Where's the hemp: Santa Anita Mall

Et tu Vans?

I really need a new pair of street shoes. So I thought I would give the mall in Santa Anita one last chance to find some hemp shoes.

I've stopped here in the past searching for organic clothing - whether hemp, organic cotton, or bamboo in the past. Maybe its the economy, but I didn't see hardly anything that was a weed - anything organically grown.

Even worse, the Vans store - which has normally offered some hemp shoes - didn't offer any hemp shoes any longer. All of them, they told me, have been shipped to the outlet stores.

Bummer, unless a Vans outlet store is in your vicinity.

Anyway, makes me think that I'm going to have to pick up those hemp shoes from Neo 39 before they are also gone.

M's Patrol hemp shoes

Eco-friendly Hemp Shoes

I have two pairs of these M's Patrol shoes from Patagonia, the Alpaca Brown and the Blue. When I first bought these hemp shoes, I wasn't sure if I was going to like them, but I kind of liked the way the looked. More important, I loved the fact that they utilized a significant amount of hemp.

They do feel a bit different when you wear them, and I noticed that as soon as I tried them on, it feels almost as if M's Patrol hemp shoes need to be a bit wider on the bottom.

Anyway, I wore them for about a month, taking them on several long walks, and I was surprised that these green, eco-friendly shoes neither led to foot or back pain. Thus, I picked up another pair in a different color.

I love these green shoes from Patagonia. M's Patrol Hemp shoes might take getting a little used to, but its worth the effort if you care to purchase green, eco-friendly footwear.

Price $85.00

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M's Shemp Hemp / Organic Cotton Shirt

Eco-friendly Hemp/Organic Cotton Shirts

I like to buy hemp clothes whenever I need a new piece of clothing. Since I'm down to basically t-shirts for the summer, I picked up one of these very green short-sleeved shirts as soon as I saw it.

On the same day, I bought a similar shirt, the Hemphasis hemp shirt. Since the Hemphasis is made of 100 percent hemp, it's not the perfect short-sleeved shirt for hot summer days. The hemp/organic cotton Shemp shirt, on the other hand, is a perfect summer shirt.

This Shemp hemp/organic cotton shirt might have a funny name, but its a great green shirt even for the hot Southern California summers I journey through every year.

Price $70.00

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