In this episode, we follow the wool from the farmer to the mill. Kristine teaches us how the wool is prepared for the mill and I speak to David Ritchie from Green Mountain Spinnery located in Vermont.

SHOWNOTES:

In this first episode of Reverberate, we introduce the host and producers of the new AVFKW podcast. We also discuss what the next episodes will feature and a fascinating interview with Sally Fox about her life and work.

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In this episode, we discuss:

• Why AVFKW is producing a podcast
• AVFKW Fall 2018 Lookbook
• Sally Fox and her work as a cotton breeder and sheep farmer
• Organic and Biodynamic Farming
• Merino sheep
• Colored cotton
• Cotton breeding and genetics
• Carbon Sequestration
• Integrative Pest Management
• Soil health

• AVFKW Fall 2018 Lookbook
• FoxFibre http://www.vreseis.com/
• Smithsonian Inventions featuring Sally Fox https://youtu.be/ryryABlFx98
• Definition of biodynamic ?
• Who is Rudolf Steiner?
• Demeter Certified Biodynamic®
• The connection of dyes and pesticides

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Produced by A Verb for Keeping Warm in Oakland, California www.averbforkeepingwarm.com

This is the Reverberate Podcast Promo - giving a tease for what's to come!

Reverberate is a podcast exploring our wide world of textiles and the people who grow, make, use, and wear them. Produced by A Verb for Keeping Warm in Oakland, California. Hosted by Adrienne Rodriguez.

We plan to release vibrant episodes packed with interviews, conversations and stories from vital contributors to the fiber community. Examining the threads that tie us together across the country and the world. Join us on our audio adventures! Launching soon!

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