(Image: Maaike Bernstrom/Ocean Hour Farm) Ocean Hour Farm is a center for education, scientific research, and demonstration of regenerative agricultural practices based in Newport, Rhode Island. The farm centers on […]
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Business Advice From Kave Rock Alpaca Farm? Expect The Unexpected
I am sitting in a tree house on Kave Rock Alpaca Farm in Rehoboth, Massachusetts and Karen Medeiros is pouring us tea. Outside, by the door is a sign […]
Read MoreFibershed Micro Grant: Scaling Natural Dye Farming Systems Using Urine + Waste Wool
For year two of the wastewater + natural dye project here on Cape Cod at MASSTC (the leading innovative/alternative septic test center in the U.S.), our team looked a lot […]
Read MoreThe Southeastern New England Fibershed + The Waste Wool Working Group
I’ve been talking about waste wool to lots of folks for months and finally people are excited and listening. Can you imagine if farmers weren’t throwing away their “waste wool” […]
Read MorePROJECT: Wastewater’s Impacts On Natural Dye Plant Growth & Color
UPDATE! Thanks to Fibershed for a recent grant to continue this work through 2023! Are you a university, community college, tech school, ag high school, wastewater pro, farmer, soil scientist […]
Read MoreThe Lost Art of Garment Grooming Part 3 : Modern Athleisure
What does modern athleisure share in common with textiles made from the ancient natural fibers produced in the Fibershed? Textile sustainability pioneer Reed McLaren of The Sustainable Garment explains the […]
Read MoreThe Lost Art of Garment Grooming Part 2 : Cashmere and Fine Woolens
Just in time as we prepare our most cherished sweaters for summer storage, Southeastern New England Fibershed joins with textile sustainability pioneer Reed McLaren of The Sustainable Garment in the […]
Read MoreA Toolkit for Fibersheds & Brands: Creating a Conversation for a New Era of Design
I’m so excited to announce the launch of the Fibershed sponsored Toolkit for Fibersheds & Brands: Creating a Conversation for a New Era of Design! When Sarah Kelley of Common […]
Read MoreThe Lost Art of Garment Grooming Series Part 1 : The Overcoat and the Brush
By the end of this year, Americans will have discarded an average of 81 pounds of clothing per person, the equivalent of 5 full wash loads of laundry in our […]
Read MoreMia Lumsden Takes on Waste Wool With Uncommon Strands
A few weeks ago I gathered a small group of farmers, processors, retailers, supply chain experts and the Connecticut and NY Textile Lab Fibersheds on Zoom to talk waste wool. […]
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