Voices of the Valley Podcast & Radio Show

Fibershed: Pulling on the Thread of Community: An Interview with Rebecca Burgess


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You are not only what you eat, you are what you wear! Join us for an incredibly informative and fascinating conversation with Rebecca Burgess, founder of the Fibershed Organization, Community and Network.

Rebecca Burgess, has two decades of experience working at the intersection of ecology, fiber systems, and regional economic development. She is the author of the best-selling book Harvesting Color, a bioregional look into the natural dye traditions of North America, and Fibershed: Growing a Movement of Farmers, Fashion Activists, and Makers for a New Textile Economy released in 2019. She has taught at Westminster College, Harvard University, and California College of the Arts. She serves on the leadership council of the Center for Regenerative Agriculture and Resilient Systems at Chico State University, as Board Secretary for Hukuuiko (a non-profit serving the Coast Miwok Tribal Council), and on the board of the Carbon Cycle Institute. 

For more information about this extraordinary network please visit https://fibershed.org/

 

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