NINA Notes

A pile of Peruvian Pima cotton and two cotton farmers. The cotton farmers check the high quality of the Peruvian Pima cotton.

Why Peruvian Pima cotton is worth it

We first met Cesar in a shopping centre called Larcomar, perched on the edge of the cliff in Peru’s capital Lima. It’s an unlikely place to meet a farmer but,...

NHS Midwife Pip holds newborn baby during the covid lockdown

Giving birth in a lockdown

2000 babies are born each day in the UK. That’s a lot of babies born in lockdown. With the surge of coronavirus expected in the next two weeks, our NHS...

Organic Peruvian Pima cotton grows in cotton fields in Peru and is almost ready for harvest. This is exceptional quality cotton thanks to its longer fibres which means it makes clothes that are more durable and last longer.

We start in the cotton fields

Every now and again Oli and I play a game together. We pretend to be aliens, stepping off our UFO onto planet earth. We’re looking around at these unfamiliar sights...

Newborn baby yawns as the sunlight casts shadows.

The best cotton for your baby is Peruvian Pima Cotton

We like a good story at NINA. Here’s one for you. Manco Capac and Mama Ocllo, brother and sister, were on a mission – to find the place that would...

Pregnant woman stands in front of curtains holding her bump on her due date..

Lockdown Babies: We speak with Lucy literally on her due date

Hi Lucy, so good to talk to you today. Can you tell us a bit about yourself? I’m Lucy - I’m a positive person who doesn’t take life too seriously....

Emily and Oli, co-founders of NINA, present the business on stage as part of the Resurgo Ventures accelerator for social impact business.

Building a brand with purpose

We’ve just finished a 12 week accelerator programme! We’ve just come to the end of the Resurgo Accelerator which we started in the sunshine of September and which came to...