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Building Communities + Supporting Families: Our Fair Trade USA Partnership
If you take a look at some of our new items this Spring and Summer, you may find a new symbol on the tag. The Fair Trade Factory™ seal is just another way that we're working to strive for radical transparency and ethics in the production of every zestt product. We wanted to take some time on the blog to explain what Fair Trade means and why we're so excited to be partnering with Fair Trade USA this year.
Our Favorite Family Travel Essentials
As a brand that develops products that are often used by growing families, we had a few people ask why we would delve into the travel category. As moms who still have a desire to go and see the world, we strongly believe that today's modern families are both creating homes they love AND finding ways to explore the unknown. In that spirit, we are sharing some of our favorite family travel essentials.
zestt X Magnolia Market | Spring 2018 Collection
Our Spring 2018 zestt X Magnolia Market collection is officially available in store and we are so excited for the mix of classic styles and spring color! The products are...
Behind the Cotton: non GMO Cotton Seeds
As a GOTs certified supplier of organic cotton goods, we are proud to use cotton only grown with non GMO seeds.
Much of our world's cotton supply is grown by small family farms. When large corporations sell them their genetically modified cotton seeds, they also require these same farmers to buy their expensive
Spring Cleaning: Home Textile Edition
We are committed to setting and upholding the strictest environmental, social and safety standards for our products and the families that use them. When we started zestt and began learning more about textile production, we were shocked to learn that many of the “soft” fabrics in our homes were just doused in chemical softeners or made from synthetic fibers that were bad for the environment. As moms ourselves, we understand the importance of creating a haven for your family that is safe and toxin free.
Natural Swap: Using Fruit & Vegetable Based Egg Dyes
With busy toddlers at home, we are always looking for safe, chemical free alternatives to holiday traditions! That's why we were so excited to find out that we could dye eggs using natural fruit and vegetable dyes. If your kids are like ours, half of the dye ends up all over them, so we were thrilled to be using something that was completely non-toxic and it was a great way to use up some produce that was nearing the end of its shelf life in the fridge.
Our Favorite Organic, Natural + Fair Trade Easter Basket Items
We're on a mission this year to instill the zestt organics values of ethics and honesty in our families and homes. We usually just head to the local big box store to fill our Easter baskets, but decided to take a step back and be more intentional this year. Below we are sharing some of our top picks for organic, fair trade and ethical treats to fill your kids' Easter baskets!
Q&A: Understanding Organic Cotton Muslin
It seems to be everywhere these days; organic cotton muslin products for baby + kids. We sat down with our founders Benita and Jess to find out what it is, why the fabric is so popular and what to look for when buying it.
Founders’ Picks: Spring Green Living
As a team, we’ve been setting and tracking goals for 2018 and as company founders, we’ve been personally focused on how we can integrate our passion for green and socially responsible living into our day-to-day purchases. We’ve rounded up some of our favorite Spring purchases that give back and are ethically made.
Our Travel Essentials
January means it's road season for our team. We'll be in Atlanta, New York, Seattle and Dallas over the course of the next few weeks sharing the Spring collection with wholesale customers from around the world. It's our favorite time of year (and often times the most stressful). It's always energizing to share months of creative and logistical work with our customers, but it's also a busy few weeks of airplanes, hotel rooms + eating out.
Our 2018 Resolution..."Buy Less. Choose Well. Make it Last."
In a world of fast fashion, seasonal catalogs inform us of the latest trends and looks. With cheap prices and seemingly month long trends, our closets seem to be on an ever revolving rotation of poorly made, but trendy merchandise.
Spring 2018 Collection Sneak Peak: Heirloom Baby Blanket Gift Sets
As our friends and family continue to grow their families, we are constantly faced with the decision of what to gift for the momentous occasion of welcoming a new baby. Few life occasions carry such joy and magnitude and we wanted to create a product that spoke to the transcendent nature of a new child joining a family and the bonds that exist between the generations.