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After being disillusioned by the state of the fashion industry in 2009 , fiber artist Rebecca Burgess decided to use her skills to create an entire wardrobe using only garments sourced from the surrounding area she was living in . Her experiment eventually turned into a revolutionary approach to transform the way we think about fashion .
In Northern California , Burgess created Fibershed , a non-profit organization working to revitalize regional textile systems while fighting climate change through its “ Soil to Soil ” approach . In this system , the dots between all aspects of clothing manufacturing are connected . Plants and animals provide fiber and dyes , which are then woven into fabric , then sent to a designer . Excess fibers are composted and applied to pasture and farmland , thus providing more nutrients for the plants and animals .
Since its inception , Fibershed has expanded its operations around the world through its affiliate program . Now , its environmental and economic transformations can be seen here in Montgomery County .
About three years ago , Marian Bruno , Gretchen Frederick , and Martha Polkey learned about what Fibershed was doing in California and decided to bring its message home . They applied to be affiliates
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