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@fibershed.bsky.social
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We're a non-profit developing regenerative textile systems that are based on carbon farming, regional manufacturing, and public education.

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Fibershed @fibershed.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Love sustainability? Into circular fashion? Apply to be a PA Fibershed University Ambassador and help grow a local, ethical textile economy. You’ll help spread the word, host events, and rep your campus in a statewide network of change-makers. More: pafibershed.org/ambassadorpr...
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University Ambassador Program — PA FIbershed
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Fibershed @fibershed.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
In today’s renewed focus on American manufacturing, political leaders are calling for domestic investment in technology—but too often, "textiles" get left out of the convo entirely. On our blog today, read our case for why textiles *are* a critical area of technology: fibershed.org/2025/06/05/t...
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Textiles Are Tech - Fibershed
Learn about how advanced textile machines are shaping the next era of U.S. manufacturing.
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Fibershed @fibershed.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
For centuries, cotton’s been bred to produce more, faster—no matter the cost. Now, a growing U.S. network is flipping the script with Climate Beneficial™ Verified cotton: rooted in soil health, farmer equity, and real climate impact. More here → fibershed.org/2025/05/30/c...
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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 annu...
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Fibershed @fibershed.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Our Climate Beneficial™ Verified site unites cotton + wool producers under one program to regenerate land, strengthen farm economies, and verify outcomes you can trace back to the soil. 🌱 Check it out: climatebeneficial.com
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Climate Beneficial™ Verified Fiber
Climate Beneficial™ is a holistic verification system that enables farm-traceable connectivity—creating transparent, regenerative impacts to ecosystems and U.S. farming communities. We are future-proo...
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Fibershed @fibershed.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Proud to be included in Everlane’s Fund report—alongside partners Seed2Shirt!— for supporting the expansion of Climate Beneficial™ cotton. We helped 6 six farms transition 120+ acres to regenerative production, cultivating 170K lbs of Climate Beneficial™ cotton: www.everlane.com/assets/impac...
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Fibershed @fibershed.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Our Climate Beneficial™ Verified (CBV) wool aims to help reshape what American textiles can be—with a framework grounded in land stewardship, regional supply chains, and verified climate outcomes. Read more: climatebeneficial.com/news/us-wool...
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Soft, Renewable, and Climate Beneficial™: Why US Wool is Having a Comeback — Climate Beneficial™
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 era of fast fashion and synthetic dominance...
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Fibershed @fibershed.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
We’re proud to celebrate Tameka Peoples of Seed2Shirt, recently honored as Manufacturer of the Year at the ISAIC Honors. This award is a recognition of her visionary leadership in sustainable manufacturing, innovation, and workforce advocacy. 👏
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Fibershed @fibershed.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
We’re excited to share this upcoming workshop in Japan featuring Nihon Akane—Japanese madder, a native dye plant treasured for its soft red hues and now increasingly rare due to the difficulty of cultivation.
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Fibershed @fibershed.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
A camp pillow made from *wool*—not plastic. Natural fill, organic cotton, fully washable. Designed by a family who wanted their outdoor gear to match their sustainable values. Support bringing this brilliant (and needed!) project to life on @kickstarter.com: www.kickstarter.com/projects/woo...
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The Woolshire Wool Camp Pillow
An all natural camp pillow crafted with organic cotton and wool, The Woolshire camp pillow brings us back to nature.
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Fibershed @fibershed.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
🌿 Meet Bodega Pastures 🌿 A multigenerational, community-powered ranch in West Sonome, their sheep produce beautiful yarn processed by regional partners, and dyed with mushrooms and lichen—rooted in place, but globally inspiring.
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Fibershed @fibershed.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Wool pellets are a brilliant, climate-smart solution that turns overlooked "waste wool" into powerful plant food. How does it work? Let us, ahem, spin you a yarn...
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Fibershed @fibershed.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Each month, Fibershed hosts events that invite you to learn, connect, and get involved. From hands-on workshops to thoughtful gatherings, there’s always something fun happening. Check out—and register for!—upcoming events on our calendar 💓 fibershed.org/events/
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Fibershed @fibershed.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Join us at the Fibershed Learning Center for a hands-on flax-to-linen workshop with master weaver Sandy Fisher. 🌾 Learn to plant, harvest, rett, and process flax fiber using traditional tools like the brake, scutch, and hackles. Reserve your spot 🔜 fibershed.org/event/flax-p...
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Flax Processing with Sandy and Durl of Golden State Linen
Join us at the Fibershed Learning Center in Point Reyes Station, CA for a fun, informative, and hands-on workshop on turning flax to linen
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Fibershed @fibershed.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
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Fibershed @fibershed.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
The Earth gives us soil, fiber, and color—everything. On Earth Day, we remember our role in giving back. Fibershed is building a textile system that restores land, supports local economies, and reconnects us to the source. 🌱 (Photo by Paige Green.)
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Fibershed @fibershed.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
We are so grateful to have hosted the Half Day Regenerative Food & Fiber Retreat alongside Rethink the Runway and From Soil to Soul at the Fibershed Learning Center and Black Mountain Ranch as a way to usher in SF Climate Week and explore with one another the intersectionality of food and fiber. ✨
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Fibershed @fibershed.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
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Fibershed @fibershed.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Head out on a biodiversity hike w/ Damon Tighe at Black Mountain Ranch (home of Fibershed!). Learn to spot hidden life—fungi, bugs, plants—and log it all on iNaturalist. ➡️ Happening 11/27 from 10AM - 2PM. Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/documentin...
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Documenting Diversity: A Bioblitz of the Fibershed Watershed ft Damon Tighe
Hike with friends, tune into wildlife of all scales, learn from Damon, and build an environmental lens on sustainable practices and craft!
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Fibershed @fibershed.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
🌱 What does farming have to do with fashion? Everything. Watch as New York Textile Lab's Harmony Varner explains how Climate Beneficial™ fiber is changing the way we think about textiles. Then, read more about our partnership and its impact: buff.ly/oMI0KjD
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Fibershed @fibershed.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
In this conversation, Emily Oertling, an Assistant Professor at Sacramento State University, shares her journey into academia, the challenges of reshaping #FashionEducation, and the importance of bridging industry expectations with ethical and regenerative practices. 💡
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Rewriting the Rules: Rethinking Fashion Education for a Sustainable Future - Fibershed
In this conversation, Emily Oertling shares her journey into academia, the challenges of reshaping fashion education, and the importance of bridging industry expectations with ethical and…
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Fibershed @fibershed.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
🌼 Join the Transhumance Festival, an annual celebration that reconnects people to the land, on April 12 in Petaluma! 🌼 The festival reintroduces the practice of #transhumance—the tradition of moving livestock from one grazing ground to another in a seasonal cycle: www.sassyandgrassy.com
Transhumance Festival. An annual celebration dedicated to reconnecting people to the land. April twelfth, twenty-twenty-five. Ten thirty a.m. sheep leave for steamer landing park. Eleven a.m. to two p.m. is the festival at streamer landing park. Petaluma, California. Group of people walking together outdoors on a gravel trail. Two of the people have goats on leashes. Two children stand in tall grasses up to their face. A leashed goat stands between them. A group of people mingling outdoors. A group of children in the foreground stand around two grazing goats.
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Fibershed @fibershed.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
🎥 Listen to New York Textile Lab founder Laura Sansone explain why reconnecting designers to the fiber value chain is critical for creating a regenerative textile future. 📖 Read the full story and learn more about our partnership here: fibershed.org/2025/03/12/c...
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Fibershed @fibershed.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
Are you located near Chico, California? Join our friends at Golden State Linen (formerly Chico Flax) for their spring harvest next weekend! Learn more here: goldenstatelinen.com/events 🗓️ March 29 & March 30 ⏰ 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. both days 📍 3239 Rodeo Avenue
Person holding a beet of freshly harvested flax.
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Fibershed @fibershed.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Fibershed's new digital zine "Woven Futures: Envisioning a Regenerative Textile World" explores what’s possible when we center regeneration, equity, and climate resilience in our fiber systems. 🌱 Access your free copy here:
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Woven Futures Zine Landing Page
The way we produce and use textiles is at a crossroads. The dominant system is extractive and unsustainable—but what if it didn’t have to be? Woven Futures is a digital zine from Fibershed that…
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Wöldten | Knitwear Designer @woldten.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Thrilled to see that @fibershed.bsky.social has joined Bluesky! Along with several other local Fibershed organizations!!! @nnefibershed.bsky.social !!! Woot! Welcome to the conversation here. 🧶 🧵🪡🐏🦙🐇🌾 #knitting
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Fibershed @fibershed.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
🧵 The New York Carbon Farm Network, created by New York Textile Lab in partnership with Fibershed, is a first-of-its-kind purchasing cooperative where independent designers pool resources to source Climate Beneficial™ fiber from regional farms. Learn more here. #RegenerativeTextiles #CarbonFarming
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Connecting Farms, Designers, and Markets: A Model for a Sustainable Textile Future - Fibershed
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 i...
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Fibershed @fibershed.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
In our latest newsletter, we spotlight several Fibershed community members who embody what it truly means to care for soil and contribute to the local economy. 🌱 Explore it here: us10.campaign-archive.com?e=3f1245a06f... ✉️ Not subscribed? Join our email community: fibershed.org/subscribe/?u...
Holding firm in our commitment to ecosystem and community care.
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Fibershed @fibershed.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Explore the Pembina Fibershed's journey of growing flax for linen production in the new book "Flax to Linen" by Shannon Bahuaud—now available for pre-order. 🌱👏 Profits will support the Pembina Fibershed—a #FibershedAffiliate in Manitoba, Canada. Pre-order your copy: buff.ly/OUO2A3U
A copy of the book "From Flax To Linen" by Shannon Bahuaud on upright on wooden table.
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Fibershed @fibershed.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
"I'm always rooting and cheering for everyone who is trying to make it work within their region." 👏🌱🌐 Fibershed Executive Director Rebecca Burgess recently joined Andrea Cheong for a new episode of the "Fashion Our Future" podcast. Tune in: buff.ly/UvSsFys
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Series 5⎢Part 2: Growing regenerative communities with Rebecca Burgess
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Fibershed @fibershed.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
The latest issue of Southern Cultures asks how we might imagine a progressive way forward for textiles in the U.S., with attention to sustainability, craft preservation, cultural heritage, justice and equity, entrepreneurship, and global economics. Explore it here: buff.ly/K2Z682p
Southern Culture magazine cover. Winter 2024. The Future of Textiles.
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Fibershed @fibershed.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Funding from the Fibershed Micro-Grant Program supported the expansion of Fiber Pool 2.0 in the Southern California Fibershed's network through partnerships with a cashmere goat ranch & artisan brands for wool & wool-cashmere blends. Read more in our Annual Report: buff.ly/3EK0I1m
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Fibershed @fibershed.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
"Every thread carries the story of the land, the sheep, and the hands that shaped it, making the final garment not just clothing, but a reflection of that journey,” says Allison Reilly, a textile and clothing designer and shepherd based in West Marin. 🪡 Read more here.
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From Fleece to Fabric: Allison Reilly’s Personal Journey with Local Fiber - Fibershed
Designer and shepherd Allison Reilly transforms raw wool into woven fabric, blending artistry with holistic design. From tending sheep to crafting textiles, her work honors the land and the slow,…
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Fibershed @fibershed.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Fibershed’s 2024 Annual Report highlights a year of growth, impact, and meaningful collaborations that are redefining what’s possible for climate-beneficial fiber and dye systems. 🌱 Explore it here: buff.ly/3EK0I1m
Fibershed Annual Report 2024
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Fibershed @fibershed.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
We're hiring! Fibershed seeks a Climate Beneficial Agricultural Manager to join our team. Learn more and apply here: buff.ly/3EP24YJ
We're Hiring! Climate Beneficial Agricultural Project Manager.
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Fibershed @fibershed.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
A recent study found microplastics in 99% of seafood samples—with the highest levels found in shrimp. Read more on @theguardian.com:
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Study finds microplastic contamination in 99% of seafood samples
The peer-reviewed study detected microplastics in 180 of 182 samples comprising five types of fish and pink shrimp
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Fibershed @fibershed.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
In relationship with the Kashia Pomo Cultural Department and in community with sheep, cotton plants, poetry, friends, neighboring ranchers, & dance, brontë velez and Jiordi Rosales are co-stewarding The School for Inclement Weather, also known as bellweather. 🌱 Read more: buff.ly/41lplKM
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bellweather: Fire Medicine, Fire Craft - Fibershed
Bellweather is a school working to heal land with skillfully practiced fire and grazing. Land-tending is not just a practical matter: it is spiritual, philosophical, communal, and ancestral.
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Fibershed @fibershed.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
In our latest newsletter, hear from Laura Sansone of New York Textile Lab who fosters relationships between fiber producers & designers to build an ecosystem rooted in transparency, care, & regional identity: buff.ly/3X1DXfA 🌼 Not subscribed? Sign up here! buff.ly/3xl0J4a
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Fibershed @fibershed.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Support American-grown fiber by contributing to Fibershed's Resilience Fund! 💪🌱 Your contribution today ensures that the systems we’re building—holistic, nature-based and farmer-led—continue, regardless of shifting political winds: buff.ly/3X0ud5f
Help Secure the Future of Climate-Beneficial Agriculture.
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Fibershed @fibershed.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Join us in rethinking fashion. Sign up for the Fibershed Sustainable Closet Audit today! ✨ buff.ly/3NOQNJo
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Fibershed @fibershed.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Congratulations to Fibershed community members who were named California Farm Champions by @caff-famfarms.bsky.social. 👏 Rizpah Bellard was named New Farmer of The Year & Fibershed Producer Member Rancho Las Palmas was named Ecological Farmer of the Year.
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Introducing the 2025 California Farm Champions! - CAFF
Every year, our community honors individuals, farms, and businesses who are making a positive difference in California. Selected from nominations from
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Fibershed @fibershed.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Learning opportunity! Join our colleagues at @ucrangelands.bsky.social for the 2025 Rustici Rangeland Science Symposia on February 18 at @ucdavis.bsky.social. This year's event will address transformational shifts in environment, policy, & society. Register here: buff.ly/430NXd9
2025 Rustici Rangeland Science Symposium. California's Changing Landscapes. February 18, ARC Ballroom at UC Davis. Register now! The symposium will explore transformational shifts in environment, policy and society. Key themes 1. climate and weather 2. wildfire resilience and 3. ranching and wolves. Early bird registration ends January 17th.
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