We are so happy to see our shelves bursting with new diapers in a big rainbow of organic cotton colors. It has been a while since Firefly Diapers has stocked quite so many colors at once in Quick Dry Color diapers.

Why use color diapers? Obviously, color doesn’t have anything to do with function. Color is about feeling. I feel happy when I am surrounded by colors. If I smile when I change my baby’s diaper, my baby smiles back at me. The papa of Firefly Diapers suggests (after one too many home decorating shows) that colorful cloth diapers should be marketed as a decorative element for babies’ rooms. I’m not sure I would go that far, but I do love to see that rainbow of color when I walk into our stock room.

We make these low-impact dyed colors available in our three most popular sizes — Small, Medium, and Large. Available colors vary between the sizes, but (as of writing) there are still colors across the spectrum available in every size.

Some of our customers collect rainbows of organic cotton diapers. You can see customers’ photos of their collections here. If you have considered collecting a rainbow of diapers for your baby, this is the time to do it. We will likely restock the colors in bigger blocks of single colors.

And, as always, if you have requests for colors, let us know. We love to hear customer suggestions.

Most of us choose organic for more than just strictly environmental reasons. Most of us see the broader context of the choices we make. Most of us are concerned about fair labor from the field right through the supply chain to the store.

The new organic gorilla in the U.S. is, of course, Wal-Mart. Not only are they misrepresenting some of their products as organic (don’t they know what it means?), but they are still having trouble in the area of fair labor.

We still need to make our organic choices in context. Don’t be fooled by strictly economic choices that bring higher organic dollars. Do the companies you buy from embrace social justice?