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SUMMARY:Keeping Fashion Close to Home for Better and Lighter Living
DESCRIPTION:Objective: To highlight community solutions for reversing unsustainable trends in fashion and textiles\n\nDescription: Our wardrobes and textiles protect us from the elements and enable expressions of culture and individuality. Responsibility for closing the fashion loop lies not only with consumers\, who are affected by price\, trends\, advertising\, and available options but also with communities and companies who design\, produce\, and market products and set the policy infrastructure. The fashion industry sector and textiles stand out because people identify so intimately with purchasing decisions about what they wear. We’re seeing sustainable fashion trending in the media as consumer concern rises over the negative impacts of this industry on the environment. Better sourcing and production efforts\, consumer messaging (uniqueness and quality over quantity)\, reuse and vintage models\, and more product information are all emerging solutions. This webinar will showcase local and regional fiber and textile systems that drive environmentally and socially healthy production chains and businesses\, support local job creation\, and rebuild markets for regionally produced fashion and fiber-based products.\n  \n  \n\nPresenters: \n\n\n\n\nKatia Vladimirova\, Founder\, Sustainable Fashion Consumption Working Group \n\n\n\nKirstin Miller\, Ecocity Builders \nWinona LaDuke\, Honor the Earth & Winona’s Hemp \nRebecca Burgess\, Fibershed \nHarry Moser\, Founder\, Reshoring Initiative
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/keeping-fashion-close-to-home-for-better-and-lighter-living/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200808T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200808T121500
DTSTAMP:20260405T073326
CREATED:20200624T234532Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200725T194818Z
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SUMMARY:Tips for Sewing Jeans with Dan DiSanto
DESCRIPTION:Join designer Dan DiSanto for a virtual sewing demo on how to do a join fly\, how to make a fell seam on a single needle machine\, and some pocket tricks for blue jeans. \nParticipants will be invited to submit questions. \nRegister on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2mKkK672T2uF07DaKgAdPQ \nA video of the webinar will be made available to webinar registrants within approximately two weeks of the event. \n\nDan has been a pattern maker and technical designer for over 40 years working for such companies as Levi’s\, Ralph Lauren\, Nike\, O’Neill\, The North Face\, Ariat\, L.E.I.\, Hudson Jeans\, Gymboree and DuPont. He has a B.A. in Mathematics and an M.S. in Textiles and Apparel from NCSU. He has shared his talents with Fibershed for the Grow Your Jeans project and the FIDM Design Challenge. \n\nThis webinar is part of a series that will be streaming live via Zoom from the Fibershed Learning Center\, \nThe Fibershed Learning Center is a multi-use space to demonstrate and provide hands-on connections to natural fiber and dye systems. The Learning Center will open later this year in Point Reyes Station\, California\, on the traditional and ancestral territory of the Coast Miwok and within the historic Black Mountain Ranch property. \nDuring this time of sheltering in place\, we are pleased to begin offering a series of online classes via Zoom. Proceeds from each event support the class instructor and contribute to Fibershed for educational programming. A portion of the proceeds from each virtual event will also be shared with a local and mission-aligned non-profit organization\, selected by the instructor. Currently scheduled online events are listed on our Learning Center page.
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/tips-for-sewing-jeans-with-dan-disanto/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Online event
ORGANIZER;CN="Fibershed Learning Center":MAILTO:rhonda@fibershed.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200807T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200807T130000
DTSTAMP:20260405T073326
CREATED:20200730T190721Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200801T002708Z
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SUMMARY:Sonoma County Environmental Stewardship Panel:  Education\, Predators & Balanced Ecosystems
DESCRIPTION:This panel was formed to create an open\, amicable\, and educational discussion regarding wildlife management\, land conversion\, local policy & livestock predation\, specifically addressing how these issues affect our local food supply & grazing for fire fuel load reduction. \nThis is a grassroots effort to gather information\, experience\, and knowledge in a manner that honors and respects all voices. To bring together all parties of an emotionally heightened\, culturally fractioning topic in order to provide education\, while reducing the animosity between sides. We are attempting to create a methodology and template in which we can experience and consider a viewpoint that is different from our own while realizing that we can agree with aspects of both sides of the argument. We (the general public\, farmers\, researchers\, and governmental entities) are all connected and will never move forward in the discussion of these topics without flexibility\, respect\, and empathy. \nMoving forward\, we hope to develop two more panels to step this grassroots effort into creating more well-rounded policy & to provide management systems that support all different parties involved. \nClick here to register via Zoom
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/sonoma-county-environmental-stewardship-panel-education-predators-balanced-ecosystems/
LOCATION:Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="Wild Oat Hollow":MAILTO:sarah.keiser@wildoathollow.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200804T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200804T113000
DTSTAMP:20260405T073326
CREATED:20200723T212656Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200723T213716Z
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SUMMARY:In Conversation: The Fibershed Movement
DESCRIPTION:What Does Fashion Have to Do With Farming? Exploring the Growing Fibershed Movement in the UK \n  \nSimilar to a local watershed or a foodshed\, a Fibershed is focused on the source of the raw material\, the transparency with which it is converted into clothing\, and the connectivity among all parts\, from soil to skin and back to soil. \n  \nFibershed is an international movement developing regional and regenerative fibre systems\, where farmers\, producers\, textile workers\, designers\, distributors and many others work together to responsibly manage the full lifecycle of a garment. \n  \nJoin a panel discussion with Fibershed founding director Rebecca Burgess to discuss how the movement started in the USA and has subsequently grown around the world. We’ll hear from those building the Fibershed movement within the UK\, including Emma Hague\, who is founding director of the Bristol Textile Quarter and started the South West England Fibreshed group. We’ll also hear from farmer Gala Bailey-Barker of Plow Hatch Farm and natural dyer Deborah Barker who founded the South East England Fibreshed group. Abby Rose\, of Farmerama Radio\, will be leading the conversation\, and we’ll have time to delve into questions from the audience at the end!
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/in-conversation-the-fibershed-movement/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200801T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200801T121500
DTSTAMP:20260405T073326
CREATED:20200623T004834Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200725T194511Z
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SUMMARY:Japanese Indigo\, Seed to Seed\, with Craig Wilkinson
DESCRIPTION:Join Craig Wilkinson of Craig’s Indigo for this virtual event. He will share his experience growing indigo over the last seven years in Northern California\, including his current crop at the Santa Rosa Junior College Shone Farm located in Forestville\, California. \nCraig will give a general comparison of indigo vats made from composted indigo and indigo pigment made from a water extraction method\, and he will demonstrate how to make a fructose vat with composted indigo. He will also be dyeing fibers from several Fibershed producers. \nParticipants will be invited to submit questions. \nRegister on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0aqAt1JRRRmPjNsIfDeXJQ \nA video of the webinar will be made available to webinar registrants within approximately two weeks of the event. \n\nGrowing Japanese Indigo on multiple farms in Sonoma County over the last seven years\, Craig Wilkinson processes indigo leaves using composting & pigment extraction methods. Craig sells indigo seeds and seedlings on the Fibershed Marketplace and has created and maintained multiple community indigo dye vats at the Fiber Circle Studio located in Cotati\, California. \n\nThis webinar is part of a series that will be streaming live via Zoom from the Fibershed Learning Center\, \nThe Fibershed Learning Center is a multi-use space to demonstrate and provide hands-on connections to natural fiber and dye systems. The Learning Center will open later this year in Point Reyes Station\, California\, on the traditional and ancestral territory of the Coast Miwok and within the historic Black Mountain Ranch property. \nDuring this time of sheltering in place\, we are pleased to begin offering a series of online classes via Zoom. Proceeds from each event support the class instructor and contribute to Fibershed for educational programming. A portion of the proceeds from each virtual event will also be shared with a local and mission-aligned non-profit organization\, selected by the instructor. Currently scheduled online events are listed on our Learning Center page.
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/japanese-indigo-seed-to-seed-with-craig-wilkinson/
LOCATION:CA
ORGANIZER;CN="Fibershed Learning Center":MAILTO:rhonda@fibershed.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200731T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200731T100000
DTSTAMP:20260405T073326
CREATED:20200727T181704Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200727T182012Z
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SUMMARY:Live FEEDBACK FRIDAY with Fibershed Founder Rebecca Burgess
DESCRIPTION:Join us July 31st\, 9 am Pacific\, 12 pm Eastern for a live Zoom FEEDBACK FRIDAY with Fibershed Founder\, Rebecca Burgess. \nRebecca Burgess is the executive director of Fibershed\, chair of the board for Carbon Cycle Institute\, and the author of Harvesting Color as well as Fibershed-Growing a Movement of Farmers\, Fashion Activists\, and Makers for a New Textile Economy. \n  \nRSVP for FEEDBACK FRIDAY with Fibershed Founder Rebecca Burgess HERE. \nRebecca is a vocationally trained weaver and natural dyer and has over a decade of experience writing and implementing hands-on curricula that focus on the intersection of restoration ecology and fiber systems. She has built an extensive network of farmers and artisans in the Northern California Fibershed to pilot an innovative fiber systems model at the community scale. Her project has become internationally recognized with over 53 Fibershed communities now in existence. \nRebecca began the Fibershed journey in 2010 with a commitment “to develop and wear a prototype wardrobe whose dyes\, fibers and labor were sourced from a region no larger than 150 miles from the project’s headquarters. Burgess had no expected outcomes from the personal challenge other than to reduce her own ecological footprint and maybe inspire a few others. \nShe teamed up with a talented group of farmers and artisans to build the wardrobe by hand\, as manufacturing equipment had all been lost from the landscape more than 20 years ago. The goal was to illuminate that regionally grown fibers\, natural dyes\, and local talent was still in great enough existence to provide this most basic human necessity—our clothes. Within months\, the project became a movement\, and the word Fibershed and the working concept behind it spread to regions across the globe. \n  \nFEEDBACK FRIDAY \nIf you are not familiar with FEEDBACK FRIDAY\, every week\, we speak with dyers\, artists\, scientists and scholars about our favorite topic\, natural dyeing and color. Curated by Amy DuFault\, Botanical Colors’ Sustainability and Social Media Director and presented by Botanical Colors’ Founder  Kathy Hattori.
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/live-feedback-friday-with-fibershed-founder-rebecca-burgess/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:workshop
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200723T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200723T110000
DTSTAMP:20260405T073326
CREATED:20200715T162030Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200715T162325Z
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SUMMARY:Let's Talk... Regenerative Fiber
DESCRIPTION:Almost a decade ago\, weaver and natural dyer Rebecca Burgess envisioned a ‘fibershed\,’ a place-based textile system\, similar to a watershed or foodshed\, that could mitigate climate change\, support farmer livelihoods\, and strengthen regional economies. \nToday\, Fibershed has pioneered a bioregional approach to regenerating ecosystems and decentralizing the textile supply chain. Join us this Thursday\, July 23rd at 10 am PST to hear Rebecca’s perspective on how regenerative fiber can change a challenging supply system. \nReserve your spot here.
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/lets-talk-regenerative-fiber/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200718T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200718T121500
DTSTAMP:20260405T073326
CREATED:20200620T193052Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200715T044743Z
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SUMMARY:Growing & Processing Flax with Sandy Fisher
DESCRIPTION:Join Sandy Fisher of Chico Flax for an online presentation about growing and processing flax to make linen. Sandy will first show images of this year’s crop—growing\, harvesting\, retting in the field and in the tanks\, and drying on the lines before processing. Sandy will then do a hands-on demo of all three steps of flax processing: 1) The manual Brake and how/why the tool is used with the flax bundle. 2) The Scutching board and paddle and how/why it is used. 3) The three combs called Hackles that separates the short tow from the long lin\, and an explanation of tow and long lin. \nParticipants will be invited to submit questions. \nRegister on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VGX1ek-HSiKRVW_E1lDioA \nA video of the webinar will be made available to webinar registrants within approximately one week of the event. \n\nSandy has been weaving for over 35 years. Her passion for textiles began as a child when she learned to knit. She continued her love of textiles in college\, graduating with a BA degree in Art\, emphasis in Weaving from CSU\, Chico. Over the course of her career Sandy has shared her knowledge through both private and public instruction. In 2012 Sandy was looking for a locally sourced fiber other than wool to make a unique fabric that would be called Chico Cloth. She and other community members started experiments in growing fiber flax in Northern California. In 2016 Chico Flax joined Fibershed’s Producer Program and in 2018 Chico Flax LLC was formed. Chico Flax is piloting regenerative production and processing systems for flax in our region\, bringing a new industry and social enterprise to Northern California in collaboration with local community members\, farmers\, artisans and institutions. By winter of 2020\, marketable yarns blended with wool and cotton will be available. \n\nThis webinar is part of a series that will be streaming live via Zoom from the Fibershed Learning Center\, \nThe Fibershed Learning Center is a multi-use space to demonstrate and provide hands-on connections to natural fiber and dye systems. The Learning Center will open later this year in Point Reyes Station\, California\, on the traditional and ancestral territory of the Coast Miwok and within the historic Black Mountain Ranch property. \nDuring this time of sheltering in place\, we are pleased to begin offering a series of online classes via Zoom. Proceeds from each event support the class instructor and contribute to Fibershed for educational programming. A portion of the proceeds from this event will also be shared with a local and mission-aligned non-profit organization\, selected by the instructor — California Indian Basketweavers’ Association. Currently scheduled online events are listed on our Learning Center page.
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/growing-processing-flax-with-sandy-fisher/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Online event
ORGANIZER;CN="Fibershed Learning Center":MAILTO:rhonda@fibershed.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200711T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200711T121500
DTSTAMP:20260405T073326
CREATED:20200620T190144Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200703T200327Z
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SUMMARY:Dyeing with Summer Flowers with Deepa Natarajan
DESCRIPTION:Join natural dyer\, gardener\, and ethnobotanist Deepa Natarajan for a virtual dye demo highlighting summer flowers. Dyeing with flowers can be incredibly rewarding as these little punches of color work their magic quickly on cloth! \nPlant highlights will come from Deepa and co-author Helen Krayenhoff’s book “10 Plants for Color” with a handful of other seasonal surprise plants from Farm Alley Flowers. We’ll cover some history of dyeing\, fiber preparation\, plant selection and go through the process of dyeing up cloth with summer flowers. This will be a fun and easy introduction to the wonders of natural dyeing. \nParticipants will be invited to submit questions. \nRegister on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HCqQbKTLQTqFDMhUVvsRVQ \nA video of the webinar will be made available to webinar registrants within approximately one week of the event. \n\nDeepa Natarajan is a member of the Northern California Fibershed community\, co-author of “10 Plants for Color: A Simple Guide to Growing and Using Natural Dye Plants” with Helen Krayenhoff\, producer”Verdant Color: The Bay Area Natural Dye Journal\,” and organized the annual Fiber & Dye Exhibit at the UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley for 15 years. Deepa is an ethnobotanist and avid gardener. In Deepa’s words: “I believe that gardens can be a source of all things we need\, from foods to medicines\, garments to shelters\, beauty\, and inspiration.”   \n\nThis webinar is part of a series that will be streaming live via Zoom from the Fibershed Learning Center\, \nThe Fibershed Learning Center is a multi-use space to demonstrate and provide hands-on connections to natural fiber and dye systems. The Learning Center will open later this year in Point Reyes Station\, California\, on the traditional and ancestral territory of the Coast Miwok and within the historic Black Mountain Ranch property. \nDuring this time of sheltering in place\, we are pleased to begin offering a series of online classes via Zoom. Proceeds from each event support the class instructor and contribute to Fibershed for educational programming. A portion of the proceeds from each virtual event will also be shared with a local and mission-aligned non-profit organization\, selected by the instructor. Currently scheduled online events are listed on our Learning Center page.
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/dyeing-with-summer-flowers-with-deepa-natarajan/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Online event
ORGANIZER;CN="Fibershed Learning Center":MAILTO:rhonda@fibershed.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200711T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200711T120000
DTSTAMP:20260405T073326
CREATED:20200226T171505Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200226T171505Z
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SUMMARY:Badass Brioche Level 2
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to Badass Brioche LEVEL TWO! \n  \nIf you’ve already done a little bit of brioche\, this is the next step. This is a 2 session class that covers brioche in the round\, flat and shaping the brioche using decreasing. We’ll also get comfortable doing brioche on a fingering weight yarn for this lightweight cowl! \n  \nWe will meet twice: Saturday\, July 11 and 25; 10:30 am -12:00 pm. \n  \nPlease purchase the pattern prior to class: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/fingering-brioche-bandana-cowl \n  \nMaterials are available at the studio for sale\, or you may bring your own. Materials: 2 Contrasting Colors of fingering weight yarn (at least 150 yards each). Needle size US 3 16″ \n  \nHW: Cast on 98 sts for the smaller cowl and 118 sts for the larger cowl. Small = 20″ circumference Larger = 24″ circumference \n  \nPlease visit our website for class & refund policies. By signing up\, you acknowledge that you are aware of and agree to our policies. Thank you. https://www.fibercirclestudio.com/studio-policies \n  \nAges: 18+ \nSkill Requirements: Proficient knitting skills. Confident in knit\, purl\, increase\, decrease\, ribbing\, yarn overs and pattern reading. \nHave done basic brioche before. \nTaught by: Alisha Reyes
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/badass-brioche-level-2/
LOCATION:Fiber Circle Studio\, 113 Kentucky St.\, Petaluma\, CA\, 94952\, United States
CATEGORIES:workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="Fiber Circle Studio":MAILTO:alisha@fibercirclestudio.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200708
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200710
DTSTAMP:20260405T073326
CREATED:20200703T004637Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200703T004637Z
UID:25738-1594166400-1594339199@fibershed.org
SUMMARY:Fundamentals of Soil Health Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Join Napa RCD for a 2-day Fundamentals of Soil Health Online Workshop through Zoom. Please register for each day separately at the links below. \nAgenda (July 8\, 8-11 am):\nRegister Here through Zoom \n\nLearn about the importance of maintaining proper soil health.\nLearn about different biological\, physical\, and chemical soil properties and how these properties can be assessed to determine soil health.\nLearn about the North Coast Soil Hub’s ongoing research about how different soil management practices affect/benefit soil health.\n\nAgenda (July 9\, 8-11 am):\nRegister Here through Zoom \n\nLearn about how sheep grazing can benefit your soil.\nLearn how to determine and mitigate erosion risks in your vineyard using the universal soil loss equation (USLE).\nLearn about carbon farm planning and how you can use it to improve soil health.\nLearn about the soil health benefits of biochar\, compost\, and mulching.\n\nSpeakers: \n\nMiguel Garcia\, Ph.D.: Sustainable Ag Program Manager\, Napa Valley Resource Conservation District\nBill Birmingham: Conservation Project Manager\, Napa Valley Resource Conservation District\nEvelyn Denzin: Resource Conservationist\, Natural Resources Conservation Service\nChip Bouril: Soil Conservationist\, Natural Resources Conservation Service\nKelsey Brewer: Graduate Student\, UC Davis\nJeff Creque\, Ph.D.: Director\, Carbon Cycle Institute\nJosiah Hunt: CEO\, Pacific Biochar\n\nPresented by: Napa RCD\, Pacific BioChar\, USDA-NRCS
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/fundamentals-of-soil-health-workshop/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:workshop
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200703T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200703T160000
DTSTAMP:20260405T073326
CREATED:20200226T171215Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200226T171215Z
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SUMMARY:Nuno Felted Garment Master Class with Sharit
DESCRIPTION:PLEASE NOTE: This is a 3 Day Workshop; July 3\, 4 + 5; 10 am – 4 pm \n  \nLOCATION: Credo High School; 1300 Valley House Dr. Suite 100 \n  \nThis 3-day workshop will focus on designing and making one-piece fashionable and wearable nuno felted garments; e.g. dresses or skirts. \nStudents will explore the various textures and rough surfaces using different techniques and materials. \n  \nYou will learn how to add pleats to achieve extra float accents into your project. \n  \nStudents will learn how to enlarge a normal pattern into a felting pattern using the simple basic techniques that Sharit uses in her work. This is a very effective method that will help them to develop your own pattern template that will be a custom fit for you. \nMost importantly you will learn how to work with the direction of the wool to achieve a personalized style. The direction of the wool is very important to determine the shrinkage\, the styling and the shaping of the felted finished garments. \n  \nAll materials included. \n  \nAges: 18+ Skill Requirements: Students will be working on their feet for extended periods of time\, and using their body to felt the wool. Basic understanding of felting wool is highly recommended. \nTaught by: Sharit
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/nuno-felted-garment-master-class-with-sharit/
LOCATION:Credo High School\, 1300 Valley House Drive\, Suite 100\, Rohnert Park\, CA
CATEGORIES:workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="Fiber Circle Studio":MAILTO:alisha@fibercirclestudio.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200618
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200622
DTSTAMP:20260405T073326
CREATED:20200615T211722Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200615T212019Z
UID:25678-1592438400-1592783999@fibershed.org
SUMMARY:Shepherds and Stewards Fibershed Coop Marketplace Virtual Popup
DESCRIPTION:Shepherds and Stewards: Fibershed Coop Marketplace Virtual Popup \nJune 18-21\, 2020\, FibershedMarketplace.com \n  \n\nConnecting those who care for their flock with those who care about our soil.\n\n\nWe chose the theme Shepherds and Stewards for our virtual popup as a reminder that we are truly connected as a community of shepherds and stewards. Our focus is on education and the community. \n\n\nThere are two main categories in our marketplace and especially in this popup. \n1.       Switch to Sustainability – this collection holds all the homegoods\, sundries\, and kits that support transitioning to a more sustainable lifestyle one item at a time.\n2.       Slow Fashion – Create a curated intentional wardrobe by purchasing ready-made items or by creating them.  This collection holds clothing\, accessories\, yarn\, and kits.\n\n\nParticipating Merchants \nBoRage Yarns\nChico Flax\nFull Belly Farm\nFull Circle Wool\nGynna Made\nHeart Felt Fiber Farm\nIntegrity Alpacas\nLani’s Lana\nMeridian Jacobs\nSheep to Shop\nSincere Sheep\nSummer Solace Tallow\nWarner Mountain Weavers\n\n  \n  \nInstagram Live Thursday\, June 18\, 4 pm. Content will be available afterward on the Fibershed Instagram Live TV.  Fibershed Cooperative Marketplace Instagram account here.
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/shepherds-and-stewards-fibershed-coop-marketplace-virtual-popup/
LOCATION:Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="Northern California Fibershed Cooperative Marketplace":MAILTO:norcalfibershedcoop@gmail.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200613T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200613T140000
DTSTAMP:20260405T073326
CREATED:20200302T201140Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200302T201140Z
UID:25401-1592042400-1592056800@fibershed.org
SUMMARY:UC Elkus Ranch's Annual Sheep to Shawl
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our annual Sheep to Shawl event at UC Elkus Ranch! Our flock of sheep will be sheared by a professional sheep shearer and Elkus Ranch will be open to the public* for a day of fun on the farm! \nSaturday\, June 13\, 2020 | 10a-2pm | $15 per person (children 2 years and under: FREE) \nWatch Mr. Wool shear our sheep\, visit our friendly livestock\, grind corn to feed our chickens\, view wool spun into yarn\, dye your own wool sample\, explore our gardens\, and more (including a Goat Talent Show)! \nAdvance registration is advised as space is limited! Please note that we are only accepting credit card payment in advance at this time. \n*Reservations required. Register at http://ucanr.edu/sheep2020 \n100% of ticket sales benefit our educational programs. Thank you for supporting UC Elkus Ranch!
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/uc-elkus-ranchs-annual-sheep-to-shawl/
LOCATION:UC Elkus Ranch Environmental Education Center\, 1500 Purisima Creek Road\, Half Moon Bay\, CA\, 94019
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200528T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200528T133000
DTSTAMP:20260405T073326
CREATED:20200505T210226Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200505T210257Z
UID:25534-1590669000-1590672600@fibershed.org
SUMMARY:Alternatives Now Training Series: Language & Equitable Storytelling
DESCRIPTION:Shaping Alternative Futures Now: connecting the dots of intersectional justice is a Zoom-based Training Series facilitated by Teju Adisa-Farrar\, who is currently working with Fibershed internally on a training series focused on practicing and supporting intentional equity.
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/alternatives-now-training-series-language-equitable-storytelling/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:class,workshop
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200524T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200524T123000
DTSTAMP:20260405T073326
CREATED:20200518T225903Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200518T225903Z
UID:25574-1590316200-1590323400@fibershed.org
SUMMARY:Crocheted Flowers - VIRTUAL CLASS
DESCRIPTION:In this two-hour Zoom class\, you will learn how to make an amigurumi tulip. “Amigurumi” is the Japanese art of knitting or crocheting small\, stuffed yarn creatures. It’s fun\, easy\, and makes great gifts for your loved ones! \n  \nThis class may move quickly for a complete beginner\, so we recommend that you know how to make a slip knot and can work single crochet. \n  \nAll materials provided! Kit Includes: Enough yarn to make several tulips\, including leaves and stem\, 1 crochet hook size C/2 (3mm)\, 1 stitch marker\, Stuffing to complete your tulip! \n  \nYou’ll need to purchase the pattern here ($1.79) https://www.etsy.com/listing/267592840/crochet-tulip-bouquet-pattern-amigurumi \n  \nAn email with the Zoom meeting link will be sent to you 5 mins prior to the start of class. \n  \nAges: 14+ \nSkill Requirements: Basic crochet knowledge \nTaught by: Andrea Guarino
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/crocheted-flowers-virtual-class/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:class
ORGANIZER;CN="Fiber Circle Studio":MAILTO:alisha@fibercirclestudio.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200523T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200523T123000
DTSTAMP:20260405T073326
CREATED:20200501T164710Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200501T164710Z
UID:25512-1590229800-1590237000@fibershed.org
SUMMARY:Knit A Triangle Shawl - VIRTUAL!
DESCRIPTION:Learn the basics of increasing and decreasing while making a cute and functional triangle shawl! \n  \nThis is an online class\, where we will be using the platform Zoom. Please download and test BEFORE the class so we can start promptly! \n  \nThis class is great for beginners who already know how to cast on and knit and want the next step! It helps to have experience purling\, but it is not required. \n  \nAll materials are included! A follow up e-mail will be sent for you to choose your materials and coordinate shipping or pick up. \n  \nAges: 18+ \nSkill Requirements: Can confidently cast on\, knit\, bind off \nTaught by: Alisha Reyes \n  \nPlease visit our website for class & refund policies. By signing up\, you acknowledge that you are aware of and agree to our policies. Thank you. https://www.fibercirclestudio.com/studio-policies
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/knit-a-triangle-shawl-virtual/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:class
ORGANIZER;CN="Fiber Circle Studio":MAILTO:alisha@fibercirclestudio.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200522T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200522T120000
DTSTAMP:20260405T073326
CREATED:20200501T164524Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200501T164524Z
UID:25510-1590145200-1590148800@fibershed.org
SUMMARY:All About Gauge - VIRTUAL
DESCRIPTION:In this 1 hour online session\, you’ll learn what gauge is\, why it’s important and how to measure it! Please have either blocked swatches or completed projects in different stitch patterns to practice measuring! \n  \nWhat you’ll need: 3 Projects or swatches to practice with Hard edge ruler Good lighting Calculator \n  \nPlease download and get familiar with the Zoom application prior to our class! A link will be sent 5 minutes prior to the class. \n  \nGuided by: Alisha Reyes
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/all-about-gauge-virtual/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:class
ORGANIZER;CN="Fiber Circle Studio":MAILTO:alisha@fibercirclestudio.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200522T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200522T113000
DTSTAMP:20260405T073326
CREATED:20200505T205826Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200505T205857Z
UID:25532-1590141600-1590147000@fibershed.org
SUMMARY:Alternatives Now Training Series: Functionalizing Intersectionality
DESCRIPTION:Shaping Alternative Futures Now: connecting the dots of intersectional justice is a Zoom-based Training Series facilitated by Teju Adisa-Farrar\, who is currently working with Fibershed internally on a training series focused on practicing and supporting intentional equity.
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/alternatives-now-training-series-functionalizing-intersectionality/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:class,workshop
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200521T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200521T203000
DTSTAMP:20260405T073326
CREATED:20200513T222629Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200513T222629Z
UID:25570-1590087600-1590093000@fibershed.org
SUMMARY:Rust Belt Fibershed Virtual Mending Meet-Up
DESCRIPTION:Rust Belt Fibershed Virtual Meet-Up on May 21 at 7 PM! \nJoin us for our first virtual Mending Show and Tell !\nHave you worked to repair a textile/garment and would like to share the story of that cloth? Maybe it’s an old moth-eaten sweater\, or an old pair of jeans\, or your grandma’s quilt? Or maybe it’s even a hole in a tote bag? Any repair counts! \nWe’d love to hear about your experience (maybe it was your first mend? Maybe your 1000th!)\, your technique\, your process\, or even just the story behind the garment would be a treasure for us to hear! How/Why did you choose to repair that particular textile?\nProjects do not have to be complete- this could be a work in progress! Your repair doesn’t have to look any particular way or even use any particular technique if you’re a newbie! Bring whatever you’d like to share.\nAlso\, you don’t need a flashy story- just showing us what you’re working on is great\, too! \nNot a mender? Still join us! We’ll be talking Fibershed updates and initiatives\, and we’ll be brainstorming about engagement for summer months. \nThis is a chance for us to participate in some much-needed community building\, and we hope you’ll join us!
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/rust-belt-fibershed-virtual-mending-meet-up/
LOCATION:CA
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200520T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200520T103000
DTSTAMP:20260405T073326
CREATED:20200511T234449Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200512T000248Z
UID:25563-1589965200-1589970600@fibershed.org
SUMMARY:Regenerating Our Textile Systems Course: Session 2
DESCRIPTION:Session 2: Designing for True Circularity and Biological Systems \nFraming circularity within the capacity and design of natural systems\, including a San Francisco Bay case study on micro-plastic fiber pollution.\n \nCore learnings:  \n\nLearn about the current industry-led definition of circularity and example of circularity in practice\nUsing holism to avoid life cycle “leakages” and externalized costs to our environment and relationships\nEmbracing biomimicry and why decentralization is key to truly circular economies\nLearning from “regrettable solutions” — what microplastic pollution can teach us about material design\n\nGuest speakers: \n\nBeth Rattner\, Executive Director of the Biomimicry Institute\nDiana Lin\, Ph.D.\, Senior Scientist\, San Francisco Estuary Institute\nTextile Researcher\, TBD\n\nRegister here
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/regenerating-our-textile-systems-course-session-2/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:class,workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="Fibershed":MAILTO:hello@fibershed.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200518T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200518T110000
DTSTAMP:20260405T073326
CREATED:20200505T205635Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200505T205635Z
UID:25530-1589796000-1589799600@fibershed.org
SUMMARY:Alternatives Now Training Series: Space\, Place & Identity
DESCRIPTION:Shaping Alternative Futures Now: connecting the dots of intersectional justice is a Zoom-based Training Series facilitated by Teju Adisa-Farrar\, who is currently working with Fibershed internally on a training series focused on practicing and supporting intentional equity.
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/alternatives-now-training-series-space-place-identity/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:class,workshop
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200516T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200516T123000
DTSTAMP:20260405T073326
CREATED:20200501T164339Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200501T164339Z
UID:25509-1589625000-1589632200@fibershed.org
SUMMARY:Learn To Knit - VIRTUAL
DESCRIPTION:During this tough time\, we all need something to keep us relaxed\, sane and productive. \n  \nThis is an online class\, where we will be using the platform Zoom. Please download and test BEFORE the class so we can start promptly! \n  \nHey there new knitter! This class is the perfect introduction for the brand new knitter\, or a great way to refresh the basics. We focus on casting on\, the knit stitch\, and binding off. \n  \nThe provided materials kit includes quality\, hand dyed wool yarn\, wooden knitting needles\, and a pattern. \n  \nAges: 10+ \nSkill Requirements: None \nTaught by: Alisha Reyes \n  \nPlease visit our website for class & refund policies. By signing up\, you acknowledge that you are aware of and agree to our policies. Thank you. https://www.fibercirclestudio.com/studio-policies
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/learn-to-knit-virtual/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:class
ORGANIZER;CN="Fiber Circle Studio":MAILTO:alisha@fibercirclestudio.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200515T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200515T140000
DTSTAMP:20260405T073326
CREATED:20200501T164051Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200501T164051Z
UID:25507-1589547600-1589551200@fibershed.org
SUMMARY:Spring Top Knit-A-Long!
DESCRIPTION:Interested in an interactive\, virtual knit-a-long? Join me in knitting the Scotch Broom top by Wool + Pine! Instagram and the option for Zoom Meet-Ups (4 Fridays 1-2pm starting May 15) \n  \nThere are two ways you can participate: 1. Follow our progress\, share yours on Instagram. #FCSKAL This option is FREE! 2. In addition to the Instagram knit-a-long sharing\, join us for weekly Zoom meetings to get tips as we go along\, and share your progress in person! $10/session. \n  \nA link will be sent 5 minutes prior to each meeting. \n  \nWhat you’ll need: – Scotch Broom pattern by Wool + Pine (https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/scotch-broom) – Fingering weight yarn (see pattern for yardage for your size and style choice) – US 6 32″ circular \n  \nKits with hand dyed yarn are available at Fiber Circle Studio -> Shop -> Kits. \nPlease note that this IS NOT a class\, but rather a social knit-a-long with guidance via Zoom! \n  \nAges: 18+ \nSkill Requirements: Intermediate knitting. Confident knitting in the round\, basic increase and decreasing. Taught by: Alisha Reyes \n  \nPlease visit our website for class & refund policies. By signing up\, you acknowledge that you are aware of and agree to our policies. Thank you. https://www.fibercirclestudio.com/studio-policies
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/spring-top-knit-a-long/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:class
ORGANIZER;CN="Fiber Circle Studio":MAILTO:alisha@fibercirclestudio.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200515T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200515T120000
DTSTAMP:20260405T073326
CREATED:20200501T162631Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200501T162713Z
UID:25505-1589540400-1589544000@fibershed.org
SUMMARY:Block Your Knits At Home! - VIRTUAL
DESCRIPTION:In this 1 hour online session\, we’ll cover the 3 different ways you can block your hand knits (or crochets). Have 3 projects ready to ask questions\, and practice blocking! Set yourself near a water source (a sink\, or a dish pan with warm water). \n  \nWhat you’ll need: 3 Projects or swatches to practice with Water Source Eucalan\, Soak or other wool wash (contact me if you need to purchase a small bottle!) Computer with Zoom \n  \nPlease download and get familiar with the Zoom application prior to our class! A link will be sent 5 minutes prior to the class. \n  \nGuided by: Alisha Reyes
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/block-your-knits-at-home-virtual/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="Fiber Circle Studio":MAILTO:alisha@fibercirclestudio.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200514T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200514T193000
DTSTAMP:20260405T073326
CREATED:20200513T222246Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200513T222246Z
UID:25569-1589481000-1589484600@fibershed.org
SUMMARY:Start a Dye Garden - Virtual Class
DESCRIPTION:This class is offered by the American Swedish Institute\, led by Maddy Bartsch\, a co-founder of the Three Rivers Fibershed Affiliate. \nAre you interested in learning about growing dye plants for naturally dyeing yarn\, fabric and other textiles at home? In this class we will walk through the basics of growing dye plants in your own home garden\, including how to grow\, harvest\, store and use dye materials. In particular\, instructor Maddy Bartsch will emphasize regenerative growing practices that keep your garden happy! This one-hour class is lecture style and will run over Zoom\, and offer lots of tips as well as time for registrant questions. You’ll be ready to dive deeper into both gardening and natural dyeing this growing season! \nThis virtual class requires a computer or tablet with a good internet connection. Log in instructions will be shared via email in advance.
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/start-a-dye-garden-virtual-class/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:class
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200514T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200514T120000
DTSTAMP:20260405T073326
CREATED:20200508T234045Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200512T183627Z
UID:25560-1589454000-1589457600@fibershed.org
SUMMARY:Natural Dye Virtual Demo + Navajo Nation Mask Drive
DESCRIPTION:Learn how plants in your garden and pantry can provide color for your cloth mask\, and help us send a bulk donation of California Cloth Foundry masks to the Navajo Nation Chinle Chapter. \nFibershed is sponsoring a virtual demonstration of natural dyeing a cotton mask with plants that are also known for their medicinal properties. Natural dyer\, teacher\, and ethnobotanist Deepa Natarajan will lead this 1-hour overview focusing on the process of dyeing a California Cloth Foundry organic cotton mask. She will introduce participants to a wide range of plants that are common to our kitchen and gardens and which can provide a colorful hue and rewarding creative process that is applicable to light-colored cotton fabrics. The virtual demonstration will include live\, moderated Q&A\, and will be recorded so that anyone who registers can access the video replay. \n  \nOur goal is to collectively provide 1000 masks to the Navajo Nation to support public health in a region with one of the highest rates of Coronavirus infection. Thanks to California Cloth Foundry’s cloth mask production using Organic US cotton and California-grown Cleaner Cotton\, and ethical manufacturing in Los Angeles\, we can come together to send a shipment of masks by May 15th. \n  \nFibershed and California Cloth Foundry have joined together to organize the logistics of this mask drive effort\, thanks to outreach by Mai Nguyen of Farmer Mai and the National Young Farmers Coalition\, and Marie Hoff of Full Circle Wool.  \nMai and Marie inspired this donation effort after hearing from colleagues at the First Nations Development Institute that the Navajo Nation is seeking contributions in response to the high per-capita rate of Covid-19. To donate directly to the Official Navajo Nation Covid-19 Relief Fund\, visit: https://www.nndoh.org/donate.html \nCalifornia Cloth Foundry has provided mask donations to impacted communities through the “Buy One Gift One” program beginning in late March. California Cloth Foundry is a member of the Northern California Fibershed Producer Program and creator of a soil-to-skin\, US grown and made supply chain. As the Los Angeles area began shutting down to reduce the spread of the novel Coronavirus\, California Cloth Foundry engaged and transformed their existing supply network to produce masks “to serve our community and maximize our social\, economical and environmental impact — with our regenerative cloth masks made from compostable plant based ingredients without harmful chemicals” said founder Lydia Wendt. Hearing of this effort\, Solminer Wine Co.\, an Organic and Biodynamic wine producer in the Santa Ynez Valley of California\, reached out to support a bulk donation of California Cloth Foundry masks.  \nJoining together with California Cloth Foundry and Solminer Wine Co.\, Fibershed is sponsoring a virtual demonstration of natural dyeing to generate funds for additional masks\, while providing a creative educational opportunity as part of our ongoing series of virtual demonstrations by Fibershed artisan members.  \nDeepa Natarajan is a member of the Northern California Fibershed community\, co-authored 10 Plants for Color: A Simple Guide to Growing and Using Natural Dye Plants with Helen Krayenhoff\, produced Verdant Color: The Bay Area Natural Dye Journal\, and organizes the annual Fiber & Dye Exhibit at UC Berkeley Botanic Garden. In Deepa’s words: “I believe that gardens can be a source of all things we need\, from foods to medicines\, garments to shelters\, beauty\, and inspiration.” \nNatural dyeing is a time-honored tradition throughout the world; in what is now known as the United States\, the first naturally dyed wools emerged when the Navajo and Hopi tribes began to work with the sheep imported by the Spanish more than four hundred years ago. We honor and acknowledge the expertise and legacy of the Navajo Nation in natural dyeing\, and invite you to learn more about their cultural practices here: Nizhoni Ranch News: The History of Creating Vegetal Rug Dyes; Navajo Times: Weaver Earns Best of Show for Dye Chart. \nFor further creative engagement\, we encourage you to follow and support the work of contemporary Diné / Navajo fiber artists\, including: Darci Rose\, Naiomi Glasses\, and Jennifer Berg. In Harvesting Color: How to Find Plants and Make Natural Dyes\, Fibershed founder and author Rebecca Burgess celebrates the Navajo dye tradition and writes about the dye work of Navaho Dyer Rose Ann Dedman\, as she experienced it through a class with Weaving in Beauty.  \nWe hope you will join us in this opportunity to learn together and support a community in need. \n  \nThere are two ways to join this virtual demonstration: \n\nRegister directly via Zoom if you want to join and learn from this class and you do not need a new mask for yourself. Your registration fee will allow us to donate 2 masks to the Navajo Nation. (You will not receive a mask).\nPurchase a mask directly from California Cloth Foundry by May 15th and you will receive a cotton mask that you can dye. One mask will also be donated directly to the Navajo Nation\, and when you enter code “Fibershed” at check-out\, you will be added to the registration list for the virtual demonstration.
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/natural-dye-virtual-demo-navajo-nation-mask-drive/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:class,natural dye workshop,workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="Fibershed":MAILTO:hello@fibershed.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200513T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200513T133000
DTSTAMP:20260405T073326
CREATED:20200505T205342Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200505T205342Z
UID:25527-1589373000-1589376600@fibershed.org
SUMMARY:Alternatives Now Training Series: Land Legacies and Expanding Land Access
DESCRIPTION:Shaping Alternative Futures Now: connecting the dots of intersectional justice is a Zoom-based Training Series facilitated by Teju Adisa-Farrar\, who is currently working with Fibershed internally on a training series focused on practicing and supporting intentional equity.
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/alternatives-now-training-series-land-legacies-and-expanding-land-access/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:class,workshop
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200512T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200512T100000
DTSTAMP:20260405T073326
CREATED:20200508T222250Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200508T222250Z
UID:25557-1589274000-1589277600@fibershed.org
SUMMARY:Regnerative Economies: What are they\, and can fashion play a role in building them?
DESCRIPTION:A few years ago\, environment conversations started to introduce regeneration as a concept. This meant moving the focus from sustainability\, which has traditionally focused on minimising negative impacts\, to actively repairing the damage that has been done to the planet and restoring critical ecosystems. \n  \nAt Trace Collective that is the focus of our work and where our heart sits: on exploring how\, through fashion\, we can create a market economy that drives demand for nature-based solutions to climate change. In this session we’ll talk to some of the leading experts on nature-based solutions to climate change and get to know incredibly inspiring projects from across the world. We’ll then work together to figure out how we can plug into these economies through our day to day purchases and decisions. \n  \nExpect a workshop packed with info\, important conversations that involve you\, and hands-on breakout groups\, and expect leaving inspired and full of hope. \n  \n\nThe workshop features Rebecca Burgess\, ED of Fibershed and Elizabeth Whitlow. \n  \nRegister here
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/regnerative-economies-what-are-they-and-can-fashion-play-a-role-in-building-them/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:workshop
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200511T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200511T133000
DTSTAMP:20260405T073326
CREATED:20200506T153515Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200506T153515Z
UID:25538-1589198400-1589203800@fibershed.org
SUMMARY:Webinar: Compost Application and CDFA Healthy Soils Program Funding
DESCRIPTION:Note\, this webinar is geared towards producers\, specifically those applying to the Healthy Soils Program for Compost Application. \n  \nCompost Application to Rangelands: Applying for Funding through CDFA’s Healthy Soils Grant Program \nApplying for funding to spread compost on your rangeland? \nWondering what the benefits might be? \nThis webinar will cover: benefits of compost application to rangelands; best practices in compost application; compost practice requirements in the Healthy Soils grant program; available resources for local project design and implementation; any other questions you have \n  \nPRESENTERS: Jeff Creque of CCI\, Jonathan Watcher of MALT\, Michelle Katuna of MRCD \nWEBINAR FORMAT: Zoom meeting with screen share to show slides. Call-in option available for those without computers. The webinar will be recorded and made available. \nCONTACT: Jonathan Watcher of MALT at jwachter@malt.org / 510-519-6935 OR\,  Michelle Katuna of Marin RCD at michelle@marinrcd.org / 707-774-5047. If you need assistance or wish to submit a question (questions can also be submitted on the Zoom registration page). \nTO ATTEND\, YOU MUST REGISTER IN ADVANCE FOR THIS MEETING: (CLICK HERE) After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/webinar-compost-application-and-cdfa-healthy-soils-program-funding/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:class
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