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The fibershed challenge to resource local organic color and fiber from our bioregion has inspired the cultivation of many favored dye species. What you see occurring in the picture above is a daily pre-sunrise ritual…. the watering of the Japanese … Continue reading
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The little indigo starts that we planted have made themselves completely at home on the mountain farm. Its just been a couple of months now, and the plants are bushy, leafy, and creating the perfect biomass for our natural dye … Continue reading
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The quiet of the sky, and the interspersed drops of rain were a welcoming combination that led us to the western end of the San Geronimo Valley. It is here where Mt. Barnabe stands–its southern exposed slope is covered in … Continue reading
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The Fibershed talent is pouring forth like the waters of our rainfed creeks and streams. Monica has been working her magic with Sally Fox’s boucle color-grown cotton. This week was about test swatches and dye plants. Monica and I made … Continue reading