Carbon Farm Tour 2023
Join New York Textile Lab at Little Creek Farm to dig into healthy soil and see how your material sourcing can have a positive impact on climate change.
Tour the farm and meet innovators from the agricultural and design industries who are actively working to shift our textile production systems to regenerative models. Explore Climate Beneficial™ textiles and engage in a Q&A panel to learn about Carbon Farming and other strategies to help us grow a textile industry rooted in social and environmental equity.
Our Carbon farm Planner will lead a walking tour of Little Creek Farm and discuss practices that are designed to draw carbon out of the air and store it in the soil. He will show soil samples and discuss regenerative farming practices. Hear from experts about raising sheep, alpacas and the connection between soil health and fiber quality. Connect with our NYS Carbon Farm Network purchasing cooperative and learn about building a national farm- to- product supply chain focused on regenerative farming. Visitors will get to see the alpacas up close!
Panelists:
Stacie Chavez- Imperial Yarn, Liz Alessi- Coach, Leah D'Ambrosio- Wolhide, Kristin Draper, Wendy Barrows, Bethany Pollack- Draper Knitting Company, Kirsten McCracken- Clean Cashmere, Heather Sullivan- Vincent James Design, Carolyn Butler- Manymoons
Laura Sansone will be moderating the panel and speaking about the NY Carbon Farm Network.
Carbon Farm Tour Speaker:
Gibson Durnford- Watershed Agricultural Council
In addition to the program, Isabella Rossellini will be sharing the collaboration Made for Moda, an exclusive capsule collection designed by Aisling Camps at Mama Farm.
Clothing Swap with Lizzy Dupont from Eras Vintage. Bring one or two items to swap!
The New York Fibershed will be selling regional farm yarn, mending kits and natural dye kits!
Explore these articles and podcasts that we think are important and relevant to the panel discussion.
Travel from NYC by train:
Take Metro North to Croton Falls Train Station. A free shuttle is available from the train station to Little Creek Farm but you must reserve a spot. Email: info@newyorktextilelab.com
Date:
Saturday September 23rd 1pm-5pm
Location:
Little Creek Farm Alpacas
441 Hardscrabble Rd
North Salem, NY 10560
The 2023 Carbon Farm Tour is in partnership with :
Food provided by Marbled Meat Shop
This event is supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture through the project, Climate Beneficial Fiber: Building New, Accessible, and Equitable Market Opportunities for Climate-Smart Cotton and Wool. This five-year endeavor will allow us to expand our carbon farm planning to more producers across the state and bring even more Climate Beneficial fiber to designers in NY.