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About Piedmont Fibershed

Piedmont Fibershed is a community organization dedicated to building a regional fiber system in the Piedmont of North Carolina centered around local fibers, local dyes, and local labor. We seek to support and develop a regional fiber economy that benefits the environment, workers, and the local economy. Piedmont Fibershed is a fiscally sponsored project of Croatan Institute, a registered 501(c)(3) public entity. OUR WORK Piedmont Fibershed is currently focused on two strategic priorities: -Grow processing capacity and end markets for animal fiber produced in North Carolina -Create opportunity for bast fiber processing for small scale farmers WHAT IS A FIBERSHED? A fibershed is a natural textile resource base that uses the region as its guiding force in sourcing and making available fiber, textile, and dye products. We are invested in locally sourcing our food. What about our clothes? Piedmont Fibershed is an affiliate of Fibershed, a nonprofit based in California. Fibershed describes their affiliate program thusly: We envision the emergence of an international system of regional textile communities that enliven connection and ownership of ‘soil-to-soil’ textile processes. These diverse textile cultures are designed to build soil carbon stocks on the working landscapes on which they depend, while directly enhancing the strength of regional economies. Both fiber and food systems now face a drastically changing climate, and must utilize the best of time-honored knowledge and available science for their long-term ability to thrive.

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