Fibershed hosts an annual symposium for a sold-out crowd each year in mid-November. This year, we will be able to bring in additional guests through our first virtual Symposium. In addition to the keynotes and panel discussions, the event includes a virtual Fibershed producer member showcase and demonstrations.

 This year’s Fibershed symposium focuses on how our natural fiber and dye systems positively impact soil and sea. The largest carbon pools on planet earth are the scapes in which we humans work, and the impacts of our lives are made evident. The work that fibershed producers do each day is instrumental in producing textiles and durable goods that benefit the earth’s largest carbon pools.

We will explore the benefits of our regional system in light of the consequences of fast fashion in our oceans, our soils, our manufacturing sector, and our fiber & dye sovereignty.