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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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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Soft, Renewable, and Climate Beneficial™: Why U.S. Wool Deserves a Comeback
By Rachel Witte For decades, American wool has been overlooked in the world of performance textiles— reliable, renewable, and respected by those who know it, yet largely sidelined in an […]
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Climate Beneficial™ Cotton: A Regenerative Approach to Soil Health & Supply Chain Resilience
Written by Rachel Witte Cotton has been classically bred by human communities in agricultural valleys for millennia. Originally a perennial species, it has been hybridized and transformed into an annual crop […]
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Connecting Farms, Designers, and Markets: A Model for a Sustainable Textile Future
How farmers, designers, and small brands are reshaping the textile industry through regional collaboration, ethical sourcing, and regenerative practices—proving that a sustainable future for fashion is already in motion.
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Help Secure the Future of Climate-Beneficial Agriculture
In 2022, the U.S. reached a historic inflection point when congressionally approved federal grants were allocated through agencies like the USDA, Department of Energy, and Environmental Protection Agency. These investments […]
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Fibershed’s 2024 Carbon Farm Impact Report highlights significant progress in climate-smart agriculture through the Climate Beneficial™ Program. Since its inception in 2016, the program has supported over 180,000 acres, with […]
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Building Soil Health at Pennyroyal Farm and Navarro Vineyards
Story by Stephany Wilkes Photos by Paige Green Photography In Mendocino County, California, Navarro Vineyards and Pennyroyal Farm have practiced aspects of regenerative agriculture and no-waste farming for so long […]
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Closing the Loop: Can Compostable Textiles Help Lead Us Into the Future?
We can redesign our textile systems for healthier, compostable, materials that replenish the very ecosystems that they come from.
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