When it’s chilly and damp, one of life’s pleasures is to put on a favorite sweater, curl up with a good book and sip cup of tea. This is the […]
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Sustainable Cloth 2022 ebook Just Published
We had a super first year of our Sustainable Cloth Challenge. We are finally releasing the ebook. You can see it here
Read MoreSustainable Cloth Challenge – Here we go again!

It’s been a busy fall with many fiber festivals and events but the highlight of the season was celebrating the culmination of our first Sustainable Cloth: Farm to Home and Closet […]
Read MoreWe will be at the NYS Sheep & Wool Festival on Saturday and Sunday 10/15-16!

Chesapeake Fibershed is proud to be participating in the festival this year with our Northeast Fibershed Affiliates. Come and see us this weekend – Building #24 (the 4H Exhibit Hall). […]
Read MoreCome see our producers at the Shenandoah Valley Fiber Festival!
Fiber festival season is here and we are delighted to be in Berryville, Virginia talking to folks about the Chesapeake Fibershed. It’s great to be together again in person and […]
Read MoreEarth Optimism

This summer, the Smithsonian Folklife Festival returned to the National Mall and featured Earth Optimism as a one of the major festival themes. The Earth Optimism events focused on the bright […]
Read MoreFibershed & Regenerative Agriculture by Lauren Lovejoy

Regenerative Agriculture is a term that you have probably heard but what does it mean and how is it good for you and our fibershed? Regenerative agriculture is about focusing […]
Read MoreSending your Fiber to the Mill – Are you asking the right questions?

Patty Sanville of Budding Creek Farm and Bridget Brown of Head Spring Fiber Mill spoke at the July Chesapeake Fibershed Meet-up about things you can do to make sure you […]
Read MoreOur Fibershed Stories – Kathy Reed of Briesbrook Farm

Briesbrook Farm is a Chesapeake Fibershed Producer Program Member Becoming a fiber producer takes many skills. Most are multi-talented individuals that are competent at many things, capable at many more, […]
Read MoreMake do and Mend

Upcycling and recycling clothing is a trend these days but it’s not a new concept. Before fast fashion became the norm, mending and repurposing clothing and home textiles were common […]
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