California is a wealth of wool and natural fiber production. With such a bounty of material to create yarn, textiles, and clothing products, where does this fit in with the global fashion industry? In this story, we visit a sheep farmer raising sustainable wool to make fiber products, and a fashion designer creating biodegradable and zero-waste clothing. We explore the benefits of circular – or “soil to soil” – clothing production, and how these makers embody this model in their craft.

 

Produced by Isabel Fischer

 

Audio Engineer: Anthony Garcia

 

Special Thanks:

 

Heart Felt Fiber Farm, Leslie Adkins, Brooke Sambol

 

Italia Hannaway, Italia A Collection, italiaacollection.com

 

Fibershed, Rebecca Burgess, Jess Daniels

 

Annie Gullingsrud