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Here’s Kiwi Industries’ story in their own words...
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After spending a sabbatical in New Zealand, my husband and I [Becky, President and Founder], along with our two toddling sons, returned to the United States. We were immediately met with the stress of packed schedules, traffic jams, and rushed errands for the many things we “need.” We soon realized what we left behind: not only a beautiful country, but a lifestyle, perhaps reminiscent of the past, where material “things” were replaced with “free time.” Our time in New Zealand was about simplicity, about walking instead of driving, about hanging our clothes on the line, about inventing games that would spin us into adventures, about collecting sea urchins in a tidal pool or snails under a neighborhood Ponga tree.
Kiwi Industries is about capturing this time, through its children’s clothing and gift line. Skal-certified organic cotton is used to create classic designs with a modern twist. We use only high quality fabric, reminiscent of an earlier time before “throw-away” clothing – our clothing truly gets softer and softer with time. Wear it, wash it, pass it down from child to child.
We also believe in a sustainable environment. This means using socially responsible (living wage, sweatshop free) labor. Our production is in the USA and in a small knitting cooperative in South America. We print on recycled paper, we offer reusable packaging when possible, and we try our hardest not to waste our resources.
Four years later, Kiwi is ever passionate about social and environmental awareness through our certified organic cotton clothing as well as working through final stages of “shared responsibility”, where a portion of our profits are passed directly to four select environmental groups.
Our clothing is simply made to last a lifetime, through wild outdoor adventures, through a magical world of make-believe, through pure, natural fun.