The “Puff Daddy Of Cotton" on the need to remix both the perception of the cotton industry and the business model

Julius Tillery is a 5th-generation cotton farmer from North Carolina and the founder of BlackCotton, a business that centers and uplifts the Black community closest to the cotton fields in Northampton County, North Carolina.

Season 6, Planet, People, Industry Insiders, Storytelling, FarmingKestrel JenkinsOctober 31, 2023EPISODE 311Comment

Rebuilding equitable + just cotton systems & fostering the reclamation of cotton acreage for Black farmers

Tameka Peoples is the founder and CEO of Seed2Shirt, a Black-woman-owned vertically integrated ethical apparel production & boutique cotton merchant firm.

Season 6, Planet, People, Industry Insiders, Materials, Storytelling, Farming, ManufacturingKestrel JenkinsSeptember 19, 2023EPISODE 306Comment

The new documentary *Fashion Reimagined* & the film's star on the need to truly reconnect with the people, the land & the process behind our clothes

Amy Powney is a UK based fashion designer, creative director and activist living in London. She is now the Creative Director and owner at Mother Of Pearl, and the star of a new documentary called Fashion Reimagined.

Why listening to Indigenous knowledge & preserving textile traditions can offer solutions for a more sustainable future

Angel Chang is a designer who has been working with artisans in southwest rural China over the past decade, making garments using zero carbon design / Indigenous practices.

What if we *embodied* our garments by actually wearing the land?

Kristin Morrison is the founder and designer behind All Species, a textile arts and design studio that investigates the potential to create regenerative garments and textiles.

Season 6, Industry Insiders, Style, Farming, Materials, Planet, Storytelling, TransparencyKestrel JenkinsJanuary 24, 2023EPISODE 283Comment

What are *healthy clothes* & understanding that our clothing actually enters and impacts our bodies

Sarah Danu is the founder of Danu Organic, who is all about making clothing that is healthy for our bodies, the earth and everybody involved in the growing and making process of our garments.

Season 6, Manufacturing, Materials, Farming, Industry Insiders, StyleKestrel JenkinsJanuary 10, 2023EPISODE 281Comment

How cultivating community led to the collective cultivation of the flax plant for linen

Nadia Bunyan is a fashion designer with over 20 years of experience & the co-founder of Growing A.R.C., a nonprofit that creates spaces and opportunities for people to activate, reciprocate and cultivate their relationships with all beings.

Season 6, Manufacturing, Materials, Farming, Industry Insiders, StyleKestrel JenkinsOctober 11, 2022EPISODE 280Comment

On DIY hemp farming for textiles & why hemp rules (from both a farming & carbon-capture lens)

Jono Salfield is the cofounder of Afends, a sustainability-focused brand based in Byron Bay, Australia, that recently started their own Hemp R&D facility – Sleepy Hollow Farm.

Season 6, Manufacturing, Materials, Farming, Industry Insiders, StyleKestrel JenkinsOctober 4, 2022EPISODE 279Comment

Breeding naturally colored organic cotton

Sally Fox of FoxFibre® is a farmer and scientist, who is known for her work in developing strong genetics in organic, naturally-colored cotton.

Season 6, Planet, Farming, MaterialsKestrel JenkinsApril 12, 2022EPISODE 267 Comment

The challenges of navigating supply chain minimums while intentionally building regional systems

Leah D’Ambrosio is the founder of Wol Hide, who create easy wear for living in – styles made from natural fibers and organic textures.

Separating self care from capitalism, launching a skincare line during the pandemic & advocating for skincare as liberation

Julia Perez is the founder of Jae and Leona, which offer small batch, plant + botanical skin care products.

People, Planet, Beauty, Farming, Manufacturing, Season 5Kestrel JenkinsJuly 27, 2021EPISODE 243Comment

Questioning the meaning behind *regenerative fashion* and building new fashion systems with Christy Dawn & Oshadi Collective

Nishanth Chopra is the founder of Oshadi Collective, a regenerative farm and textile production community based in Erode, India. Mairin Wilson has been collaborating with Nishanth through her work as the head of regenerative practices at Christy Dawn.

Style, People, Storytelling, Planet, Industry Insiders, Materials, Farming, Season 5Kestrel JenkinsJuly 13, 2021EPISODE 242Comment

Honoring artisans & the craftsmanship of India

Roopa Pemmaraju is the founder of her namesake label — a slow luxury fashion brand that celebrates Indian crafting techniques that have been handed down for hundreds of years.