Picking Cotton & Building Community

Saturday marked TS Design’s Second Annual Fall Harvest in partnership with farmer, Ronnie Burleson and the Rolling Hills Gin located in New London, North Carolina.  The gorgeous weather and beautiful company made the group’s time spent together remarkable....
Harvest 2010 Tour a Success!

Harvest 2010 Tour a Success!

It was a beautiful day on the cotton field as Eric Henry and Ronnie Burleson hosted a great group to celebrate Cotton of the Carolinas’ 2010 harvest. Participants were treated to a local lunch and plenty of interesting information about how we make our shirts...

Harvest 2010

It’s that time again!  Cotton-pickin’ season is right around the corner, which means we’re inviting all our friends out to our Harvest 2010 tour!  Join us in New London, NC to celebrate Ronnie Burleson, our own Cotton of the Carolinas farmer. ...

The Buzz

Monday night was quite a trip, both literally and figuratively.  Literally speaking, my driving adventure to the Charlie Rose Agricultural Center in Fayetteville was peppered with three fender benders and more neon-bedecked “cabarets” than you can shake a...

A Green Revolution

This semester, I’m taking an Environmental Development class focused on the development of Asia, South America, and Africa.  I recently gave a presentation on the Green Revolution of India.  The Green Revolution was a movement enacted from 1967 to 1978.  Delayed...

Great Minds Think Alike

TS Designs boasts the Garden of Eat’n, a stretch of earth dedicated to fruits and vegetables grown by the lovely people of this sustainable t-shirt company.  This concept is obviously contagious because we’re not the only ones getting back in touch with...

Econ 101 Should Drive Energy Debate

Originally printed in The Charlotte Observer on August 1st. Last week I joined 6 fellow NC citizens in DC to convince our senators to pass a comprehensive energy bill. As you can probably guess, those who support it welcomed us, and those who don’t listened with...

The Golden Girl

We may be the only North Carolina-based “dirt to earth” t-shirt company whose number one priority is sustainability, but we’re not the only ones getting creative with the way we do responsible business. AuH2O, or Goldwater, as the elemental compound...

Elon’s Fusion of Art & Earth

This fall, the Art Department of our local liberal arts college, Elon University, will be working to add an Eco-Art course to its repertoire. A small student research team, led by Professor Samantha DiRosa, aims to create a brand new curriculum set to be introduced in...

Raising the Bar

A few years ago, we looked at the production chain of a printed t-shirt and separated its impact into 3 categories: Where the shirts were made What the shirts were made of How they were printed We’re always striving to push the envelope of sustainability with...

REHANCE: The Director’s Cut

What’s the solution to traditional screen printing? Eco-friendly REHANCE by TS Designs Did you know there are two main formats of screen printing ink – plastisol and water-based? A typical screen printer will take a dyed shirt (which is to say, a shirt that is...