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

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$34.95  $32.50
Publisher
Chelsea Green Publishing Company
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Pages
288
Dimensions
6.9 X 9.9 X 0.6 inches | 1.45 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781603586634

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About the Author

Rebecca Burgess is the author of the forthcoming middle-grade graphic novel Speak Up.

Courtney White is a former archaeologist and Sierra Club activist who dropped out of the "conflict industry" to cofound the Quivira Coalition, a nonprofit conservation organization dedicated to building a radical center among ranchers, conservationists, and public land managers around practices that improve resilience in Western working landscapes. In 2005, Wendell Berry included Courtney's essay "The Working Wilderness" in his collection titled The Way of Ignorance. He is the author of Revolution on the Range; Grass, Soil, Hope; The Age of Consequences; and Two Percent Solutions for the Planet; and coauthor of Fibershed with Rebecca Burgess. He is also the author of The Sun, a mystery novel set on a working cattle ranch in northern New Mexico. He lives in Santa Fe.

Reviews

"Fibershed is a deeply informed exploration of the political ecology of clothing and an urgent invitation to a new way of being in the world; one that respects the soil, the cycles of the year, and life itself. In this visionary manifesto of hope, Rebecca Burgess chronicles a personal journey with profound global implications: Human economies need not result in the degradation of either human culture nor the environment, but might, if done well, lead to the enrichment of both."--Jeffrey Creque, PhD, Director of Rangeland and Agroecosystem Management, Carbon Cycle Institute


"Collectively, we've been slowly waking up to the urgent need to farm our food in ways that restore and regenerate soils and whole landscapes; create connections between people, land, animals, and seasons; and rebuild local economies. Fibershed turns our attention to a parallel, equally urgent frontier: our clothes. We need this book, and we need it now."--Nicolette Hahn Niman, author of Defending Beef


"Fibershed is a story of vision, persistence, and kindness. With patience and grace, Rebecca has restored a sense of gratitude for the overlooked grasses and herbaceous plants that were once our second skin. From the living world around her, she has stitched together the broken strands of textile arts, creating an economy of place where makers are artists and clothing is revered."--Paul Hawken, author of Blessed Unrest; editor of Drawdown


"Rebecca Burgess is the Alice Waters of the slow fiber movement. Within the pages of Fibershed, she proves that carefully clothing oneself is a revolutionary act. While many wait for distant corporations and governments to curb toxic, unethical, and extractive industrial practices, Burgess demonstrates that the revolution is at hand in our own backyards. Fibershed is required reading for any clothing company that claims environmental and ethical responsibility."--Dan Malloy, surfing ambassador, Patagonia; cofounder, Poco Farm, Ojai, CA


"We clothe ourselves using fibers from cotton, trees, animals, and oil. The sins of oil-based fibers are well known, but lesser known are those of plant- and animal-based fiber production--themselves major contributors to global desertification and climate change. If we want to offer hope to future generations, we will have to root not only the food we eat, but the clothing we wear in a new, regenerative agriculture that manages livestock using the holistic planned grazing process. Fortunately, movement in this direction is underway. Rebecca Burgess's well-researched book stokes a fire that has already been lit by many organizations collaborating and networking around the globe, and connects the dots between our clothing and our life-supporting environment. I would encourage everyone who wears clothes and has any concern for future generations to read this highly educational book."--Allan Savory, president and cofounder, Savory Institute


"Rebecca has made an incredible contribution to the slow fashion movement through her organizing and advocacy work with the Fibershed organization. I'm thrilled to know that this work is now available to a broader audience through this thoughtful book. May we all learn from her wisdom, research, and knowledge as we create even deeper connections between farms, fiber art, and fashion."--Katrina Rodabaugh, author of Mending Matters


"This is an important book. It is bold, practical, optimistic--a vision of how things must be."--Kate Fletcher, professor, Centre for Sustainable Fashion, University of the Arts, London, UK


"Fibershed is a must-read for all clothing brands, whether years into their sustainability journey or just at the beginning. Burgess encourages us to think deeply and holistically about the impacts of fashion, reconsider our industry's model of overconsumption, and to approach flashy biotech solutions with a critical eye. Fibershed proves that fashion can be a force for good, empowering farmers and makers while supporting local communities with Climate Beneficial textile supply chains."--Megan Meiklejohn, Sustainable Materials and Transparency Manager, Eileen Fisher