Targeted prescribed grazing can provide enormous ecological and social value. Fibershed and partners are developing and investing in innovative approaches to economically support the longevity of this practice.
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Celebrating Working Landscapes With Outerknown’s California Series
California-based company Outerknown — a founding member of the California Cotton & Climate Coalition (C4) — has launched a new collection that celebrates California farmers and working landscapes. The California Series is made with 100% Climate Beneficial™ cotton, grown and sewn entirely in the heart of California’s Central Valley. This line represents a first-of-its-kind for Outerknown and uplifts a regional community of farmers, designers, and producers committed to closely collaborating through our fiber systems to leverage the soil’s ability to fight climate change.
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Reversing Supply: Farming Textiles For Soil Health
The California Cotton & Climate Coalition is working to restore our connection with our working landscapes by developing a model to lift up regionally produced textiles that prioritize soil health, support rural economies, and mitigate climate change in California’s Central Valley.
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Fibershed’s Community: ‘What Fibershed Means to Me’
The Fibershed community responds to the question “What does Fibershed mean to you?”
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The Fibershed Team’s Wish List for 2023
The Fibershed team shares their reflections on the past year and what they hope to see in the year ahead.
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Weaving Voices with Rebecca Burgess
In this Q&A with Whetstone Media, Fibershed Founder Rebecca Burgess shares more about the Weaving Voices podcast.
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Understanding the PFAS problem — and what we can do about it
PFAS are harmful chemicals that can show up in our clothing (without us even knowing it). In this article, we break down what PFAS are, how they are used by the textile industry, and what we can do about this important issue.
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Microplastics Policy Moves Forward in California
Thanks to an outpouring of public comment earlier this year to the Ocean Protection Council, our Fibershed community’s voice helped shape next steps in California’s precedent-setting framework on state-led microplastic research, risk assessment and action.
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Fibershed 2021 Symposium: Water Systems Panel with Andrew Fisher, Regina Hirsch, Dennis Hutson, Brad Lancaster
Watch a recording of the Water Systems Panel with Andrew Fisher, Regina Hirsch, Dennis Hutson, Brad Lancaster at the Fibershed 2021 Wool & Fine Fiber Symposium.
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Fibershed 2021 Symposium: Agroforestry Panel – Sonja Brodt, Liz Carlisle, Guido Frosini, Jesse Smith
Watch a recording of the Agroforestry Panel at the Fibershed 2021 Wool & Fine Fiber Symposium.
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