NOW OPEN!
Climate Beneficial™ Verified Textile Pool
Locally grown. Produced in the U.S. Milled in Los Angeles.
available in small quantities
Farm forward sourcing with regenerative impacts.
We are pleased to introduce our first co-op fiber pool, enabling small brands and artisans to purchase Climate Beneficial™ Verified textiles at less-than-MOQ (minimum order quantity).
We have chosen two variations of a 100% cotton knit from parent Fibershed’s Climate Beneficial Verified textile program, and will offer a minimum buy-in of 20 yards.
Please see below for more details about how to reserve a space in the co-op!
Reservations due: Wednesday, September 24, 2025.
Background on CBV
Fibershed is committed to revitalizing 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) our Climate Beneficial Verified 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.
For more information about Fibershed’s Climate Beneficial Program, please link here >>
For information about Climate Beneficial fiber, please link through the button below.
Download the CBV brochure.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
Reservations for the Pool will be open until September 24, 2025. When we’ve met the MOQ (minimum order quantity) of 1300 yards, we will request deposits from everyone who has reserved yardage and place the order with Laguna Fabrics. The lead time is currently 5-6 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 through Fibershed at the CBV link above. If you can meet the MOQ, please purchase directly from Laguna Fabrics, link here >>. If you need a cut and sew solution, please contact Vector Apparel, link here >>.
Our co-op pool offers the same fabric at quantities that bridge the gap for smaller brands and artisans who cannot meet full scale production quantities.
The Steps:
Select from one of two available SKUs: 100% cotton, 7-7.5 light weight jersey, laundered, natural tone, $13.56 / yd or 100% Cotton, 10.5-11 heavy-weight jersey, bleached PFD, $15.66/yd. Both are using the long staple Acala.
MOQ for the light jersey is 1500 yards; for the heavy jersey is 1000 yards
Commit to purchase: Please visit our Reservation Form to review and commit to your yardage. For your convenience, this form also includes the purchase agreement and related details.
Deadline: The Pool will close on September 24, 2025. Because the Pool seeks to combine multiple orders to meet Laguna’s MOQ collectively, we must have your reservation by September 24.
Pay a Deposit: When we collectively meet the MOQ, we will email with instructions to send a 50% deposit. All monies (check or credit card) must be received within 7 business days of the request for deposit.
Delivery: Laguna’s stated lead time is 5-6 weeks. Remember, please, this lead time begins after we’ve met the MOQ and received the deposit checks. When the fabric is ready for pick-up, we will request the balance due, then arrange a day/time in DTLA for you to pick up your order. (You may also arrange shipping with us, for an additional shipping & handling fee.)
Please note: in the unfortunate event that we do not meet the MOQ, we will suspend the Pool and we will not place an order.
The So Cal CBV Pool Team
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MORGAN DEGROFF
Morgan DeGroff is a visionary systems thinker and sustainability leader, orchestrating the logistics and systems design for the Fiber Pool project. With a Master’s in Sustainability Leadership, she combines her expertise in systems thinking with a passion for making materials more accessible to designers and makers, fostering art that regenerates communities and the planet. Drawing on her rich experience as a costume designer and film production manager, Morgan excels in managing intricate workflows, ensuring precision and creativity.
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RACHEL GETMAN
Rachel is an educator, fashion researcher, and regional fiber systems enthusiast. Her background is in fashion theory, strategic brand partnerships, and trends analysis. Her academic and curatorial work has been featured in the Clothing and Textile Research Journal, Fashion Education: The Systemic Revolution, Teen Vogue, CNN style, Elle, The Hollywood Reporter, and Bustle—among others. You can find her in the garden, knitting, or hiking with her huskies!
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JASMINE SEARS
Jasmine is a sales professional and researcher who is passionate about promoting sustainability through thoughtful business practices. She has a background in fashion, coastal ecology, and corporate sustainability. In her free time she enjoys sewing and learning about textile world history.
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LESLEY ROBERTS
Lesley Roberts is a systems thinker, creative strategist, cultural producer, and community builder. Threading together a degree in art history, a professional life in luxury marketing (storytelling), and a fascination with place, she has developed a social practice that fosters creativity and its innate connection to the natural world, that brings together textile craft, grassroots organizing, alternative economic systems, and a cross-disciplinary approach to art, cultural discourse, and regenerative design. Her body of work encompasses material ecology; material and the mind; local ecosystems and economies, and the building of an alternative, collaborative, hopeful future.
A NOTE OF THANKSWe believe in fostering a community-oriented textile culture that supports both individual well-being and broader environmental health. Your interest and engagement are instrumental in helping us realize this vision. Thank you for considering this opportunity to create a positive environmental impact through your craft. We can’t wait to see what you will create with CBV fabrics!
If you have questions or need further assistance, please reach out to us at hello@socalfibershed.org (Lesley Roberts) or team@socalfibershed.org (CBV Pool team: Morgan DeGroff, Rachel Getman, and Jasmine Sears).