Western FarmPress

AUGUST 3, 2023

Daren Abney brings 15 years of experience in the cotton and textile supply chain sector. As executive director, he'll guide the vision and operation of the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol.

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Agric4profits

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Cotton is one of the most widely grown and important crops worldwide, providing fiber for clothing, textiles, and other products. Its cultivation has a long history and continues to support millions of farmers globally.

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ATTRA

AUGUST 20, 2024

You can hear more about our work in our Soil-to-Skin podcast series with Seed2Shirt, New York Textile Lab, and Fibershed. Related ATTRA Resources: Episode 355. Soil-to-Skin: Rebecca Burgess of Fibershed on Building Community Episode 356. Soil-to-Skin: Tameka Peoples of Seed2Shirt Shares Her Journey Episode 357. ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.

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ATTRA

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Growing concerns about textile-derived microplastics, land-use impacts, “fast fashion,” and human rights have prompted an industry-wide shift to seek natural fiber sources with verified benefits to land and climate.

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Agric4profits

AUGUST 18, 2024

Cassava starch is a versatile product used in many industries, from food and pharmaceuticals to textiles and paper. Processing, packaging, and exporting cassava

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Agric4profits

AUGUST 18, 2024

Maize starch, also known as corn starch, is a versatile product used in many industries, including food, pharmaceuticals, and textiles. Processing, packaging, a

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Ohio State University

OCTOBER 29, 2024

I also aim to collaborate with farmers to utilize the cannabis plant for textiles and educate the community on its many benefits—not just as a drug, but as a healing herb, textile resource, and medicinal tool.”

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Agric4profits

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Indigo, commonly associated with the dye extracted from plants belonging to the genus Indigofera, has a long history of use in textile dyeing and traditional me

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Sustainable Food Trust

JANUARY 31, 2024

Why are we competing on a global scale when we have good markets in the UK for fibres and textiles? Christopher Price, CEO of the Rare Breed Survival Trust , then gave a short presentation on the wide variety of UK sheep breeds and how they have adapted to their diverse landscapes over hundreds of years.

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ATTRA

AUGUST 7, 2024

It is part of NCAT’s Climate Beneficial Fiber Partnership with Colorado State University, Carbon Cycle Institute, Fibershed, Seed2Shirt, and New York Textile Lab. Meet NCAT: Danielle Duni, Carbon Farm Planner for Woolgrowers in Wyoming Other Resources: Climate Beneficial Fiber Partnership Seed2Shirt Fibershed New York Textile Lab

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Daily Yonder

APRIL 3, 2024

In this framework, an entrepreneurial farmer was able to partner with members who produce artisan textiles. Over time, several of our members who are in textiles have tried to reintroduce something that would gain economic traction for the region.” In Mouth of Wilson, there was a fiber mill.

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ATTRA

MAY 31, 2024

The Climate Beneficial Fiber Partnership team consists of six partner organizations: Carbon Cycle Institute, Colorado State University, Fibershed, National Center for Appropriate Technology, New York Textile Lab, and Seed2Shirt. This material is based upon work supported by the U.S.

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Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Farmer Jeremy Dunphy stands next to his four-acre test plot, brimming with flax as a cover crop, sharing what he’s learned with a crowd of 20 farmers, textile artists, designers, and educators. After scutching, the fiber can be sold to send a spinner to be made into yarn and woven or knit into linen textiles.

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Modern Farmer

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

It was there she met Meg Erskine, co-founder and CEO of the Multicultural Refugee Coalition (MRC), the non-profit that oversees New Leaf and a textile manufacturing studio located at the church. When Bista was granted refugee status in 2010, she began taking English classes at Central Presbyterian Church in Austin, 14 miles west of Manor.

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ATTRA

JUNE 17, 2024

The Climate Beneficial Fiber Partnership team consists of six partner organizations: Carbon Cycle Institute, Colorado State University, Fibershed, National Center for Appropriate Technology, New York Textile Lab, and Seed2Shirt. This material is based upon work supported by the U.S.

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Civil Eats

JUNE 27, 2024

Kelp could also help climate efforts on land, in industries ranging from textiles to plastics to beef. We’ll trace the rise of seaweed farming in the U.S. and profile small farmers who are using kelp to both mitigate climate change and adapt to its impact.

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ATTRA

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

The project includes researchers from several academic institutions, who will collaborate with producers, the textile industry, and nonprofits. The first step will be working with producers in Texas, New Mexico, and the Mississippi Delta to identify their needs and successful practices that can be shared among growers.

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Modern Farmer

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Still, he acknowledges that some consumers are wary of synthesized products—as the paper mentions, synthetic fibers have had significant environmental consequences; they are a source of plastic pollution through microfiber shedding , and the textiles themselves take a long time to break down.

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Modern Farmer

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Fennigan’s Farms hosts a workshop on creating dyes and textiles from materials grown on the farm, celebrating the Detroit Month of Design. Brezzell wants it to become a community hub, a place for residents to gather, share knowledge and engage in discussions about sustainable practices. Photos by Cydni Elledge/Outlier Media.

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Modern Farmer

MARCH 4, 2024

With clothing and textiles responsible for 20 percent of global refuse , it’s an end-of-life solution that, at scale, could chart a new course for the high-volume waste stream. Left: Native fungus isolated from creosote-treated wood.

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OECD: Environment

MARCH 22, 2024

Further reading Read the reports: Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in Freshwater: Monitoring and Regulating Water Quality as well as the Policy Highlights Pharmaceutical Residues in Freshwater: Hazards and Policy Responses Diffuse Pollution, Degraded Waters: Emerging Policy Solutions Policies to Reduce Microplastics Pollution in Water: Focus on Textiles (..)

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NASDA

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Sincerely, Amcot American Association of Crop Insurers American Bankers Association American Beekeeping Federation American Cotton Producers American Cotton Shippers Association American Farm Bureau Federation American Peanut Shellers Association American Pulse Association American Soybean Association American Sugar Alliance American Sugarbeet Growers (..)

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Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 20, 2023

For those who are financially able, the Center for Environmental Health provides a list of PFAS-free products including textiles, foodware and more. Another accessible list that includes cosmetics, baby products and furniture is available here.

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ATTRA

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

While the larger chunks go to agricultural applications like fertilizer, powdered biochar has practical benefits in hydroponics, machinery, metallurgy, textiles, chemicals, plastics, pigments and coatings. ‘You Have to Have the Cake’ Reese has traveled extensively through Arkansas, spreading the gospel of biochar to farmers.

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Civil Eats

APRIL 2, 2024

Maumus believes the utility of other weeds like magnolia is overlooked by most—in everything from culinary to textile applications. Of course, kudzu is not the only invasive with untapped resources in the South. These things are thriving for a reason. And I think oftentimes, they’re there for us,” said Maumus.

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Sustainable Harvest International

APRIL 22, 2022

And we haven’t even started to discuss the terrible working conditions in textile sweatshops worldwide. Or that toxic chemicals used in clothing manufacturing often end up in our oceans and waterways with long-term impacts on marine life and human health? Buying second-hand is easy, fun, sustainable, and ethical!

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Modern Farmer

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands in British Columbia, Canada, have many artisanal textile farms. In her new book, Fleece & Fibre: Textile Producers of Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands, Francine McCabe takes you to them. Our textiles are gorgeous, that come from here. Why do you think this disparity exists?

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Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Additionally, seaweed from smaller farms wholesales at around $1 to $2 a pound, according to industry experts, a price that’s not competitive in industries like plastics or textiles, where raw materials can start at $.70 70 (for PET polyethelene) or $.67 67 (for cotton) per pound. Large-scale farmed U.S.

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Sustainable Harvest International

APRIL 22, 2024

Best Buy offers electronic waste recycling, and textiles can be recycled at specific locations or online with For Days. Separating materials helps the recycling plant successfully break down the product so it can be used again. For hard-to-recycle items, including certain plastics, you can search for specialty recycling stores near you.

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Kavya Organic Farm

JULY 14, 2023

From paintings to textile designs, Parda Bel motifs have become iconic symbols of natural beauty and tranquility. Parda Bel: A Source of Inspiration Beyond its practical and aesthetic value, Parda Bel has also inspired artists, poets, and designers.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 10, 2024

He sells the hemp to BioPhil Natural Fibers in Lumberton, which processes it into woven materials, textiles, and clothing. Then in 2018, he began growing industrial hemp for the fiber of its stalks, which can be used to create everything from fabric to building materials.

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Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Demand is on the rise for sustainably made clothing and other textiles. “People who are working in textiles want [linen],” says Barr. “It’s As textile mills began to proliferate, the cotton grown on Southern plantations, which relied on the labor of enslaved people, proved to be a cheaper option than flax.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The soybeans and corn are processed into animal feed and ethanol, mostly outside the region; the cotton is exported to textile mills in Asia. The farms mostly grow commoditiessoybeans, corn, cotton, and rice. Only the rice becomes food for humans. Meanwhile, the Delta itself is a food desert. Grocery stores are scarce.

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