Under the Nile Crate of Organic Cotton Vegetables

Natural wooden crate, contains the carrot, green bean, tomato and mushroom characters.

We have one crate which has the option of containing a full size asparagus stick, instead of the mushroom.  Please specify at Checkout whether you'd like a crate with the mushroom or asparagus.

This wonderful rectangular crate of hand-made organic cotton vegetable toys helps to promote a positive and fun approach to healthy eating, from a young age. A carrot, a green bean, a tomato and a mushroom form the assortment of organic vegetable characters, each having delicate facial expressions and are presented in an untreated wooden vegetable crate! The outer fabric for the vegetables is organic cotton jersey, except the white fabric for the mushroom only, is a very soft organic cotton terry. Each one is filled also with organic cotton.

The vegetables can be machine washed, on a gentle, cool cycle.

Approximate sizes: Crate 19cm x 14cm, mushroom 12cm (or asparagus 20cm - please specify preference), carrot 16cm, green bean 20cm, tomato 9cm

Individual vegetables suitable from birth but as this whole set, suitable from age 2+, due to the wooden crate

Country of toy's manufacture: Egypt

Ethical working conditions: Please see Under the Nile's statement below.

Organic cotton fibres grown in: Egypt

Outer material: 100% certified organic cotton (Demeter organic certification to National Organic Program (USA) standard).

Filling: 100% organic cotton (Demeter organic certification to National Organic Program (USA) standard)

Whitening/dyeing/finishing: All dyes are low-impact, reactive and environmentally friendly and meet Demeter organic standards.

Under the Nile's statement on ethical working conditions for the workers who make their toys:

"We are proud to be part of a project contributing to the development of independent and self sustained communities.

The "13 Villages Project" is a campaign co-conducted by Under the Nile and its farm in Egypt (Sekem). It takes place in 13 rural villages in Sharkeya, Egypt. Through vocational training and infrastructural development, the project is improving the health, skills and overall well being of the village inhabitants. We provide excellent health care as well as education on dental and over all physical health. We begin by educating the villagers on how to make their fruit and vegetable toys. Each village receives an advance for their work and the materials needed to produce that toy. Upon completion, we pick up the finished goods and pay them fair wages for their work.

We are very excited to see the end result. Happy, educated, and healthy human beings."

Product code: UTN - Crate329