For many brands, it’s easy to have an interest in locally-grown, climate benefitting fibers. It’s actually taking the leap to move that material through the supply chain that is […]
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The Future of Soil-Regenerating Cotton: A Tour with Bowles Farming Company and Fibershed
Words by Cassandra Marketos, Photographs by Paige Green This fall, we brought 67 people, including teams from some of the world’s largest retailers, knitting manufacturers, and technical assistance providers, to […]
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Climate Beneficial™ Holiday Shopping Guide
The holidays have a way of pulling us back to the basics: what we use, what we value, and who made the things we reach for every day. Within Fibershed […]
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Indigo Field Notes 2025
Location: Fibershed Learning Center, Point Reyes Station California Three Northern California Fibershed members & producers, Craig Wilkinson, Rimiko Berreman & Heather Podoll, have collaborated with the Fibershed Learning Center (FSLC) […]
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Creative Innovation: Melding Old and New Textile Technologies
Written by Ren Lezeu Innovation deals with generating value through improvement or newness, and comes from the practical implementation of ideas. When applied to the world of textiles and viewed […]
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What We Can Do to Make California’s Responsible Textile Recovery Act Better
Photography by Paige Greene. California is taking a bold step toward tackling one of the most overlooked parts of our waste crisis: textiles. The Responsible Textile Recovery Act of 2024 […]
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Why truly regenerative cotton isn’t cheap
Across the world, organic farmland is estimated to account for just 2.1% of total farmland. It accounts for less than 1% in the United States. And these low numbers have […]
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The Natural Dye Handbook by Heidi Iverson
Written by Stephany Wilkes. Photography by Paige Green. Available now I recently sat down for a conversation with brilliant natural dyer, artist, creator – and now author – Heidi Iverson […]
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Sheep, Soil, and Stewardship: The Mahoney Family’s Living Legacy
Written by Stephany Wilkes. Photography by Paige Green. Ryan Mahoney’s family arrived in Rio Vista, California in the 1870s, not long after the Great Flood of 1862 dumped ten feet […]
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From First Fleece to Future Fiber Systems: Training the Next Generation of Shearers
Written by Stephany Wilkes. Photography by Paige Green. In April 2025, two dozen students attended one of two sheep shearing schools offered through the University of California Extension and supported […]
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