Fibershed: Growing a Movement of Farmers, Fashion Activists, and Makers for a New Textile Economy

A new "farm-to-closet" vision for the clothes we wear--by a leader in the movement for local textile economies

There is a major disconnect between what we wear and our knowledge of its impact on land, …

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