Just because our kids get older doesn’t mean our devotion to organic clothing lessens. Until recently, the pickings have been slim — a veritable chasm between toddler and adult attire. But now, there are new, groovy players on the scene along with the really awesome tried and true mainstays, like Hanna Andersson.

Recently, I ran to the mall on a whim to get my seven-year-old daughter a dress for picture day. I had to go to four stores in order to find a pretty, simple frock, as the vast majority of the choices were teenybopper, tacky, and kind of weirdly disco-provocative. It just so happens that in my experience, organic clothing for boys and girls is classically beautiful... designed for children... not teenagers-to-be. There’s seriously no rush to grow up — and the organic clothing industry really seems to support that. Not only are they protecting our kids from hazardous dyes, pesticide residues, and sweatshop energy; they’re maintaining the sacred space of childhood in the form of practical, simple, beautiful, non-media or character-branded items. That’s why I vote with my dollars — for the following companies.