In person / Farm Tour and Talk / Textile Industry
Join New York Textile Lab for another Carbon Farm Tour! Experience this hands-on, educational event exploring how textile sourcing can positively impact climate change and regional economies.
What to expect:
• Farm Tour & Alpaca Visit:
Take a guided tour of Faraway Farm Alpacas and see sustainable farming practices in action! See their compost system and learn about soil amendment. Get up close to the alpacas and explore their role in regenerative agriculture.
• Meet Industry Innovators:
Connect with leaders from the agriculture, design, and manufacturing industries who are driving the shift toward regenerative, climate-beneficial models in the regional textile sector.
• Climate Beneficial Textile Displays:
Discover how textiles can help the climate and explore Climate Beneficial Verified textile products.
• Carbon Farming Talk:
Hear from Fibershed’s Climate Beneficial System’s Manager Mary Kate Randolf about Carbon Farm Planning protocols.
• Expert Q&A Panel - Engage in a lively discussion with experts on topics such as:
o Carbon sequestration practices on the farm
o How farm management influences fiber quality
o Regional fiber cultivation, processing, and manufacturing
o Building a farm-to-product supply chain focused on slow growth and bio regionalism
o Organizing cooperative economic models to uplift small businesses
o Strategies for growing a socially and environmentally equitable textile industry.
Refreshments:
Light fare and beverages provided by Marbled.
NYTL is a design and consulting company offering products and services that support Carbon Farming practices. They create yarns and textiles that link designers with local fiber producers and mills. We help build a diverse, regenerative textile supply ecosystem, empowering designers to make socially and environmentally responsible choices.
Their textiles are made with fibers grown on healthy, climate-beneficial soils in our region and crafted by transparent, ethical, and local mills.
They believe textile production should thrive through regenerative, collaborative systems, not extraction or scarcity. Connect with NY Textile Lab and be part of a regenerative textile economy.