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We have just done a Q&A with Turfhugger.com. Turhugger is 110% green golf and reports and promotes the products, technologies and personalities who lead the golf industry towards an environmentally sustainable future.
Interview below...
Saturday, August 29th, 2009
The Organic segments of food, vitamins, alcohol, and even clothing have
grown exponentially through the last few years, generally over a
concern for worker health and the environment. I wonder when this shift
will reach golf courses, as it most definitely will, some may argue
that it has already started!
Golf clothing companies have been providing organic cotton, bamboo,
merino wool and even recycled fabrics for quite some time now to tap in
to this growing "Green" market. Instead of interviewing one of the big
manufacturers, I decided to search for a company run by actual golfers
to learn what influenced the decision to go Organic, that company is Dressed To A Tee.
Turfhugger.com - There are a number of clothing companies in our
industry that are using organic fabrics now, why do you think golfers
want organic materials in their clothing?
Dressed To A Tee – Our customers are active
people who love the outdoors and so are passionate about looking after
it. They want to be environmentally responsible and buying clothing
made from organic cotton is an easy way to do this. Organic cotton is
grown without the use of harmful chemicals such as synthetic
fertilisers, soil additives and defoliants, so it has a very low impact
on the environment.
Turfhugger.com - Why did you guys start the company? What’s your background?
Dressed To A Tee – Dressed To A Tee grew out of golfing road trips to Ireland. In university summers we
would throw our clubs in the back of an old Peugeot and head over to
Cork on the ferry. We would drive from course to course asking for
student rates and in the evenings we would ask farmers if they had an empty field we could camp in. It was golf on a shoestring and a great adventure.
One trip we realised we were not wearing any specific golf clothing
despite playing golf nearly every day. So when we got home we designed
some polos and t-shirts that were ideal for golf but that also embodied
the casual and informal nature of our trips. The clothing was
multi-functional as we needed to wear it not only on the golf course
but also for travelling around and living in the outdoors.
There are two of us that run the company: Harry and Sam. Our
background is marketing and sales, so we had to get some help in the
clothing department. It has been a steep learning curve but we are very
proud of what we have achieved so far and very excited about moving
forward and growing our product range.
Click here for the rest of the interview and please leave any comments at the end.
Just come across this site - http://www.golfenvironment.org/
In their own words: "The Golf Environment Organisation is working to make golf better for people and the planet."
Great idea and some great pics but haven't had time to read the text, so I have added them to the 'Links' list in the left hand column under Matt's picture.
Doesn't she look nice!
I read about this course here.
From tee to green all natural - no chemicals or pesticides, just 50 Hebridean Black sheep to keep the grass down.
What a great idea, working in harmony with nature rather than against it.
The course should be open now, but officially opens on the 21st of July.
If you are tempted, the course website is here.
I think we may have to visit in the off season!
dressed to a tee is the only golf clothing company to use 100% organic cotton in all its polo shirts and t-shirts .
Our organic cotton comes from Pakistan and is certified by Skal as being grown 100% organically - no synthetic fertilisers, no soil additives, no defoliants, just good old fashioned soil.
This mimimises the impact on the ecosystem and means we get our hands on top quality organic yarns that produce hard-wearing, super soft polos and t-shirts.
Live The Fair Way.
Just back from a very chilled holiday in the Outer Hebrides and yes, the silver sticks were out and about.
As you can see from the stunning photo of Uig on Lewis, we are talking golf at its most simple - white ball, a few stones to mark the tee, hole in the ground, honesty box and some sheep for keeping the fairways mown and the greens fertilised...
It was beautiful, soulful and a refreshing change to the somewhat commercialised golf that is all too common these days. And with no dress code i was right at home!
For more info on golf in the hebridies check out the link below
As most of you know our t-shirts and golf shirts are all made out of organic cotton.
We decided to do this because we want dressed to a tee to be a low impact company and we simply believe that fields and rivers would be better if there was less pesticides and insecticides on them.
This article outlines in more detail why organic cotton is the way to go.
Please click on the image for a closer look.
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