Last week SB 707 (Newman), a bill that would create the first in the nation textile Extended Producer Responsibility Program (EPR), was passed by the California Legislature and headed to […]
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Kaos Blanket Project
Written by Stephany Wilkes Photos by Paige Green Kaos Sheep Outfit is turning necessity to invention, turning trade wars and low commodity-wool prices into the inspiration for a mutually beneficial […]
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Fibershed Summer Farmer’s Market Producers
Get to know the local farmers and artisans who will be vending at the 2023 Fibershed Summer Farmer’s Market! Our market features local vendors who are part of our […]
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How We Care for Our Textiles Matters: Take a Tour of the Garment Use Lifecycle
Adopting best practice garment care would provide immense benefits in countries like the United States, where energy consumption values are the highest in the world for textile care.
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Shedding Light on Sheep Shearing: 3-Part Series for Understanding the Shearing Process
How do we get from soil to skin? From raw fiber to finished clothing or goods? We might ask ourselves these questions about our food, but we rarely stop to think about it as deeply when it comes to our garments. This article helps to educate, demystify, and describe the sheep shearing process to create a richer understanding and respect for the process that provides wool for clothing and goods.
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Hopland Research and Extension Center’s Hedgerow
Written and Photographed by Karen Rifkin Before entering the fenced-in area of hedgerow plantings, a flock of friendly rams trot up, eagerly, to see if it’s feeding time. Realizing their […]
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Rekindling Family Farming at Owl Oak Acres
Written and photographed by Koa Kalish Just before the sun sets, Evelyn (Evie) offers up the evening feed to all the animals on her family’s small ranch, Owl Oak Acres, […]
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Slowing Down Fashion with Italia A Collection
Written by Sarah Lillegard and photographed by Paige Green Among the garments displayed at the 2019 Fibershed Gala was a loungesuit with an open v neckline and wide pant legs […]
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A Gathering Place at Warner Mountain Weavers
Written & photographed by Sarah Lillegard In the northeastern corner of California, the Warner Mountains run north through Modoc County into southern Oregon. To the west of these mountains is […]
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From Soil to Skein with Mendocino Wool and Fiber Inc.
Written by Stephanie Wilkes and Rebecca Burgess, Photographed by Paige Green If anything can be said to be normal for Mendocino Wool and Fiber Inc., it is that normal doesn’t […]
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