Climate Beneficial Verified Textile Pool
Locally grown. Produced in the U.S. Milled in Los Angeles.
available in less than MOQ
Farm forward sourcing with regenerative impacts.
Many of you are familiar with parent Fibershed’s efforts to revitalize home-grown fiber production. From California to the Southeast, Fibershed’s network of farmers are implementing regenerative practices on U.S. croplands. Originally marketed as C4 cotton (California Cotton Climate Coalition) the fiber consists of long staple cotton like Pima and Acala as well as shorter staple Upland cotton varieties.
In California, more than 200,000 acres of cotton are grown in the San Joaquin Valley—enough to create at least 7 pairs of jeans each year for every person in the state. Within cotton systems, we see an opportunity to rebuild soil carbon and water-holding capacity, renew biodiverse wildlife habitats, reduce or eliminate the use of synthetic fertilizers and herbicides, and more.
The Southern California Fibershed affiliate is pleased to offer the first fiber pool, enabling small brands and artisans access to Climate Beneficial Verified textiles at less-than-MOQ. This pool will be co-created – i.e., we have selected one SKU to offer, and are looking for enough individual buyers to meet the minimum order.
For more information about Fibershed’s Climate Beneficial Program, please link through here >>
CBV Pool
We have chosen one of the knits from Laguna Fabrics’ extensive library and will be offering it in quantities of 25 yards, 50 yards, and 100 yards.
The Pool will be open for 30 days, during which time we will accept Letters of Intent and open a waitlist. When we’ve met the MOQ (minimum order quantity), we will release the waitlist, accept everyone’s funding, and place the order. Laguna’s lead time is currently quoted at 6 weeks. When we receive the yardage, we will make arrangements to meet up in one location near DTLA for delivery of the fiber. If you live out-of-area, we will quote shipping and handling separately.
Please note: if you would like 5 yards or less, you can purchase samples at the CBV link above. If you can meet the MOQ, please purchase directly from Laguna Fabrics. Our co-op pool offers the same fabric at quantities that bridge the gap between private use for a single garment and full scale production quantity. Our price covers the additional fee to cut and deliver, admin costs, and re-investing some funds into our So Cal Fibershed chapter for programming.
With our Beneficial 5 Framework, we go beyond carbon with our place-based, holistic approach to restoring ecosystems through regenerative farming practices.
