out for more from me and NYHop this month! We thank you for buying handmade!
