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

by Rebecca Burgess

Book Overview

A new "farm-to-closet" vision for the clothes we wear--by a leader in the movement for local textile economies

There is a major disconnect between what we wear and our knowledge of its impact on land, air, water, labor, and human health. Even those who value access to safe, local, nutritious food have largely overlooked the production of fiber, dyes, and the chemistry that forms the backbone of modern textile production...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1603586636
• ISBN13: 9781603586634
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing Company
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.9" x 9.9"