Southern California Fibershed

Organization Description

The Southern California Fibershed encompasses the region south of San Luis Obispo to San Diego. Our Fibershed encourages community building and connections between textile artists, designers, fiber farmers, processing mills, suppliers, and retail businesses. We encourage a transparency that will empower wearers, farmers, artisans, and consumers to engage with and understand the soil-to-skin paradigm. We seek to deepen the sustainable textile conversation by directly connecting the wearer to the biological context of their wardrobe.

Health & Safety

Some part of the work may involve visits to farms and ranches, and therefore exposure to animals and the attendant health risks; also pollen and whatnot. It is possible that Dr. Trejo and we will determine that the majority of the work will be computer driven, research based. But students should be aware that the subject of the work is local animal and plant based fiber.
Additional requirements and/or considerations
  • Computer Literacy
  • Must be 18 or older
Address 
Los Angeles, CA
United States
General Phone 
(310) 210-0353
Website:
https://www.socalfibershed.org/
Student Contact 
Name
Lesley Roberts
Job Title
lead
Phone
(310) 210-0353
Email
hello@socalfibershed.org
Program(s) 
Service Learning
Volunteer
Organization type 
Agriculture or Manufacturing (Private/For-profit)
Focus Population(s)
Adults, Animals, Companies/Institutions, Consumers
Focus Area(s)
Animal Welfare, Civic Engagement, Natural Resources, the Environment, and Ecosystems, Supply Chain
Hours of operation 

TBD

Maximum students 
5