Modern Farmer

MARCH 1, 2024

Textiles are a major source of microplastics in the ocean, where they weave their way into the food chain, causing untold harms to marine life. Fashion contributes around 10 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, second only to big oil. In the US, 85 percent of used clothes and other textiles are sent to the landfill.

Textiles 101

Textiles Manufacturing Production Processing 101

ATTRA

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Participating farms and ranches will work with experts to create a tailored plan that identifies opportunities to bring more carbon into soils and vegetation and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Textiles 75

Textiles Manufacturing Ranching Greenhouse 75

Sustainable Food Trust

JANUARY 31, 2024

Julie Baber, who raises rare breed sheep in Somerset, covers some key discussions from this year’s Oxford Real Farming Conference, looking at why we must move beyond the perception of wool as a low-value by-product of the meat industry. John’s father had bought their tenanted farm in the 1980s from the proceeds of selling all his cattle.

Production 110

Production Textiles Greenhouse Farming 110

Modern Farmer

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Krishna Bista grew up on a diversified farm in her native Bhutan, where her family cultivated sweet potatoes, ginger, corn, wheat, millet, citrus and cardamom. Krishna Bista grew up on a diversified farm in her native Bhutan. The farm is a community of immigrants, mostly from Africa and Asia.

Crop 107

Crop Cultivation Textiles Farming 107