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It's secretly been in our shop for a while, getting a good test run from Hoopla Kids 1, 2, 3 + friends, and I can happily report that we love the gear from Little Green Radicals.

We decided to stock their range of twill jeans, seersucker pants, and thick jersey joggers with a couple of matching t-shirts. We also have shorts and tunic dresses in twill cotton, as well as the mega cute bubble bottoms! All perfect for those busy summer days heading our way.

As a brand, Little Green Radicals make very good clothing. The pieces are made from organic cotton, and produced in ethical, fair trade factories. And all the siblings can wear the fun, unisex prints. Three giant ticks from us!

For Fashion Revolution Week earlier this year, Little Green Radicals sent us some pictures and information about their factory and processes. 

Here's a couple of reviews from our crew, as we tested the gear over the last few months...

Here Hoopla Kid Two is wearing the blue Beach Ball Star Joggers. These jersey pants have nice deep pockets, are made of thick cotton to withstand heavy wearing, and are super comfy. Hoopla Kid 2 has stated that these are his favourite every day, all the time (it's true). 

When we first opened the parcel from Little Green Radicals, the first thing we noticed was how soft the clothing was. So buttery and comfy to wear. We were interested to see how long the pants, in particular, would last for active kids who climb and jump 80% of the day! But after multiple wears and washes (dried on the line and in the dryer), they are still in perfect condition. We love the little detailing on the cuffs, and bonus - the red of the pants match the red on the DUNS Sweden Umbrella top perfectly.

The jeans (seen here in Pillar Box Red) are long, with adjustable waistbands, zip fly, and plenty of pockets.

The gorgeous Beach Hut seersucker pants have the added advantage of being pants or long shorts when you role them up to the button band on the side leg. This was great on a recent beach-side holiday! These pants come in a lighter weight cotton than the jeans, but have still held up beautifully to hard use and washing. Like the jeans, they've deep pockets and adjustable waistbands to extend the wear as your children grow.

And I even got up to some nifty recycling with the brand's great fabric tags! More to come on that later... 

This is Rachna and her team and they make the wonderful Little Green Radicals clothes in India.

Its Fashion Revolution week and we are proud to know who made your Little Green Radicals clothes. "We know how they make them, we know the conditions they work in and we know what their impact is on the environment."

Take a look behind the scenes right here to meet the people and see where they work.

Check out or range of Little Green Radicals clothing here.

Here at Hoopla Kids we are very proud to be working with Duns Sweden and More than a Fling to bring you ethical and sustainable kids clothing. We have the great pleasure of talking with Duns and hearing about their production process. Learning about the people who make the clothing and what happens behind the scenes. These discussions and discoveries are what drive us to keep doing what we do. They fire the passion I have for sustainable and ethical kids clothing.

So here we are in Fashion Revolution Week and I'd like to take the opportunity to share with you the Duns Sweden Production Tour. A tour of the small production unit in India who Duns have worked with since day one. Yes that's over 10 years now working with the same people as a team, a partnership. And since the very beginning, organic clothing and full disclosure has been at the centre of what what Duns Sweden create.

Have you ever wondered what happens to the clothing that's not up to standard? Maybe it has a printing defect? Or something else? Well it is given to children in need in Tiruppur, India. After school holidays, and during Diwali so they can celebrate the festival and the joy of friendship.

So take the tour, see the faces, the machines, the workplaces of the people who made your clothes.

Take the Tour

It's apple season. This means that it's time for my trusty Ezipeeler to be out making piles of curly apple. This week I got 8kg of organic juicing apples from our food co-op.