Plover is stylish, sustainable home textiles. Take care and tread lightly: buy organic.

The cotton

Plover bedding is produced from the best quality 100% organic cotton, making it better for you and your family, for your home, and for the environment.

The organic cotton in Plover's linens comes from non-genetically engineered seeds grown in soil that is free of pesticides, herbicides or other cytotoxins--keeping those poisons away from those you love and out of the ecosystem.

Plover is stylish, sustainable bedding.
Take care and tread lightly: buy organic.

A few things you should know about conventional cotton crops: they currently account for 25 percent of all insecticides used worldwide. Nearly one-third of a pound of chemical fertilizers and pesticides (some of which are among the most toxic classified by the Environmental Protection Agency) are applied to every pound of cotton harvested.

Growing cotton organically means avoiding those toxic chemicals and their fallout, improving soil fertility and protecting farming communities at the same time. Buying organic supports environmentally and economically sustainable production, which is vital to the welfare of the planet.

All organic fibers used by Plover are certified according to the standards of the Organic Trade Association (OTA) in the United States, and by those of IFOAM and SKAL internationally

The colors

Plover uses a hydrogen peroxide bleaching process and only low-impact, fiber reactive dyes. These dyes form a strong bond with the cotton fiber and have excellent colorfastness, but contain no heavy metals. The dyeing process uses less water than conventional dyeing, and all dye material is reclaimed and not released as effluent. By comparison, roughly half of the chemicals used as conventional dyes on cotton end up as waste in rivers and soil.

Plover's method of dyeing conforms fully to the American Organic Fiber Processing Standards (AOFPS) recognized by the OTA, as well as the Oeko-Tex 100 Standard and that of the Environmental Technology Advancement Directorate (ETAD) recognized in Europe

The manufacturing

Plover practices Fair Trade manufacturing. The facilities that produce our linens operate in strict compliance with the Republic of India's labor standards, and workers employed are covered by labor unions. Minimum wage levels and the minimum employment age (19) are set higher than stipulated under local government regulations. Our mills and factories provide excellent benefits packages, including health, housing and educational programs for dependents, and recreational facilities. Mill management maintains a clean and safe work environment in full compliance with Fair Trade labor practices.

The certifications

Plover Organic's linens are certified by Oeko-Tex and by GOTS

The owners

Marisa Kula Mercer, Sheila Mulvihill and Julia Wilbur