We are Peggy English & Patty Nalley, sisters and co-founders of Organic Bug. We grew up in Louisville, Kentucky in the 50’s & 60’s in a working class neighborhood where friends gathered to sit on their porches on warm summer evenings sipping iced tea, while children played hide & seek in the shadows of tall trees. Mom was a single parent and although dad provided what financial help he could, she worked full time and had the full-on responsibility of maintaining our home and caring for three children. No easy task! Big thanks, mom!
Mom had grown up on a small farm; so although we lived in the city we always had a garden and lots of animals in and around our modest home. Fresh creamy milk was delivered to our door twice weekly and who could forget the Strawberry Man yelling “Strawww-berries” as he walked the streets of our neighborhood peddling his freshly grown sweet fruit harvest! We watched our dog give birth to several litters of puppies and helped mom nurse injured squirrels & birds back to health. She respected everyone no matter what their lot in life and always showed us the beauty found in nature and the many creatures that inhabit the earth.
Fast forward to 2005, after going our separate ways and with our own families now grown, Patty & I found ourselves together again in neighboring sleepy Florida beach towns. Our shared childhood memories, appreciation of the natural world and the four grandchildren we currently have between us led us to create Organic Bug, an e-commerce website with a focus on the environment, social justice, personal development and sustainable living.
We offer eco-friendly and fair trade merchandise including accessories and gifts for the whole family. Each product is hand selected for sustainability and design, then personally tested by at least one of our “bugs” to insure top quality and durability. Reusable bottles and bags, jewelry & accessories made from recycled materials, bamboo fiber apparel, organic & natural fiber bedding, non-toxic toys and dolls, eco-friendly yoga mats, recycled glass tabletop & barware are all beautifully produced to pave the way for greener living.
We are excited to celebrate and support all of the amazing individuals and companies whose products we offer and love being a part of the movement to bring about awareness and change for social justice and a sustainable future.
